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Commentary Solomon: Profiles In Media Courage

Commentary, June, 16 2002 Norman Solomon
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The Committee to Protect Journalists released a bleak report the other day. "Attacks on the Press in 2001" is a thick document with details about media suppression in much of the world. While American readers may feel very fortunate, they have no ...

Znet Article Solomon: Nuclear Weapons And Media Fog

Znet Article, June, 06 2002 Norman Solomon
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American media outlets roused themselves from outright denial in early June, spurred by belated warnings from top U.S. officials that a nuclear war between India and Pakistan would kill millions of people. The tone of news coverage shifted toward ...

Commentary Solomon: War On Terrorism: Winking At Nuclear Terror

Commentary, June, 05 2002 Norman Solomon
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Two countries -- each with dozens of atomic bombs -- are threatening to make war on each other. Large numbers of troops have mobilized. Deadly cross-border clashes are intense. And people in charge of both governments have become more bellicose by...

Zmag Article Solomon: MediaBeat

Zmag Article, June, 01 2002 Norman Solomon
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the faithful a September 11 photo taken as President Bush spoke on a phone aboard Air Force One. At the Democratic National Committee, rainmaker- in-chief Terry McAuliffe called the move “grotesque” ...

Commentary Solomon: Still Not Good Enough -- From Barbie To Botox

Commentary, May, 28 2002 Norman Solomon
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In a twist of fate, obituaries appeared for the inventor of the Barbie doll just as a $50 million advertising campaign got underway for an anti-wrinkle drug with a name that memorably combines the words "botulism" and "toxin." Expensive injections...

Znet Article Solomon: Counteracting the Media Evildoers

Znet Article, May, 23 2002 Norman Solomon
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To: George, Dick and John Re: Counteracting the Media Evildoers Damage control efforts are on track after those rough days in mid-May. First, let's note a silver lining. John's move to prosecute Arthur Andersen pushed Enron off a lot of front p...

Znet Article Solomon: The Case Of The 9-11 Photo

Znet Article, May, 17 2002 Norman Solomon
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Politicians are often eager to outdo their foes with media images of greater patriotism or piety. But in mid-May 2002, Republican and Democratic leaders also vied to appear more offended than their opponents. The catalyst was a GOP effort to boost...

Znet Article Solomon: No Media Interest In A Basic Matter Of Democracy

Znet Article, May, 16 2002 Norman Solomon
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A basic principle of democracy is that every person's vote should have equal weight. So we might expect some public discourse about the fact that the U.S. Senate is fundamentally undemocratic. But it's a complete non-issue among politicians and jo...

Commentary Solomon: Media And The Hazards Of Political Faith

Commentary, April, 30 2002 Norman Solomon
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Weeks before the 20th century ended, the pundit Michael Kinsley was uncommonly direct in a Time essay that defended the virtues of the World Trade Organization with these closing words: "But really, the WTO is OK. Do the math. Or take it on faith....

Commentary Solomon: Alice's New Adventures In Medialand

Commentary, April, 24 2002 Norman Solomon
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Alice climbed out of the news hole. She seemed badly shaken. "I thought Wonderland was curious indeed," she said, "but Medialand is even more peculiar."

Znet Article Solomon: Npr And The Fallow Triumph Of Public Radio

Znet Article, April, 19 2002 Norman Solomon
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A triumphant story about National Public Radio appeared in late March on the front page of Current, the main newspaper of the public-broadcasting industry. "NPR Lands Most Listeners Ever," the headline announced, over a summary of the latest Arbit...

Commentary Solomon: American Journalism: A Class Act

Commentary, April, 18 2002 Norman Solomon
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Like most people, American journalists are apt to look at the very rich with awe. Names like Bill Gates, George Soros and Warren Buffett have the ring of modern-day royalty -- high above the rest of us, and maybe even vaguely immortal.

Znet Article Solomon: Palestinians Are Blurry In The Editorial Frame

Znet Article, April, 06 2002 Norman Solomon
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In times of crisis, many policymakers and journalists pay special attention to the editorializing from America's most influential papers. The spin of news coverage and the mix of individual opinion pieces usually indicate the outlooks of the media...

Commentary Solomon: Six Months Later, The Basic Tool Is Language

Commentary, March, 24 2002 Norman Solomon
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Cameras have recorded countless defining moments. And many months after Sept. 11, some nightmarish televised glimpses of that day's horrors still resonate deeply. Visual images are powerful. Yet there's no substitute for words that sum up what mig...

Znet Article Solomon: New Media Heights For A Remarkable Pundit

Znet Article, March, 11 2002 Norman Solomon
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Thomas Friedman has achieved another media triumph with the debut of "Tom's Journal" on the "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." The feature will be a "one-on-one debriefing of Friedman by Lehrer or one of the program's senior correspondents," says a news ...

Commentary Solomon: Pentagon's Silver Lining May Be Bigger Than Cloud

Commentary, March, 04 2002 Norman Solomon
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Pentagon's Silver Lining May Be Bigger Than Cloud

Zmag Article Solomon: American Journalism: A Class Act

Zmag Article, March, 01 2002 Norman Solomon
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American Journalism: A Class Act

Znet Article Solomon: PENTAGON'S SILVER LINING MAY BE BIGGER THAN CLOUD

Znet Article, March, 01 2002 Norman Solomon
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The Office of Strategic Influence went from obscurity to infamy to oblivion during a spin cycle that lasted just seven days in late February. Coming to terms with a week of negative coverage after news broke that the Pentagon office might purposel...

Commentary Solomon: Bad News When Madmen Lead The Blind

Commentary, February, 27 2002 Norman Solomon
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The autumn started with a huge national jolt of shock, fear, grief and anger. Winter has begun with many worries here at home and grim satisfaction about warfare abroad. A line from "King Lear," early in Act 4, is hauntingly appropriate:

Znet Article Solomon: Determined Struggle Brings A Radio Network Back To Life

Znet Article, February, 12 2002 Norman Solomon
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The art of the deal is a media dream: Savvy achievers get to the top. Guile and artifice -- even outright deception -- may well be part of the game, but there's nothing like success. One way or another, money and centralized power end up calling t...

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