Documentary
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The Question Carlin Left Behind: What Is Obscenity?
Posted by Danny Schechter on 30 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Commentary, Documentary, Censorship
Al-Jazeera Journalist Arrested in Egypt
Posted by AP on 29 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Media Freedom, Journalism, Al-Jazeera, Documentary
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By Nadia Abou El-Magd, AP An Al-Jazeera journalist already appealing one jail sentence was arrested again Monday while filming a documentary. |
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Cross-pollinator Documentaries - Reflection on the 20th edition of IDFA
Posted by MediaChannel on 18 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: News, Documentary
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By Kookie Habtegaber Kookie Habtegaber is an Eritrean born journalist now studying in Amsterdam. She covered the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) for MediaChannel.org |
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Director Focuses on the Legacy of Muslim Slavery
Posted by Forward - The Jewish Daily on 30 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: News, Documentary
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By David Chanoff, Forward “The Film Class” could be the most important small film that almost nobody will ever see. |
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Manufacturing Consent
Posted by MediaChannel on 26 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: VIDEO, Journalism, Documentary
Watch the classic documentary that explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky. It expands on the ideas of his earlier book, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, which he co-wrote with Edward S. Herman. The film presents their propaganda model, the thesis that corporate media, as profit-driven institutions, tend to serve and further the agendas of the interests of dominant, elite groups in society.
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Anita In America
Posted by MediaChannel on 12 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: VIDEO, Documentary
In remembrance of the late visionary social activist, human rights defender and Body Shop founder Anita Roddick, MediaChannel presents this 1992 Globalvision video, “Anita In America,” chronicling Roddick’s media tour in support of her book “Body and Soul.”
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WIMN: Conversation with an Independent Video Mentor
Posted by MediaChannel on 30 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: VIDEO, New Media, Documentary
In this conversation, Jeanne Costello and Stephanie Mackley talk about how independent video can change our local communities, the value of YouTube and why women can enjoy a unique freedom in the video world.
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Backspin for War: The Convenience of Denial
Posted by Norman Solomon on 16 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Bias, CNN, Commentary, Ethics, War Watch, Journalism, Tribune Co., Iraq War, Documentary
The man who ran CNN’s news operation during the invasion of Iraq is now doing damage control in response to a new documentary’s evidence that he kowtowed to the Pentagon on behalf of the cable network. His current denial says a lot about how “liberal media” outlets remain deeply embedded in the mindsets of pro-military conformity.
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Award-Winning Film-Maker’s Death Divides UK And Israel
Posted by The Independent on 07 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: News, Media Savvy, UK, Ethics, Middle East, Judicial, Israel/Palestine, Alternative Press, Terror, Documentary
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By Eric Silver, The Independent Britain and Israel face a diplomatic and legal showdown this week over the death of James Miller, an award-winning British film-maker who was shot by Israel soldiers while working on a documentary in the Gaza Strip more than four years ago. |
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‘War Made Easy’
Posted by The Nation on 31 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Bias, Commentary, Pentagon, War Watch, Journalism, Iraq War, Activism, U.S. Military, Documentary
New Technology Helping Rather Deliver Old-Fashioned TV Journalism
Posted by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on 23 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Media Savvy, Bias, Ownership, Free Speech, Technology, Ethics, Media Freedom, Journalism, Television, Activism, Telecommunications, Radio, Satellite Radio, Satellite TV, Mexico, Documentary
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By Tim Cuprisin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “We’re trying to do something new, but insofar as we have a model, ‘See It Now,’ which was the breakthrough Ed Murrow series in ’50s, is the model in my own head,” says Dan Rather, talking about his new work with HDNet. |
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Michael Moore on Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Posted by MediaChannel on 13 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: VIDEO, Iraq War, Health Care, Documentary
Michael Moore discusses SiCKO and the Iraq war with Keith Olbermann. Moore: “The media is more responsible for this war than Mr. Bush.”
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E-Mail shows CNN, Gupta Given The Right Facts Before Getting Them Wrong
Posted by Huffington Post on 11 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, CNN, Commentary, Ethics, Action, Journalism, Humor, Television, Pop Culture, Health Care, Education, Right v. Left, Talk Shows, Documentary
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By Roy Sekoff, Huffington Post Dr. Sanjay Gupta today admitted that he was wrong about some of the facts in his CNN report on SiCKO — a report that led Michael Moore to blast Wolf Blitzer. |
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Michael Moore Vs Wolf Blitzer - Round I & II
Posted by MediaChannel on 11 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Bias, CNN, VIDEO, Documentary
CNN’s Situation Room aired a second part to the controversial Michael Moore interview that featured Moore squaring off with Wolf Blitzer following a fact-checking hit piece by CNN’s resident doctor Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Here are both of the interview clips.
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Danny Schechter’s ‘A Work In Progress: Putting The Me in Media’
Posted by Linda Milazzo on 05 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Commentary, Journalism, Documentary
For over four decades, since his high school days in the Bronx, Danny Schechter has been a participatory journalist. A maverick who measures his success not by the money he makes, the awards he wins, or the titles he bears, but by how well he is able to inform.
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