Canceling White House Event Over Fears Of Antiwar Poetry, First Lady Bush Infuriates Poets
February 4, The Nation via Alternet

American News Editors Rejecting Activists' Form Letters
January 27, The New York Times (free registration req'd) via Benton Foundation

Why American Mainstream Media Aren't Covering Growing Antiwar Protests – Interview
January 16, MSNBC

Photographer Who Refused To Join News Pool Releases Unseen Gulf War Photos (PRESS RELEASE)
February 1, Digital Journalist

Anti-War Ads Rejected During Bush Speech
January 28, AP/Yahoo via I Want Media

Reporters Wary Of Pentagon Promises
January 28, AP/Yahoo

America's Journalists Debate Pending War
January 29, Editor & Publisher
Also see:
  • Western Press Review: Media Urges U.S. To Make Clearer Case For War

Ex-UN Chief Warns U.K. Media Over 'Easy' Iraq Coverage
January 29, MediaGuardian.co.uk

Kuwait: Journalists Don Flack Jackets, Book The Sheraton And Wait
January 28, GVNews.Net Crisis Capsule

Columnist: War Is Hell For Media Conglomerates, Too
January 25, Dow Jones Newswires via Yahoo News

As Opposition To War Rises, Washington Steps Up Battle For Opinion On Iraq
January 22, RFE/RL
Also see:
  • Bush formalizes White House public relations effort

Pentagon Vows To Allow Press Closer To War
January 22, New York Observer via I Want Media

Internet Stokes Anti-War Movement
January 21, Wired News

Report: Saudi Officials Give Rolexes To Journalists
January 22, Editor & Publisher via I Want Media

U.S. Considers Launching Arabic Satellite TV Channel
January 13, The New York Times (free registration req'd)

U.S. Military Tries To Make Peace With Press; Some Reporters Say Restrictions Are Easing
January 7, Editor & Publisher
Also see:
  • News Editors Worry About Budgets, Gov't Secrecy

U.S. Military Promises To Give Some Journalists Access To Iraq War Frontline
December 28, The New York Times (free registration req'd)

Saudi Arabia Questions Newspaper Report It Would Let U.S. Use Bases
December 30, Reuters via Washington Post

Foreign Media Fret In Jordan's Hotels Awaiting Iraqi Visa
December 30, Agence France-Presse via Yahoo Full Coverage

Syrian President Urges London-Based Arab Journalists To Write From Arab, Not Western, Perspective
December 19, ArabicNews.com via Moreover.com

Documentary Claims U.S. Soldiers Involved In Taliban Massacre; Filmmaker Urges Investigation
December 18, Reuters via Yahoo News

Media Schedules War For Prime Time (COMMENTARY)
December 19, GVNews.Net Crisis Capsule
Also see:
  • The News Dissector Daily Weblog

War Within A War: The Press And The Pentagon
December 18, Christian Science Monitor
Additional Info: News Tracker: Media Await War On Iraq

White House Distances Itself From Military's Secret Propaganda Plans
December 17, The New York Times (free registration req'd)

Newspapers Push Flimsy "Scare Stories" To Promote Public Support For War (COMMENTARY)
December 16, Guardian Unlimited

U.S. Military Considers Secret Propaganda Missions In Allied Nations
December 16, The New York Times (free registration req'd)

Disney's Miramax Censors Hollywood Film For Being "Unpatriotic"  (COMMENTARY)
November 26, The Nation

War Reporters As Witnesses
December 15, The New York Times (free registration req'd) via Moreover.com

Anti-War Documentary Criticizing Hollywood Films Blocked By Copyright Threats From Studios  (COMMENTARY)
December 11, NewsForChange

Why Is Pentagon Letting Reporters Join Iraq Troops? (COMMENTARY)
December 12, The Boston Phoenix via Project for Excellence In Journalism

Anti-War Documentary Criticizing Hollywood Films Blocked By Copyright Threats From Studios  (COMMENTARY)
December 11, NewsForChange

Anonymous Sources Fueling Push For War (COMMENTARY)
December 12, Buffalo News via Project for Excellence In Journalism

Celebrities Send Anti-War Message To Bush
December 10, BBC

HBO Gulf War Drama Plugs CNN But Repeats Propaganda Lie (COMMENTARY)
December 9, Pacific News Service via Globalvision

Propaganda And Making The Case Against Saddam Hussein
December 9, The Herald (Glasgow) via Globalvision News Network

Little Coverage of UN Weapons Declaration Report In Iraqi Media
December 9, Guardian Unlimited

With War Looming Journalists Launch "Global Campaign For News Safety
December 6, International Federation of Journalists via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

In Gulf War II, CNN Won't Have News Monopoly
December 6, Los Angeles Times via I Want Media

Celebrities Use Media To Challenge Bush's Patriotism And War Plans
December 3, The Age via Asia Pacific Media Network
Also see:
  • Local Writers' Union Takes Anti-War Stance, Irking Some Members (COMMENTARY)

Muslims Counter Ignorance With U.S. Library Campaign
December 5, Christian Science Monitor

Pentagon Plans To Deploy Reporters With Troops In Iraq
December 4, Los Angeles Times (free registration req'd) via Project for Excellence In Journalism

Saddam's Son Publishes Newspaper Online, Despite Father's Ban
December 4, Iraq Press via GVNews.Net

HBO Gulf War Drama Propagates Phony PR Story (COMMENTARY)
December 2, Pacific News Network
Also see:
  • Action Alert: HBO Recycling Gulf War Hoax?

Saddam Always Front-Page News In Iraq
December 1, AP/Yahoo

Iraq Wants Press At Inspections – UN Doesn't
November 27, Associated Press via Toronto Star

Gov't Suspends Saddam's Son's Newspaper Paper, The Babel Daily
November 21, Arabic News via GVNews.Net

Pentagon Drawing Battle Lines With Press
November 20, Boston Globe via Journalism.org

Saddam Pounces On Son's Newspaper
November 20, BBC

Inspectors Won't Find Arms, Iraqi Newspapers Say
November 20, Reuters via Yahoo News

New York Times Execs Answer Critics On Conflict Coverage
November 19, AP/Yahoo via Journalism.org

Pentagon Begins Training Reporters For Possible War In Iraq
November 18, Reuters via Moreover.com

Black Peace Group Launches Media Campaign With Washington Post Protest
November 15, DC.IndyMedia.org

Sec. Of State Colin Powell Condemns Christian TV Evangelicals' Anti-Muslim "Hatred"
November 16, The Age via Asia Pacific Media Network

Veteran Journalist Helen Thomas Blasts U.S. Press For Allowing Gov't Silence On Iraq War
November 14, Editor & Publisher via I Want Media

Tony Blair Sends Radio Message To Saddam And Iraqis
November 14, MediaGuardian.co.uk

State Media Silent On Gov't Reponse To UN Resolution
November 12, Associated Press via Guardian Unlimited
Also see:
  • Iraqi Media Hint That Saddam Will Accept UN Demands

Student Claims U.S. PR Firm Hired Him To Make Fake Saddam Speeches
November 12, Asia Times Online via Globalvision News Network
Also see:
  • Bush Wages Psychological Warfare On Saddam

Al-Jazeera Ordered to Pay Damages For 'Slandering Kuwait'
November 13, AP/Yahoo

Iraqi Government Media Decry U.S. Draft Resolution
November 7, Guardian Unlimited

Washington Post Ombud Says Antiwar Rally Story Deserved Bigger Play
November 3, Washington Post via MediaNews.org
Also see:
  • Star Tribune Ombud Says Coverage Of Local Antiwar Rally Was "Bungled"

Editors React To Pentagon's Offer Of War Training
November 4, Editor & Publisher
Also see:
  • "Flabby Journalists Sent To Boot Camp"

Internet Site Accesses Iraqi Leaders' Private E-mail
October 31, BBC
Also see:
  • "Dear Saddam, How Can I Help?" from Wired News

Free Media In Post Saddam Era (COMMENTARY)
October 31, Iraq Press via Globalvision News Network

New York Times Belatedly Repairs Faulty Antiwar March Coverage
October 30, Editor & Publisher
Also see:
  • A special report from Democracy Now!: NYTimes Changes It Story and A Look At How The Times And NPR Have Minimized The Peace Movement (REAL AUDIO)
  • NPR Issues Correction Over Flawed Antiwar March Count
  • FAIR UPDATE: Times, NPR Change Their Take on DC Protests
  • Related stories via Google News Search

Pentagon Offers Journalists Combat Training In Preparation For Possible Iraq War
October 30, Associated Press via Yahoo News

Pro-U.S. Videos Are Center Of Multi-Million Dollar Campaign To Win Muslim Hearts And Minds
October 30, The New York Times (free registration req'd) via San Francisco Chronicle

Internet Arrives In Iraq And Is 'All The Rage' For Young People And Researchers
October 28, National Public Radio

Alert: NPR, New York Times Undercount Anti-War Protests (PRESS RELEASE)
October 28, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

AP President Warns Of War Coverage Restrictions
October 28, Broadcasting and Cable

Fox News Seeks UN Permission To Cover Iraq Weapons Inspections
October 28, Washington Post via Project for Excellence In Journalism

Iraq Offers West's Reporters a Kinder, Gentler Face
October 28, The New York Times (free registration req'd)
Also see:
  • Iraq Denies Expelling Foreign Journalists
  • Don't Expell Foreign Correspondents From Iraq, Urges Journalists' Federation (PRESS RELEASE)

NY Radio Station Warns Most Media Are Ignoring War Opposition
October 27, NY Daily News via I Want Media

Iraq Expels CNN, ABC, NBC For "Offensive" Reporting
October 24, MediaGuardian.co.uk
Also see:
  • U.S. Coverage Of Iraqi Protests Shows Media Eagerness To Support Bush
  • CNN: Spark Of Protest Flairs Outside Information Ministry
  • The Dangers And Challenges Of Covering Iraq

Bush's Dubious Assertions Continue Presidential Tradition Of Misrepresenting Facts For Public Support
October 22, Washington Post via allAfrica.com

Iraqis To Rely On Mobile Radio Transmissions During War
October 16, Iraq Press via Globalvision News Network

Website Helps People Worldwide Meet Locally To Discuss Iraq War (PRESS RELEASE)
October 16, MeetUp.org

For Foreign Journalists, Finding Truth In Iraq Is Almost "Impossible" (COMMENTARY)
October 16, Los Angeles Times via MediaNews.org

U.S. Gov't Keeps A Tight Grip On News, Complaints About Secrecy Increase
October 15, The New York Times (free registration req'd) via Project for Excellence In Journalism

Restricted Pentagon Access, Urban Warfare And Unconventional Weapons Threaten Coverage Of Iraq War
October 12, The Boston Globe via Moreover

Bush's Speechwriter Helps Shape Foreign Policy
October 11, Washington Post

Networks Don't Broadcast Bush Speech Live, Citing White House Strategy To Avoid Alarm Over Imminent War
October 8, Washington Post

U.S. Newspapers Prepare Scribes For Biochemical War — While Some Worry About Pentagon's Restrictions
October 7, Editor & Publisher
Also see:
  • As Battle Looms, Networks Want Access

War Drums In Western Media Follow Usual Pattern Of "Disinformation," Says Historian (COMMENTARY)
October 4, Guardian Unlimited

Reporters Treating US Government Unfairly, Says Sec. Of Defense Rumsfeld
October 1, VOA News via Google News

U.S. Papers Bury Story On Massive UK Anti-War Rally (PRESS RELEASE)
October 1, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

American Military Reporters Organize To Ensure Better Access
October 1, Editor & Publisher via Project for Excellence In Journalism

U.S. Newspapers Change The Story On Spying In Iraq (PRESS RELEASE)
September 24, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

U.S. And U.K. Kick Off PR Campaign To Promote War On Iraq
September 24, Christian Science Monitor

Arab TV Channel Prepares For A War In Its Backyard
September 24, The New York Times (free registration req'd) via Project for Excellence In Journalism

Why Aren't U.S. Journalists Reporting From Iraq?  (COMMENTARY)
September 12, TomPaine.com

>> For updated, ongoing critical analysis of coverage of the U.S. versus Iraq see FAIR (U.S. Media) and MediaLens (UK Media)

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