An index to MediaChannel's thematic archives, highlighting some recent stories.
ACCESS
Concentration And Censorship In Canada
While media owners have the right to run editorials, the recent actions of the world's second largest newspaper conglomerate are unacceptable, says...
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ACTIVISM
Action By Internet
Margaret Lewis Bates on modern electronic activism — not only using film and video, but also through every other medium imaginable, especially the Internet...
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ADVERTISING/COMMERCE
Smoke And Mirrors: Marketing Tobacco
The tobacco industry's deception and skill in marketing its product has found a fresh target in Egypt and other developing countries, writes Linda Waverley Brigden...
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AUDIENCE
Hate-With-A-Smirk Radio
Popular New York City Spanish-language radio show "El Vacilón de la
Mañana," or "The Morning Party," spreads bigotry in a community
that hasn't been exposed to multicultural values, writes Ana Simo...
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BOOKS
India's New Book Boom
Harry Potter's magic has kids reading again, and "urban angst" is helping
book sales for adults, says Nirmal Ghosh...
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BUSINESS
Is Media Concentration A Myth?
Media conglomerates are not as powerful as they seem, and in fact, there are more players — not fewer — than ever before, writes Benjamin Compaine in this challenge to conventional wisdom...
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CHILDREN
Youth Media: Hard Work, Big Rewards
With youth-run TV series, a magazine and a PR agency, the Strive Media Institute goes beyond teen media training to promote diversity and empowerment and create visionary media leaders...
More stories about Children
CREDIBILITY/ACCURACY
The World, As Seen On Arabic TV
Veteran Middle East journalist Lamis Andoni describes the impact of the
ground-breaking 24-hour news channel broadcaster Al-Jazeera in a world where
U...
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CULTURAL IMPACTS
When Greek Women Meet Hollywood
A flood of Western movies, TV and advertising into newly privatized Greek media has led to a drastically changed image of women, with ensuing eating disorders, writes Coral M...
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DIVERSITY
Multi-Culti In Hollywood And London
Race and politics in England and the United States, as seen in the success of
Halle Berry and Ali G, deconstructed by Paul Gilroy...
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EDUCATION
Making Sense Of It: Media Education And Global Understanding
Advice, activities and analyses for critical thinking and thoughtful discussion...
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FILM
Children's Eye View On The Middle East
When an Israeli-American filmmaker began documenting Palestinian and Israeli children, he found they both hated each other and wanted to meet each other...
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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
The Normalization Of Paranoia
"The same security measures put in place to protect our privacy have the capacity to strip them from us," writes Chris Fitzpatrick, who was investigated when his photographs were interpreted as weapons of terror...
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LABOR
Anthrax Hits Home
An NBC Nightly News producer — whose specialty is, ironically, terrorism — writes about being part of an anthrax attack, with its mingling of fear and outrage, personal and professional issues...
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MAGAZINES
A Voice For Teen Girls
Jeff Lemberg profiles two magazines, written and edited by female teens. "What's great is that we get to change how society views girls," says Teen Voices publisher Alison Amoroso, "and how girls view society."
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MEDIA ARTS
The Animator's Crusade: Popularity's Price
As more people watched Al Sacui's mesmerizing...
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MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET
Ghana's IT Success Story
Looking for model of leadership in the digital revolution? Check out Ghana, lauded for its "connectivity, information security, human capital, business climate and priority by government to technology...
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MUSIC
"How Hip Hop Destroyed Black Power"
Corporate media's co-option of hip hop is just another version of colonialism, says Minister Paul Scott, who urges Black activists to challenge rappers on issues of white supremacy...
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NEWS COVERAGE
Chinese Press: Watchdog Or Lapdog?
While Chinese journalists have more freedom than ever, and have shown investigative excellence, some leaders still want the media to be their mouthpiece...
More stories about News Coverage
NEWSPAPERS
Only Online, Please
Ellen Sung is an online reporter and news junkie who wonders why a newspaper can't be more like a Web site...
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PERSONALITIES
Desert Foxes
John Powers notes the misogyny that still prevails in the broadcast biz,
where appearance counts...
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POLICY/LAW
Bush, Ashcroft And Government Secrets
The Bush administration's plans to limit access to government records began before September 11, writes Paul Lagasse, and the terrorist attack only added justification to erode freedom of information...
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POLITICS
Webs Of Conservative Influence
Spin Doctor Laura Flanders scrutinizes "right-wing ideologues," from USA Today's attack on feminism to the Bush administration's plan to place disinformation in foreign media...
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PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Creeping Commercialism In Public TV?
Public broadcasters celebrate a new FCC rule that lets them make
money on digital services...
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RADIO
The Death Of Internet Radio?
Audio webcasting gave independent musicians the outlets they lost when all U...
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TECHNOLOGY
On Technological Fundamentalism
Our conversations, institutions and even thought patterns are increasingly determined by the imperatives of technology, warns David Orr...
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TELEVISION
Boycotting Berlusconi
Prime Minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi has ...
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VIOLENCE
Gujarat Riots: The Media's Role In Violence
With its reports of Hindus saving Muslim lives and property, one local publication deserves praise for its non-sensationalist coverage of the riots, says the Editors' Guild...
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