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MediaChannel's CITIZENS' MEDIA WATCH: a forum for discussing what's wrong — and what's right — with the media.

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Censored by fear of Nike

"It's surely no surprise to have an article knocked back because it mentioned a big advertiser in a negative light. ... 'I think it would be best to avoid Nike all together. The reason being that they've taken out huge campaigns with us in the past' ... " (more)


What the Media's Not Telling You About Taiwan

"What the press won't report can kill you. Governments on the verge of military action have traditionally spread media tales of 'provocations' when they needed an excuse for armed assaults...." (more)


DV, Globalization and Yugoslavia at a journalism conference

"The DV revolution was described and glorified, but all in the context of 'We're the Big Boys, and if you don't work with us and work the way we do, you're left out.' ... The message in the conference regarding content was momentously status quo. ..." (more)


Repressed media in the U.K.

It looks bad from the Americas, but it's worse living on your military's favorite airstrip. Yes, the media in little Blighty, the UK, is the most repressive and power friendly anywhere in the industrialized world...." (more)


Enter the Citizens' Media Watch forum...

We watch, we read, we listen and click ... and we want to sound off.

Everyone is a media critic, and rightfully so. Make the media understand that we aren't just passive consumers, but citizens. It's our right, our obligation, to make our voices heard.

Report on the media, from the egregious to the exemplary. Share letters to the editor, calls for protest or simple expressions of disbelief. They dish it out. Now you can dish back.


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