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Schwartz: War Logs Now and in the Future
Znet Article, November, 04 2010
Michael Schwartz
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Chris Spannos interviews with Michael Schwartz about the War Logs—what they mean now and might mean in the future.
Blum: Anti-Empire Report
Commentary, November, 03 2010
Bill Blum
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The left in America is desperate; desperate for someone who can inspire them, if not lead them to a better world; or at least make them laugh.
Roy: Statement on Media and Mobs
Commentary, November, 01 2010
Arundhati Roy
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A mob of about a hundred people arrived at my house at 11 this morning, Sunday October 31st 2010...
Cohn: Let’s Rally to Restore Peace
Commentary, November, 01 2010
Marjorie Cohn
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In their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert effectively demonstrated how the media hypes fear.
Schechter: The Secret War Between Wikileaks And The Pentagon, (And Some Media Outlets)
Commentary, October, 26 2010
Danny Schechter
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Analysing the media coverage of the latest WikiLeaks release reveals some interesting insights.
Chomsky: “Media Subdues The Public. It’s So In India, Certainly”
Znet Article, October, 24 2010
Noam Chomsky
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On the 15th anniversary of Outlook, Ajaz Ashraf and Anuradha Raman talked to Chomsky about the crisis plaguing the media.
Pilger: Why Murdoch And The BBC Are On The Same Side
Commentary, September, 30 2010
John Pilger
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Britain is said to be approaching its Berlusconi Moment. That is to say, if Rupert Murdoch wins control of Sky he will command half the television and newspaper market and threaten what is known as public service broadcasting.
Golinger: US Media Intensifies Campaign Against Chavez
Commentary, September, 23 2010
Eva Golinger
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As election time approaches in Venezuela, international media increase negative coverage of the South American nation. CNN applauds terrorism against Venezuela, while Fox News accuses the Chavez government of terrorism.
Edwards: Beyond Hiroshima
Commentary, September, 12 2010
David Edwards
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Compassion is sometimes a central theme of media reporting. On August 25, journalists across the UK described how a British woman, Mary Bale, had been filmed dropping a cat into a wheelie bin. The cat was later released unharmed.
Jamal: “I am an outlaw journalist”
Znet Article, September, 11 2010
Mumia Abu Jamal
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On August 29th, 2010, Reporters Without Borders Washington DC representative Clothilde Le Coz visited Mumia Abu-Jamal, prisoner on death row for nearly three decades. Ms. Le Coz was accompanied by Abu-Jamal’s lead attorney, Robert R. Bryan, and hi...
Forte: The ‘Dirty Secrets’ that Purify a Dirty War: A Colonial Tale of Dancing Boys, a Journalist, and the Human Terrain System in Afghanistan
Blog Post, September, 08 2010
Maximilian Forte
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A colonizers' tale of the "dirty secrets" of Afghanistan, focusing on the "dancing boys," as portrayed by an American war reported and the U.S. Army's Human Terrain System, which incorporates civilian social scientists to aid in counterinsurgency....
Pilger: Flying the flag, faking the news
Commentary, September, 03 2010
John Pilger
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Edward Bernays, the American nephew of Sigmund Freud, is said to have invented modern propaganda. During the first world war, he was one of a group of influential liberals who mounted a secret government campaign to persuade reluctant Americans to...
Schechter: Media Complicity in Financial Crimes
Commentary, September, 01 2010
Danny Schechter
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When you connect the dots in your writing or look for deeper explanations behind the decisions of policymakers, market makers and media-makers, it’s easy to be dismissed as a conspiracy nut.
Bennis: Afghanistan after the Wikileaks War Logs
Audio, August, 26 2010
Phyllis Bennis
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Interview about the impact of the Wikileaks documents and the new financial input for the American troops in Afghanistan.
Forte: Don’t Hide Behind the Women: What is Relevant in the Story About Julian Assange and the Rape Accusation?
Blog Post, August, 24 2010
Maximilian Forte
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The women behind the rape allegations should not be the focus of the story, either any smears against them, or any defenses on their behalf. What really matters is what happened in the Swedish Prosecutor's Office, part of a justice system that is ...
Pilger: Why Wikileaks Must Be Protected
Commentary, August, 19 2010
John Pilger
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On 26 July, Wikileaks released thousands of secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan. Cover-ups, a secret assassination unit and the killing of civilians are documented.
Forte: Heroism in Doubt: Canadian War Mythology Takes a Hit from Wikileaks
Blog Post, August, 12 2010
Maximilian Forte
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That's right: quoting a record written by the U.S. military, as found in the Wikileaks release, is an act that "smears the troops," "offends the families of the fallen," and if that isn't bad enough, it's the equivalent of "holocaust denial." Read...
Forte: Is TIME’s Afghan “cover girl” really a victim of mutilation by the Taleban?
Blog Post, August, 05 2010
Maximilian Forte
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Jamil Hanifi, Afghan anthropologist, denounces the TIME Magazine cover featuring "Aisha," allegedly mutilated by the Taleban as a story that is likely a fake and does not square with basic ethnographic facts on the ground. Is there another attempt...
Chomsky: WikiLeaks and Coverage in Press
Video, August, 04 2010
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky's ZSpace page
Chomsky compares media reaction to Wiki leaks and a recent report on Fallujah...
