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McCain Man Charlie Black Advised Jesse Helms on Racist Campaign Tactics
Senator Jesse Helms, campaigning in Lenoir, North Carolina for the first time as a politician, spoke inside an old storefront for ten minutes before leaving town in his motor home. Photo: “Jesse” (1991) by Spencer B. Ainsley.The connection is CharlieBy … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Charles Black, Jesse Helms, McCain, Media, Racism
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FILM : Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Bedtime for “Gonzo”By Andrew O’Hehir / July 4, 2008 Gonzo journalism pioneer Hunter S. Thompson and documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney don’t seem like the most natural pairing, at least at first. Gibney’s films, including the Oscar-winning “Taxi to the Dark … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Film, Filmmakers, Gonzo Journalizm, Journalism, Literature, Media, People, Writers
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McCain Denies Roughing Up Sandinista
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. and his wife Cindy McCain attend a press conference in Cartagena, Colombia, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Photo by Fernando Vergara / AP.Incident detailed by Sen. Thad Cochran, R-MissBy Beth Fouhy / July 2, … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin America, McCain, McCain Temper, Media, Presidential Campaign, Sandanistas
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Journalist Dahr Jamail Discusses the Media and the Occupation of Iraq
Journalist Dahr JamailReporting from a sense of duty and mission…by D.Tyhacz / July 3, 2008 Dahr Jamail is an award-winning freelance journalist. His reporting from Iraq has earned him numerous awards, including the prestigious 2008 Martha Gellhorn Award for Journalism, … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Media, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Journalism, Media, Middle East
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FOX News Does it Again!!
(Above)Screenshot of Fox & Friends featuring the photo it used of Jacques Steinberg, with the original photo on its left. Comparing the two photos, it appears that the following changes have been made: Steinberg’s teeth have been yellowed, his nose … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox News, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Propaganda, Right Wing
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Vets Speak Out About Wesley Clark and John McCain
Army Gen. Wesley Clark, Ret, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO. The treatment of Clark’s lucid remarks made in the last few days by the ever-rabid media has been absolute and complete. Anyone who reads a transcript of Clark’s … Continue reading
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Tagged GI's, McCain, Media, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Veterans, Video, Wesley Clark
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Tutu Visits Scene of Massacre; Calls For End to Blockade
Archbishop Desmond Tutu To try this out I googled “Desmond Tutu Gaza” and sure enough I got not one U.S. media hit. Democracy Now! radio had something but no newspaper at all. I went to the New York Times web … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Desmond Tutu, Israel, Journalism, Media, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian Blockade, Peace Movement, Religion
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Gender Bias in the Media
Sexism Sells — But We’re Not Buying It The Women’s Media Center, along with its partners at Media Matters, launched on May 20 “Sexism Sells, But We’re Not Buying It,” a new video and online petition campaign illustrating the pervasive … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Presidential Campaign, Sexism, Video, Women
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Alternative Media : Reporting From The Ground Up
INSP member paper Hecho en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Grassroots journalism worldwide:The power of the street paperBy Silja J.A. Talvi / June 28, 2008 This is how international grassroots journalism, by and for the people, can really look and feel. As … Continue reading
FOX News : Stop the Lies
The following comes to us from MoveOn.org. FOX News acts as a propaganda arm of the Bush administration and the Republican right. Despite its cartoonish bias, it has broad reach and substantial clout and it should be challenged at every … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Fox News, Media, MoveOn.org, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Propaganda
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If I Had to Watch US News, I’d Blow My Brains Out
Iraq story buried by US networks: features Lara Logan of CBS h/t Informed Comment / Posted June 25, 2008 Go to War in Iraq? What War in Iraq? about lack of media coverage of the war. / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Journalism, Media, Network News
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War in Iraq? What War in Iraq?
For the people in Iraq, the war is full time. A woman wept as the body of a relative was borne to burial in Najaf. Photo by Alaa Al-Marjani/APReporters Say Networks Put War on Back BurnerBy Brian Stelter / June … Continue reading
