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Solomon: Dean Hopes and Green Dreams: The 2004 Presidential Race
Znet Article, August, 25 2003
Norman Solomon
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[Part I: Progressives and the Dean Campai...
Solomon: Not A "silly Season"
Znet Article, August, 14 2003
Norman Solomon
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Contrary to media cliches about "the silly season," this is a time of very serious -- and probably catastrophic -- political maneuvers. From California to the U.N. building in New York City to the sweltering heat of Iraq, the deadly consequences ...
Solomon: To Err Is Human, To Truly Correct Is Divine
Znet Article, August, 09 2003
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For America's newspapers, the New York Times is a pacesetter. And this summer, with the Times expanding its daily "Corrections" slot on page two, some other papers seem open to more rigor in setting the record straight. This is commendable. But...
Solomon: Green Party Taking The Plunge For 2004
Commentary, July, 31 2003
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For the 2004 presidential race, the Green dye is cast.
Solomon: Green Party Taking The Plunge For 2004
Znet Article, July, 30 2003
Norman Solomon
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For the 2004 presidential race, the Green dye is cast. “The Green Party emerged from a national meeting ... increasingly certain that it will run a presidential candidate in next year’s election, all but settling a debate within ...
Solomon: Tilting Democrats In The Presidential Race
Commentary, July, 11 2003
Norman Solomon
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The corporate Democrats who greased Bill Clinton's path to the White House are now a bit worried. Their influence on the party's presidential nomination process has slipped. But the Democratic Leadership Council can count on plenty of assistance f...
Solomon: Politics Of Money
Znet Article, July, 10 2003
Norman Solomon
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While President Bush’s re-election campaign accumulates an unprecedented pile of dollars, the country’s news media are deep in a rut of reporting about the r...
Solomon: Visual Images and How We See the World
Znet Article, June, 30 2003
Norman Solomon
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Media critics often say that visual images trump words. The claim makes some sense: Pictures have major impacts on how we see the world. And we're apt to pay less attention to photo captions or the voice-overs that accompany news footage on TV scr...
Solomon: The Media Politics Of Impeachment
Znet Article, June, 19 2003
Norman Solomon
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Early summer has brought a flurry of public discussion about a topic previously confined to political margins -- the possibility of impeaching President George W. Bush. The idea is still far from the national media echo chamber, but some rumblings...
Solomon: Britain: Not Quite A Parallel Media Universe
Commentary, June, 18 2003
Norman Solomon
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LONDON -- The people of Britain and the United States are living in
Solomon: Trust, War And Terrorism
Znet Article, June, 07 2003
Norman Solomon
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In a democracy, leaders must earn and retain the public's trust. No matter how loudly those leaders proclaim their dedication to fighting terrorism, we must not flinch from examining whether they are trustworthy. On March 17, 2003, in a major ad...
Solomon: The Media, Gulf War II, & The FCC
Zmag Article, June, 01 2003
Norman Solomon
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A new poll tells us that—by a two-to-one margin—Americans “use clearly positive words in their descriptions of the president.” The Pew Research Center, releasing a nationwide survey on May...
Solomon: A Different Approach For The 2004 Campaign
Commentary, June, 01 2003
Norman Solomon
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Eighteen months from now, citizens will vote for president. If the 2004 campaign is anything like the last one, the election returns will mark the culmination of a depressing media spectacle.
Solomon: Decoding The Media Fixation On Terrorism
Znet Article, May, 22 2003
Norman Solomon
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By now, it's a media ritual. Whenever the U.S. government raises the alert level for terrorism -- as when officials announced the orange code for "high risk" on May 20 -- local, regional and national news stories assess the dangers and report on w...
Solomon: Why The Fcc's Rules Matter
Znet Article, May, 15 2003
Norman Solomon
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Media outlets are the lifeblood of the body politic. Extensive circulation of ideas, information, analysis and debate must exist -- not just once in a while, but all the time -- or the consequences are severe, even catastrophic. You can gauge our...
Solomon: Introspective Media Not In The Cards
Znet Article, May, 09 2003
Norman Solomon
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A new poll tells us that -- by a two-to-one margin -- Americans "use clearly positive words in their descriptions of the president." The Pew Research Center, releasing a nationwide survey on May 7, declared "there is little doubt ... that the war ...
Solomon: Media Nix -- From Blix To Kucinich To Dixie Chicks
Znet Article, April, 24 2003
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Media Nix -- From Blix To Kucinich To Dixie Chicks
Solomon: Mark Twain Speaks to Us
Commentary, April, 22 2003
Norman Solomon
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With U.S. troops occupying Iraq and the Bush administration making bellicose noises about Syria, let's consider some rarely mentioned words from the most revered writer in American history.
