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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Posted by Huffington Post on 28 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Fox News, CNN, Journalism, Iraq War, ABC, MSNBC, Media Analysis, Media

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By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle, Huffington Post
Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, fresh out of jail, talked to us about his Karl Rove-induced prosecution. He now has clear proof that his 2002 election was stolen by the GOP.

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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

Why Making Media The Issue Is Crucial For Saving Democracy

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Rupert Murdoch, Sam Zell Appointed To AP Board Of Directors

Posted by AP on 15 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Rupert Murdoch, Business, Media

By AP
Roupert Murdoch and Sam Zell are among four new members joining the board of directors of The Associated Press.

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Phil Meyer, raising the ante again

Posted by Nieman Watchdog on 28 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, Media

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By Philip Meyer, Nieman Watchdog
The hunter-gatherer model of journalism is no longer sufficient. Citizens can do their own hunting and gathering on the Internet. What they need is somebody to add value to that information by processing it, digesting it, organizing it, making it usable.

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NPR Underreports Iraq Deaths

Posted by FAIR on 27 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Iraq War, Media Analysis, Media

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By Fair
There is no more important question about the Iraq War than the question of how many Iraqis have died. It is impossible to truly evaluate the war or discuss where to go from here without knowing the human cost of the war, and that cost has overwhelmingly been borne by Iraqis.

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A Tribute to a Journalism Innovator, and a Look at the Internet

Posted by Nieman Watchdog on 27 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Commentary, Journalism, New Media, Media

Denoting the retirement of Phil Meyer, the University of North Carolina’s J-School holds a two-day symposium pondering what the Internet hath wrought.

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Tribune said to be in talks to sell Newsday

Posted by LA Times on 21 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Newspapers, Business, Media

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By Thomas S. Mulligan, LA Times
News Corp. seeks to buy the Long Island newspaper as its owner tries to pare debt and posts a 78.8-million-dollar loss in the fourth quarter.

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Iran: Media Bans Imposed After Election

Posted by Adnkronos International on 18 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Media Freedom, Journalism, Human Rights, Media

By Adnkronos International
Iran has launched a fresh offensive on the media after the country’s election in which the conservatives strengthened their hold on the parliament.

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‘Don’t trust the media’

Posted by Petoskey News-Review on 14 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bias, Journalism, Media

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By Christina, Petoskey News-Review
Media critic Jeff Cohen told audience members during his lecture Tuesday at North Central Michigan College, “You can’t trust the big corporate media.”

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