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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.
> also about: United States, Audience, Cultural Impacts, Music

Manila Mess
Joseph Estrada, the former film actor and newly ousted Philippine president, preferred drinking, gambling, womanizing and corruption to administering his country. Unfortunately, the Filipino press ignored it for too long.
From Asia Pacific Media Network, 20 January 2001.
> also about: Philippines, Asia and the Pacific, Personalities

Malaysia's Press Freedom Fighter
Malaysia's 1961 journalists' uprising was the only one of its kind, recalls the new memoir of Said Zahari, who was chief editor of the striking paper and a political prisoner for 16 years after.
From Think Centre, 18 January 2001.
> also about: Malaysia, Asia and the Pacific, Activism, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Books Newspapers

Bush's Warrior Against The Press?
Jason Vest warns that John Ashcroft, George W. Bush's extremely right-wing pick for U.S. Attorney General, may be an enemy of press freedom.
From AlterNet/Independent Media Institute, 10 January 2001.
> also about: United States, Freedom of Expression

Newscast Battles
Thousands of Czechs are gathering in the streets to watch the live newscasts created by striking journalists. Since taking over the newsroom on December 24, the journalists have offered their own news via cable and satellite, while their adversary, the new management, broadcasts reports over the air.
From Freedom Forum, 8 January 2001.
> also about: Czech Republic, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Public Broadcasting Television

The Protest The Duped The World
The International Federation of Journalists, and indeed much of the world press, has swallowed the spin and inaccurate facts of the striking "second-rate" journalists, warns Andrew Stroehlein.
From Central Europe Review, 8 January 2001.
> also about: Czech Republic, Activism, Credibility/Accuracy, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Public Broadcasting Television

Civic Action Is A Good Thing
While the crisis could be a warning signal to the European Community regarding possible Czech membership in the European Union, writes Robert M. Kokta, it should be seen as a sign of healthy civic development.
From Central Europe Review, 7 January 2001.
> also about: Czech Republic, Activism, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Public Broadcasting Television

Hypocrites And Partisans?
The rebelling journalists have used an internal labor dispute to mobilize public passion in their favor, writes Jan Culík. "But the current deplorable state of the Czech political and economic arena is partially a direct responsibility of the current 'defenders of freedom of speech' ... This is a party political struggle for power, waged by undemocratic, manipulative means by both sides."
From Central Europe Review, 6 January 2001.
> also about: Czech Republic, Activism, Credibility/Accuracy, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Public Broadcasting Television

But Is It A Revolution?
Protestors hearkening back to revolutionary moments in Czech history are neglecting their own recent history, writes James Partridge. Instead of the Communist-style putsch and media takeover perceived by much of the public, this is actually a two-year-old battle to reform an organization of ambitious and sycophantic journalists.
From Central Europe Review, 6 January 2001.
> also about: Czech Republic, Activism, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Public Broadcasting Television

Rebelling In Ignorance?
A daily Web site read by political and media insiders may have fueled protests by a Czech public kept ignorant of the real issues. Jan Culík worries his journal may have given rise to a public protest he does not support: "Czech society has rebelled because someone has attempted to improve its public-service television. Most of the rebelling people are absolutely unaware [of] what has actually ...
From Central Europe Review, 6 January 2001.
> also about: Czech Republic, Activism, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Public Broadcasting, Multimedia/Internet Television

Forgotten Fiji
Last summer's coup in Fiji began with live Internet coverage but soon disappeared from the world's media. This group of articles delves into what happened.
From The Disinformation Company, 5 January 2001.
> also about: Fiji, Credibility/Accuracy, News Coverage, Multimedia/Internet

Chechen War Journalism
The war in Chechnya has put the loyalties of Russian journalists to a severe test, writes Erik Batuev. Many writers "see armed conflict as a chance to pursue a personal agenda.
From Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 4 January 2001.
> also about: Russian Federation, Credibility/Accuracy, News Coverage

From Our Readers: Top Media Stories Of 2000
From India to Australia, the Philippines to the U.S.A., MediaChannel advisors and readers respond to News Dissector Danny Schechter with their own picks for the top media stories of the year.
From The Media Channel, 3 January 2001.
> also about: Australia, Ireland, Peru, Philippines, Africa, Europe, Business, Cultural Impacts, Freedom of Expression, News Coverage, Technology Multimedia/Internet

Covering Korea
The U.S. press often gets the story wrong, relying too much on the official views of the South Korean and U.S. governments, among other problems.
From Asia Pacific Media Network, 29 December 2000.
> also about: North Korea, South Korea, United States, Credibility/Accuracy, News Coverage

Steal Something Day
Rejecting Adbusters' "feel-good, liberal, middle-class activist non-happening," a group of Canadian anarcho-situationists offer their own program to fight the advertising onslaught.
From subvertise, 26 December 2000.
> also about: Activism, Advertising/Commerce, Cultural Impacts

 




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