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"Hate Rap" On Capitol Hill
The rapper Eminem, the latest whipping boy in Washington's renewed "culture wars," has found that nastiness sells. But the bipartisan
campaign against him is a weak, hypocritical diversion from real social crises, writes Will Coviello.
From NewsWatch, 18 September 2001.
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The Politics Of IT
Journalists from Bangladesh, Kenya and elsewhere around the world (including from MediaChannel!)
discussed: "Are the New Media Good for Democracy?" at a recent forum and found they shared doubts.
From International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 16 July 2001.
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Courtroom TV Injustice
Lurid disputes on courtroom "reality" shows are all the rage these days. You can't ignore what this means about justice in American culture, warns Georgia Supreme Court Judge Leah Ward Sears.
From The Christian Science Monitor Online, 10 July 2001.
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African Women Fight Press Brutality
Southern African media systemically ignore or victimize women, argues a persuasive and practical guide to changing the system.
From allAfrica.com, 9 July 2001.
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Will The U.S. Government Drop Media Ownership Rules?
Efforts to end limits on corporate ownership of TV have critics alarmed about a future of concentrated media
power. Look at
what happened to radio . (For more on why policy matters, visit the Policy Center .)
From Columbia Journalism Review, 1 July 2001.
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Racism You Can Dance To
Sweden has been a breeding ground for the music of Europe's White Power subculture. Public concern has pushed songwriters to make seductive messages more subtle, warns Hélene Löow.
From Index on Censorship, 29 June 2001.
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Rules For Reporting On Riots
How can journalists cover a complex issue — in this case the recent riots in England — and be fair to all the parties involved, asks Sheila Jones.
From Red Pepper, 20 June 2001.
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Hip Hop And Politics
Yvonne Bynoe reports from the recent Hip Hop Summit on political action and civic engagement; James "Mac" Warren offers a hard-hitting response on the problems facing black youth.
From The Black World Today, 17 June 2001.
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Death: The Right To Watch
The execution of Timothy McVeigh last Monday
has renewed the debate over
broadcasting executions. Proponents and
opponents of the death penalty speak
out on both sides of the issue. Plus: CNN botches the execution — audio and text commentary by Michael Ryan.
From The Christian Science Monitor Online, 12 June 2001.
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A Viable Press Is Vital
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where hundreds of millions of people live in poverty,
the media can help development — if they form partnerships to make it
possible, urges Gambian journalist Modou Thomas. Also see: MediaChannel's Special Report Broadcasting Development .
From allAfrica.com, 8 June 2001.
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Condemning India's Corporate Press
South Asia has half the world's hungry people — and a food surplus. The Indian media ignore both. How dare the press cover fashion and business but not poverty and starvation, demands journalist P. Sainath.
From The UNESCO Courier, 1 June 2001.
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Erotic And Outspoken
Phil Abbot interviews Alina Reyes, France's self-described "first" female writer of erotica, on sex, art, love, pornography and political correctness.
From Freezerbox Magazine, 31 May 2001.
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Bombing "Pearl Harbor"
Bombastic, patriotic and irony-impaired, Disney's expensively hyped "Pearl Harbor" has more in common
with World War II-era Japanese propaganda films than with traditional Hollywood war movies, says
Ian Buruma. And Asian-Americans may be right to
fear a backlash .
From Guardian Unlimited, 28 May 2001.
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The Movie Critic's Role
Critics can put films into their historical, social and political
contexts, says David A. Markiewicz, possibly improving the form.
Critical acclaim may have another effect: A study
suggests that Oscar-winning actors live 3.9 years longer than their
un-honored peers.
From American Journalism Review, 22 May 2001.
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Ratings Versus Responsibility In France
France's lofty cultural principles are in conflict with the raging popularity of a reality show called "Loft Story," writes Emily Bell. According to Peter Ford , the show has become an experiment in television exploitation.
From Guardian Unlimited, 21 May 2001.
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