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Solomon: Broadcasting and Democracy: Oil and Water
Commentary, August, 18 1999
Norman Solomon
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Is it really possible for broadcasting and democracy to mix? In theory, yes. But right now, the prospects look bleak.
Solomon: Journalists Inspire Support for Community Radio / Pacifica Continues
Commentary, July, 18 1999
Norman Solomon
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Last Wednesday afternoon, radio journalist Aileen Alfandary stood on the sidewalk in front of the building where she has worked for many years. She looked out of place. The deadline for the KPFA evening news was fast approaching -- but all the doo...
Solomon: The Public is Secondary
Commentary, July, 15 1999
Norman Solomon
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Across the country, PBS stations are in denial. And if we think the programming they provide is worthy of the name "public television," then maybe we're in denial, too.
Solomon: Big Name Candidates Bow To Media Power
Commentary, July, 02 1999
Norman Solomon
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Every modern presidential contest generates a lot of discussion about how the nation's most prominent journalists cover major candidates. But there's not much analysis of how candidates get along with the media conglomerates that employ those jour...
Solomon: Shadow Falling on beacon of Independent Radio
Commentary, June, 19 1999
Norman Solomon
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This summer begins with a large shadow hanging over one of the nation's pioneering radio stations. Half a century after listener-supported KPFA took to the airwaves in the San Francisco area as a unique experiment in media independence, the battle...
Solomon: Three On Kosovo
Commentary, May, 28 1999
Norman Solomon
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A few days ago, the president of the United States openly violated the War Powers Act -- and the national media yawned.
Solomon: When Will the Media Call It War
Commentary, May, 19 1999
Norman Solomon
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Nearly two months have passed since the beginning of NATO's air war against Yugoslavia. After a shaky start, Washington's spin machinery has done much to promote a war agenda -- with crucial assistance from major U.S. news media.
Solomon: For Whom The Media Bell Tolls
Commentary, April, 23 1999
Norman Solomon
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For several weeks now, the suffering of refugees from Kosovo has filled our TV screens. Empathy seems to motivate much of the public support for the ceaseless bombing of Yugoslavia.
Solomon: American Journalist Have No Reason to be Smug
Commentary, April, 13 1999
Norman Solomon
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Ever since the start of NATO 's bombing blitz more than two weeks ago, the regime in Belgrade has maintained total control of Serbia's press -- and American journalists have scornfully reported on the propaganda role of Yugoslavian news media. But...
Solomon: Keeping Mickey in the Private Domain
Commentary, March, 12 1999
Norman Solomon
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Who's the leader of the club that's paid for you and me? S-E-N-A-T-O-R L-O-T-T!
Solomon: Media Beat
Zmag Article, June, 01 1998
Norman Solomon
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After Pulitzer, Graham’s Book Still Lacks Scrutiny In the days since Katharine Graham won a Pulitzer Prize for her autobiography Personal History, media coverage has added new luster to the book’s reputation. United Press Intern...
Solomon: Media Beat
Zmag Article, May, 01 1998
Norman Solomon
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Sex-Scandal Coverage Evades Contradictions In the days since Kathleen Willey’s interview on "60 Minutes," media outlets have flooded us with renewed debates over President Clinton’s sexual conduct. But news coverage still fails to co...
Solomon: Excerpt from The Trouble With Dilbert
Zmag Article, December, 01 1997
Norman Solomon
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Excerpt from The Trouble With Dilbert
Solomon: Good Grief: When It Reigns, It Pours
Zmag Article, November, 01 1997
Norman Solomon
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"the suffering was somehow unimpressive." The same media outlets that can go into paroxysms of grief over one celebrity’s demise have shown themselves fully capable of ignoring—or even celebrating—the deaths of ma...
Solomon: Worshipping New Media Gods
Zmag Article, October, 01 1997
Norman Solomon
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story. Meanwhile, back on the ground, mortals can only imagine what it’s like to move corporate mountains and build digital highways with the flick of a pen. We’re encouraged to look up with awe at the colossal d...
Solomon: Clinton And JFK -- Media Myth, R.I.P.
Zmag Article, September, 01 1997
Norman Solomon
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Clinton And JFK -- Media Myth, R.I.P.
Solomon: Media Beat
Zmag Article, July, 01 1997
Norman Solomon
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similar stories many times: A scrappy innovator took on the business establishment and made a fortune. An engineer battled myopic bosses to develop a great new product. A brilliant computer nerd overcame entrenched foes and now ...
