Tag Archives: Journalism

INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Documentary Filmmakers Doug Hecker and Christopher Oscar Dish on ‘Junk Food News’

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Documentary filmmakers Christopher Oscar, left, and Doug Hecker. Doug Hecker and Christopher Oscar:Documentary filmmakers on media,civil liberties, and ‘Project Censored‘ “The corporate rules are simple: tell the news the way you’re told to tell the news or ratings will decline … Continue reading →

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Chellis Glendinning : Confessions of an Obituary ‘Aficionada’

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Fred Astaire: Bidding adieu. Witness to notable crossings: Confessions of an obituary aficionada Brimming with Mississippi gentility and rousing political arguments, he drew me into the swirl of mad farmers, musicians, historians, sheep herders, and political philosophers who were demanding … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Dave Zirin, the Man Who Politicized the Sports Pages

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

A look at Dave Zirin’s latest:The man who politicized the sports pages No longer can owners, managers, and commissioners argue that sports and politics must and should be separated. The taboo has been trashed. The silence has been shattered. By … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Robert Jensen : Prophets of the Fourth Estate

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The corporate media crisis:Everything old is new again By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2012 [Prophets of the Fourth Estate: Broadsides by Press Critics of the Progressive Era, edited by Amy Reynolds and Gary Hicks; Foreword … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Political News as Commodity

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Screenshot of Rachel Maddow reporting on the phony ACORN media sting during her MSNBC show. Image from Democurmudgeon.What sells is legitimate:Political news is a commodityBy Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | March 6, 2012 “The public version of Andrew … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Sick of Being Spoon-Fed the News

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Don Addis / Quick Take.Spoon-feeding the news:Where’s our independent press? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / July 27, 2011 In his novel Sidetracked, Henning Mankkel quotes a retired journalist: There are two kinds of … Continue reading →

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Mary Tuma : When One Man Owns Too Much

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Hacking Rupert. Political cartoon by Pat Bagley / The Cagle Post.The News Corp. scandal:A case against media consolidation What happens when one man owns too much? By Mary Tuma / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2011 Before a UK … Continue reading →

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Amanda Marcotte : Does Weinergate Mark an End to Sexual Privacy?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

J’accuse! Right wing blogger Andrew Breitbart points the finger. Photo from AP.The worst thing about Weinergate?The total obliteration of sexual privacyby ideologues like Andrew Breitbart Prior to this scandal, the media and political operatives had to at least pretend that … Continue reading →

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Morning Gloria : Hasidic Rag Photoshops ‘Too Sexy’ Hilary From Historic Pic

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Above, the photoshopped Situation Room image, as it appears in the Hasidic paper, Der Tzitung. Below, the original photo, sexy Hilary and all.‘I’m too sexy’:Hasidic newspaper photoshopsHilary from Situation Room pic “For those who thought mainstream press was sexist. Hasidic … Continue reading →

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Robert Jensen : The Job Formerly Known as Teaching

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Delivering educational products:The job formerly known as teaching By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / May 9, 2011 Hi, I’m Robert Jensen, a provider of educational products to consumers at the University of Texas at Austin. I used to … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Wachsberger’s ‘Insider Histories’ of the 60’s Underground Press

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Keeping the Sixties alive:Ken Wachsberger’s ‘Insider Histories‘ arepassionate essays about the underground press By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / May 3, 2011 [Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press, Part I, edited by Ken Wachsberger; (Michigan State … Continue reading →

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John McMillian : Gimme Shelter: Altamont and the Underground Press

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Hell’s Angel takes the cue. The contrasting coverage of the disastrous Altamont rock festival by the Berkeley Tribe and the San Francisco Examiner tells us much about why the underground press became such a force. Image from morethings.com.When America was … Continue reading →

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