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Bill O’Reilly says he knew the left would blame him; uses biased panel to smear Dr. Tiller (Video)
Posted by MediaChannel on 02 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: News, Bias, North America, Right v. Left, Agenda Setting
| By John Amato, Crooks & Liars Bill O’Reilly denounces left wingers for blaming him for Dr. Tiller’s death. |
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Race To The Bottom: Conservative Media Attack Judge Sotomayor
Posted by MediaChannel on 29 May 2009 | Tagged as: News, Bias, North America, VIDEO, Politics, Journalism, Television, Right v. Left, Talk Shows, Agenda Setting
Conservatives react to historic Supreme Court nominee by smearing Sotomayor as “racist,” “bigot.”
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Politics Punctuate the Terrorism Debate
Posted by Project for Excellence in Journalism on 19 May 2009 | Tagged as: News, North America, Commentary, Politics, U.S. Military, Media Analysis, Economy, Agenda Setting
With two of the nation’s more politically polarizing figures helping fuel the narrative, the U.S. campaign against terrorism was the No. 1 story last week.
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Obama to Address Muslim World from Egypt
Posted by Global Voices on 13 May 2009 | Tagged as: News, Blogs, Obama, Middle East, Agenda Setting
| By Amira Al Hussaini, Global Voices Obama will deliver his much anticipated speech on relations with the Muslim world in Egypt on June 4, and the Egyptian blogosphere is as divided as ever. |
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Shock jocks: voice of America or voice of hate?
Posted by Guardian Unlimited on 12 May 2009 | Tagged as: News, North America, Europe, Radio, Agenda Setting
| By Chris McGreal, Guardian At last Michael Savage has someone to be really angry at. Not the faceless targets of many of his shows: hordes of disease-ridden Mexican illegal immigrants spreading cholera and swine flu, or black people taking jobs from better deserving whites because of affirmative action, or gays subverting the very foundation of America’s existence. Not to mention Barack Obama’s secret socialist agenda. |
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Global Pulse - Swine Flu: Fear, Blame and Conspiracy
Posted by MediaChannel on 05 May 2009 | Tagged as: News, VIDEO, World Press, Health Care, Media Analysis, Agenda Setting
Pity the pig - add the swine flu to its already questionable reputation. The flu outbreak has spread fear and confusion around the world. Global media walked the fine line between hyping and helping. Caught in the middle of the rush to pin the blame: the pig.
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100 News Cycles Later
Posted by Huffington Post on 30 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: News, North America, Obama, Journalism, Agenda Setting
| By John McQuaid, Huffington Post Obama has been a boon to the media business. It’s more fun and better for ratings to cover a glamorous new president than an unpopular old one. |
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Economy Shares Headlines with Pirates, Tea Parties and Waterboarding
Posted by Project for Excellence in Journalism on 23 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: News, North America, Media Analysis, Economy, Agenda Setting
| By Mark Jurkowitz, PEJ For the second week in a row, the economic crisis only narrowly edged out Somali pirates as the top story in what is becoming a more diverse news landscape than earlier in the year. |
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Fox News Stands Out as “Too Critical” of Obama
Posted by Pew Research Center on 23 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: News, Bias, Fox News, North America, Obama, Media Analysis, Agenda Setting
| By Pew Research Center When Americans are asked to assess television news coverage of Barack Obama, Fox News Channel stands out from other networks for being too critical of the president, no one network was singled out as too easy. |
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MediaChannel Celebrates 10 Years Online
Posted by MediaChannel on 23 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Commentary, Politics, Action, Media Freedom, Journalism, New Media, Middle East, Iraq War, Activism, Latin America, Australia, Media Analysis, Economy, Agenda Setting, Agenda Cutting
Happy 10th Birthday MediaChannel.org! It’s MediaChannel’s 10th year online serving as your media watchdog!
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NY Times dominates 2009 Pulitzers
Posted by Reuters on 21 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: News, North America, Journalism, Awards, Agenda Setting
| By Robert MacMillan, Reuters The NY Times dominated the Pulitzer Prizes, winning five of the coveted awards. None of the prizes went to stories about the economy or the financial crisis. |
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Google rolls out search changes
Posted by BBC News on 21 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: News, New Media, Google, Internet, Agenda Setting
| By Maggie Shiels, BBC News Google has launched two experimental products it hopes will change the way users search for pictures and news. |
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US media on Obama’s car firm plan
Posted by BBC News on 31 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: News, North America, Obama, Media Analysis, Economy, Agenda Setting
| By BBC News Reaction in the US media to President Barack Obama’s plans for the US car industry has been mixed. |
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Obama Fatigue? Presidential Press Conference Ratings Down
Posted by Huffington Post on 26 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: News, North America, Politics, Obama, Agenda Setting
| By Danny Shea, Huffington Post Obama Press Conference Ratings Down: 40.4 Million Watch, Fox News Tops On Cable |
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No Smooth Ride on TV Networks’ Road to Diversity
Posted by NY Times on 18 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: News, North America, Media Freedom, Television, Race in Media, Agenda Setting
| By Edward Wyatt, NY Times On the eve of Barack Obama’s election last fall as the first African-American president, television seemed to be leaning toward a post-racial future. But now viewers will see a return to old, monochromatic ways in the coming season. |
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