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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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A Guide to NYT Bombshell on Military/Media Propaganda
Posted by Huffington Post on 21 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Bush, Commentary, Pentagon, Cheney, Journalism, Iraq War, U.S. Military, propaganda
Even if it confirms what you have already sensed — you are no dummies — the details are truly damning and shocking. And it continues up to the present day…
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Opening Bell: The Fed’s Blank Check
Posted by Columbia Journalism Review on 31 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, Economics, Economy
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By Ryan Chittum, Columbia Journalism Review The Wall Street Journal fronts news that a plan is taking shape within the Bush administration to turn the Federal Reserve into a regulatory “supercop” in what would be the most sweeping changes in financial regulation since the Depression. |
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The 3,999th Was Important, Too
Posted by Huffington Post on 26 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, Cheney, Iraq War
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By Rachel Sklar, The Huffington Post The media, it has been amply shown, has dropped off in its coverage of the war - studies prove it, war correspondents lament it - and we’ve all noticed it. |
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What is the real death toll in Iraq?
Posted by guardian.co.uk on 19 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, Iraq War
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By Jonathan Steele and Suzanne Goldenberg, guardian.co.uk The Americans learned one lesson from Vietnam: don’t count the civilian dead. As a result, no one knows how many Iraqis have been killed in the five years since the invasion. |
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Key New Witnesses Sign On For Defense In Aipac Case
Posted by New York Sun on 18 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, Politics, New York Times, Media Freedom
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By Josh Gerstein, New York Sun The prosecution of two pro-Israel lobbyists charged with obtaining and distributing classified information is looking shakier after two former American ambassadors to Israel and two officials who once oversaw security classification policy for the federal government agreed to testify for the defense. |
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Spoof: Bush Cancels Presidential Election
Posted by MediaChannel on 14 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Bush, VIDEO, Obama, Hillary, 08 Election, McCain
At the advice of President Mushariff, Bush declares state of emergency and postpones coming election.
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The Iraq Follies
Posted by Mother Jones on 14 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, New York Times, Journalism, Iraq War, MSNBC
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By Greg Mitchell, Mother Jones Eighteen things you’ve already forgotten about the media’s flawed coverage of Iraq. |
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5 Years Ago: When Media ‘Zombies’ Helped Bush Go To War
Posted by Huffington Post on 12 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Bush, IQ, Commentary, Journalism, Iraq War, Media Analysis
Next week, we will mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Amazingly, at this late date, we still have 150,000 troops there, and nine U.S. troops were killed just yesterday. So it is vital to refresh our memories on how the American media helped grease the path to war.
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Who leaked the details of a CIA-Mossad plot against Iran?
Posted by Haaretz on 06 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, Media Freedom, Journalism, CIA
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By Yossi Melman, Haaretz The Bush administration is prolonging the hunting season against journalists. The latest victim is James Risen, The New York Times reporter for national security and intelligence affairs. |
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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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NBC: Bush kept off network to promote MSNBC
Posted by AP on 29 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, NBC Universal, MSNBC
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By David Bauder, AP Television Writer NBC News said it was a desire to promote MSNBC as a news destination that led to its decision Thursday not to carry President Bush’s news conference on NBC. |
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Newspaper Websites and White House Disinformation
Posted by Nieman Watchdog on 27 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: USGOP, Bush, Commentary, War Watch, Cheney, Journalism, Iraq War, U.S. Military, Wall Street Journal, Security, propaganda
The Wall Street Journal print edition didn’t mention a recent report that cited more than 935 false statements by top Administration officials. The Journal’s Web site, however, not only mentioned the report–it attacked it.
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If 935 falsehoods fall from the White House, do the news media hear them?
Posted by Nieman Watchdog on 25 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, Media Analysis
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By Morton Mintz, Nieman Watchdog If the president and top aides who made nearly 1,000 false statements to take us into war had been Democrats, would two national papers, the TV networks, the news magazines, and every newspaper in 33 states have ignored it? |
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Should journalists vote? Yes, no, sometimes
Posted by Politico on 13 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, Politics, Journalism, 08 Election
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By Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei and John F. Harris, Politico A journalist can cast votes and have opinions, even strong ones, and still be fair. |
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