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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...
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” ...
Herman: Media Protect Bush On 9/11 Security Failure
Commentary, May, 31 2002
Edward Herman
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The successful terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, represented a spectacular failure of the U.S. national security establishment. But from the very beginning there was very little media interest in examining that failure, although the attack i...
Albert: What Did Bush Know, When?
Commentary, May, 24 2002
Michael Albert
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The above question screams from mainstream newspapers. It froths from liberals' lips. What troubles me more, however, is that some leftists also find it important.
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...
Landau: World News In Shotgun Pellets From The Media
Commentary, May, 19 2002
Saul Landau
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Did the extra cup of coffee or the TV news cause my anxiety? Or should I attribute my uneasiness to the news headlines blaring over my car radio as I brake to a stop on a ten lane Los Angeles freeway? The media will report on any "news" that might...
Albert: Common Courage Needs Help
Commentary, May, 03 2002
Michael Albert
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Common Courage Press
Herman: Media and new humanitarian normalization of victor's justice
Zmag Article, May, 01 2002
Edward Herman
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Media and new humanitarian normalization of victor's justice
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....
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."
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.
Schechter: What's A Journalist To Do When The Political Gets Personal?
Commentary, April, 17 2002
Danny Schechter
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When you write about the world, or report on what's happening "over there," the issues can seem far away enough to permit disengagement. The distance encourages detachment and objectification.
Randall: Gift or loan?ÑBushese
Commentary, April, 15 2002
Margaret Randall
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I watch West Wing whenever I can. I confess to loving the program, to wishing President Bartlett was in the White House rather than George W. Bush, and that those with executive power in our country today possessed a fragment of the humanity, beli...
Herman: Susan Douglas, And The Nation, On Pacifica
Znet Article, April, 15 2002
Edward Herman
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The Nation magazine has had a serious conflict of interest in reporting on the Pacifica struggle. During the reign of the old Pacifica management, the magazine had its own program on Pacifica's Los Angeles station KPFK, with the program run by Con...
Edwards: Arms, Climate Change, And The Grand Media Deception
Commentary, April, 06 2002
David Edwards
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In a recent Guardian article, Julian Borger reports a massive 11% increase in U.S. defence spending. It is estimated that by 2007 defence spending will be 20% higher than average cold war levels. While September 11 is cited as justification, the i...
Herman: The Milosevic Trial, Part 1
Zmag Article, April, 01 2002
Edward Herman
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The Milosevic Trial, Part 1
Arnove: Convenient And Not So Convenient Massacres
Commentary, March, 30 2002
Anthony Arnove
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A frequent justification for toppling Saddam Hussein has been that he used chemical weapons on "his own people". A look at the US response at the time of the Halabja Massacre shows the US concern for the Kurdish to be an utter lie.
Peters: Using MLK to Keep You in Your Place
Commentary, March, 27 2002
Cynthia Peters
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There are all sorts of rationalizations people will offer for not envisioning a better future. "It's utopian," some will say. "You're dreaming. The best we can do is make small improvements on what we've got."
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...
