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Commentary Solomon: When Media Dogs Don’t Bark

Commentary, May, 26 2005 Norman Solomon
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The recent decision by General Motors to pull its advertising from the Los Angeles Times has not gone over very well.

Znet Article Solomon: And Now, It's Time For ... "Media Jeopardy!"

Znet Article, May, 23 2005 Norman Solomon
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The endless show that seems to fill America's every waking moment -- and many of its nightmares -- could be called "Media Jeopardy!" Before proceeding, here's a reminder of the rules: Listen to the answer and then try to come up with the questio...

Znet Article Solomon: News Media and "the Madness of Militarism"

Znet Article, May, 16 2005 Norman Solomon
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Media activism has achieved a lot. But I don't believe there's anything to be satisfied with -- considering the present-day realities of corporate media and the warfare state. War has become a constant of U.S. foreign policy, and media flackery f...

Znet Article Solomon: Political Bluster and the Filibuster

Znet Article, May, 13 2005 Norman Solomon
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The battle over the filibuster is now one of the country’s biggest political news stories. The Bush administration seems determined to change Senate rules so a simple majority of senators, instead of three-fifths, can cut off debate and fo...

Commentary Solomon: Intervention Spin Cycle

Commentary, May, 08 2005 Norman Solomon
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FORTY YEARS AGO, on the morning of April 26, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson spoke with a top State Department official about fast-moving events in the Dominican Republic. A popular rebellion was on the verge of toppling a military junta and restor...

Znet Article Solomon: Nuclear Fundamentalism and the Iran Story

Znet Article, May, 05 2005 Norman Solomon
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Years from now, when historians look back at agenda-building for a missile attack on Iran, they should closely examine a story that took up the USA's most coveted space for media spin -- the upper right corner of the New York Times front page -- o...

Znet Article Solomon: Iraq: War, Aid and Public Relations

Znet Article, April, 29 2005 Norman Solomon
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American news outlets provided extensive -- and mostly laudatory -- coverage of Marla Ruzicka after she died in Baghdad on April 16. The humanitarian aid worker’s undaunted spirit and boundless dedication had endeared her to a wide array o...

Commentary Solomon: The New Pope and JournalismÕs Crisis of Faith

Commentary, April, 22 2005 Norman Solomon
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The papacy of Benedict XVI confronts journalists with a key question: How much critical scrutiny is appropriate when a religious leader gains enormous power?

Commentary Solomon: The New Pope and Journalism’s Crisis of Faith

Commentary, April, 22 2005 Norman Solomon
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The papacy of Benedict XVI confronts journalists with a key question: How much critical scrutiny is appropriate when a religious leader gains enormous power?

Znet Article Solomon: When Media Dogs Don't Bark

Znet Article, April, 19 2005 Norman Solomon
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The recent decision by General Motors to pull its advertising from the Los Angeles Times has not gone over very well. "Blame the press," Daily Variety scoffed in mid-April, after several days of publicity about the automaker's move. "That's the l...

Znet Article Solomon: Beyond the Narrow Limits of News Coverage

Znet Article, April, 08 2005 Norman Solomon
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I was glad to open the New York Times last Monday and see the headline: “In Steinbeck’s Birthplace, a Fight to Keep the Libraries Open.” After visiting Salinas, Calif., over the weekend, I was eager to find out whether the ...

Zmag Article Solomon: Making Peace With the War in Iraq?

Zmag Article, April, 01 2005 Norman Solomon
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S adly, two years after the invasion of Iraq, the online powerhouse MoveOn.org—which built most of its member base with a strong antiwar message—is not pushing for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. With a netw...

Znet Article Solomon: A Quarterly Report from Bush-Cheney Media Enterprises

Znet Article, April, 01 2005 Norman Solomon
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The first quarter of 2005 brought significant media dividends for the Bush-Cheney limited liability corporation. Stakeholders received windfalls as mainstream news outlets deferred to consolidation of power from the November election. A rollout ...

Znet Article Solomon: Little Reporting on Paranoia in High Places

Znet Article, March, 25 2005 Norman Solomon
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Journalists often refer to the Bush administration’s foreign policy as “unilateral” and “preemptive.” Liberal pundits like to complain that a “go-it-alone” approach has isolated the United St...

Znet Article Solomon: Why Iraq Withdrawal Makes Sense

Znet Article, March, 17 2005 Norman Solomon
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President Bush just told reporters that he has no intention of setting any timetable for withdrawal. "Our troops will come home when Iraq is capable of defending herself," he said. Powerful pundits keep telling us that a swift pullout of U.S. troo...

Znet Article Solomon: What They Really Mean...

Znet Article, March, 16 2005 Norman Solomon
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  Since the 1950s, many young Americans have first encountered critiques of mass media in the pages of Mad. With its intricate cartoons and satirical sendups, the monthly magazine gained a reputation for skewering politicians, advertisers, TV sho...

Znet Article Solomon: MoveOn.org: Making Peace With the War in Iraq

Znet Article, March, 11 2005 Norman Solomon
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Sadly, it has come to this. Two years after the invasion of Iraq, the online powerhouse MoveOn.org -- which built most of its member base with a strong antiwar message -- is not pushing for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. With a network of m...

Znet Article Solomon: When Junk Interrupts Junk

Znet Article, March, 04 2005 Norman Solomon
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Once in a while, mass media outlets give a fair hearing to radical ideas that make sense. But those ideas have little chance to take hold -- mainly because followup is scant. Instead of bouncing around the national media echo chamber, the offendin...

Commentary Solomon: Iraq Media Coverage: Too Much Stenography, Not Enough Curiosity

Commentary, February, 27 2005 Norman Solomon
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Curiosity may occasionally kill a cat. But lack of curiosity is apt to terminate journalism with extreme prejudice.

Znet Article Solomon: Ex-Presidents as Pitchmen: Touting Good Deeds

Znet Article, February, 26 2005 Norman Solomon
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An Associated Press dispatch from a Thai fishing village summed up the media spin: “Former President Bill Clinton’s voice trembled with emotion as he and George H.W. Bush put aside their once-bitter political rivalry...” ...

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