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Journalists Call for Global Solidarity to Overcome Threats to Media
Posted by International Federation of Journalists on 01 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, Democracy, Human Rights
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By International Federation of Journalists In a statement marking World Press Freedom Day 2008, the International Federation of Journalists has called for a renewal of global solidarity among journalists to combat the threats facing media |
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On The Anniversary Of Nelson Mandela’s Election
Posted by Danny Schechter on 28 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Commentary, 08 Election, Democracy
The Latest Proof that the Karl Rove Playbook Has Become the MSM’s Bible
Posted by Huffington Post on 23 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, CBS, Bush, NBC Universal, New York Times, Hillary, ABC News, Democracy, Karl Rove, Media Analysis
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By Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post The first of the latest round of exhibits proving that the Karl Rove playbook has become the MSM’s bible was offered into evidence during last week’s ABC debate. |
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After The ABC News Debacle: How To Change Media
Posted by Danny Schechter on 18 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Bias, Ownership, Commentary, Politics, Action, Media Freedom, Journalism, Policy, Iraq War, Activism, 08 Election, Democracy, Media
George Carlin Reads More Blogs Than You Do
Posted by Huffington Post on 03 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Bias, Ownership, Fox News, USGOP, Bush, Blogs, Commentary, Politics, Obama, Hillary, Cheney, Journalism, New Media, Humor, FCC, 08 Election, Democracy, Pop Culture, MSNBC
George Carlin talks to Rachel Sklar about why he loves Bill Maher and Keith Olbermann, what he sees in Fox News, and why he’s surprisingly unjaded about the Obama phenomenon. Also, he swears a lot.
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The Media’s Election
Posted by AlterNet on 28 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Ownership, Commentary, Journalism, Television, 08 Election, Democracy
The major media plays a much bigger role in the formation of our national politics than most people realize.
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Kosovo & Serbia: Independence Blogging
Posted by Global Voices on 18 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Commentary, Democracy, Kosovo
Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia on Sunday, Feb. 17, has caused both celebrations and protests - as well as plenty of media coverage and an avalanche of blog posts.
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Can Journalism Be Saved?
Posted by Jeffrey Scheuer on 11 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Commentary, Journalism, Democracy
How NBC Changed ‘The Facts’ To Block Dennis Kucinich From The Nevada Debate
Posted by Matthew Lasar on 16 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: USDemocrats, Commentary, NBC Universal, 08 Election, Democracy
NBC’s own appeal to the court reveals that it changed the program’s qualification rules.
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New Hampshire’s Polling Fiasco
Posted by ABC News on 09 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, USDemocrats, Politics, Obama, Hillary, 08 Election, ABC News, Democracy
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By Gary Langer, ABC News There will be a serious, critical look at the final pre-election polls in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire. |
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International Press on the Venezuela Referendum
Posted by El Universal on 04 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Commentary, World Press, Latin America, Democracy
El Universal provides a roundup of international press coverage on the Venezuelan Constitutional Referendum vote.
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Internet issues in their political context
Posted by ZDNet on 26 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: News, Politics, Technology, New Media, Policy, 08 Election, Democracy
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By Dana Blankenhorn, ZDNet There are three political parties in America today. They are, in order of size: The Republican Party; The Washington Democratic party; and The Netroots Party. Of these three, only the Netroots Party agrees with Internet advocates on issues like network neutrality, open spectrum, and open access. |
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ArtofMentalWarfare.com: The Warning
Posted by The Art of Mental Warfare on 19 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: Ownership, USGOP, USDemocrats, Bush, VIDEO, Free Speech, Environment, Politics, War Watch, Cheney, Media Freedom, Journalism, New Media, Television, Iraq War, 08 Election, U.S. Military, YouTube, Democracy, Pop Culture, US Congress
ArtofMentalWarfare.com presents The Warning, a politically powerful new music video featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Trent Reznor. The Warning takes on the covert interests behind the war and our media saturated society. From war crimes to the destruction of the environment and a celebrity-obsessed culture, The Warning is a clarion call to action for an apathetic nation. For more visit: ArtofMentalWarfare.com
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Listening Post: Post-Communist Elections
Posted by MediaChannel on 30 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: VIDEO, World Press, Democracy
Al Jazeera’s Listening Post reports on the elections beginning in Poland and the influence of US spin doctors on the Ukranian elections.
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Journalism and its discontents
Posted by Salon on 25 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Commentary, Pentagon, Politics, War Watch, Journalism, Iraq War, Newspapers, Democracy
Ninety years after Walter Lippmann first railed against the complicity of the media in wartime propaganda, we’re back at ground zero.
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