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Commentary 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.

Commentary Schechter: Our Profile and Theirs

Commentary, July, 11 1999 Danny Schechter
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When Dr. W.E.B DuBois predicted the question of color would become the problem of the twentieth century, he was writing before the advent of television, the proliferation of the mass media, and the many uses (and abuses) of the idea of racial prof...

Commentary Herman: The Importance of a Left Media

Commentary, July, 05 1999 Edward Herman
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A jarring moment in the Philadelphia area propaganda outpouring in support of the bombing of Yugoslavia was a passionately prowar Op Ed column in the Philadelphia Inquirer by long-time local antiwar activist Mark Sacharoff ("NATO did what it had t...

Commentary 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...

Commentary Albert: Pacifica, Pacifica!

Commentary, June, 23 1999 Michael Albert
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The current crisis at Pacifica was unleashed with recent firings of prominent and appreciated employees leading to irate listeners and employees demonstrating their opposition widely and militantly. Any progressive alternative institution has to u...

Commentary 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...

Commentary Herman: Kosovo and Doublespeak

Commentary, June, 15 1999 Edward Herman
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War, propaganda, and the proliferation of doublespeak have always gone hand-in-hand. As was the case during the Persian Gulf war, the NATO war against Yugoslavia witnessed a collapse of mainstream media integrity and a new surge of doublespeak in ...

Commentary Carter: When Kids Kill

Commentary, June, 07 1999 Sandy Carter
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Since the school shootings in Littleton, the nation's print and broadcast media have unleashed a sensational outpouring of analysis and concern aiming to explain why boys kill and what can be done to save them. Once we get by the headlines, howeve...

Commentary Herman: 'Balance' Sickness at The Nation

Commentary, June, 05 1999 Edward Herman
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The Nation has not distinguished itself in its coverage of the Kosovo crisis. It has had some good editorials and articles, but these are nicely balanced by pro-war pieces. It should embarrass the editors that its UN Correspondent Ian Williams is ...

Commentary Herman: Bomb the NYT

Commentary, May, 31 1999 Edward Herman
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NATO spokespersons have justified the bombing of Serbian TV and radio on the grounds that these broadcasters are an "instrument of state propaganda," tell lies, spew forth hatred, provide no "balance" in their offerings, and thus help prolong the ...

Commentary 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.

Commentary Dominick: That's Some Catch

Commentary, May, 26 1999 Brian Dominick
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As the NATO rampage continues in Yugoslavia, Western military and political leaders seem to be drifting slowly away from what can be fully explained by institutional analysis.

Commentary 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.

Commentary Schechter: Covering Wars at Home and Abroad

Commentary, May, 11 1999 Danny Schechter
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Had the Marine Corps recruiter not gotten hung up on the fact that Columbine H.S. student Eric Harris lied about taking an anti-depressant, he may very well have been on his way by now to the front lines of Kosovo, the real war he reportedly prefe...

Zmag Article Chomsky: Crisis in the Balkans

Zmag Article, May, 01 1999 Noam Chomsky
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Crisis in the Balkans

Commentary Bronski: Writing and Thinking Amidst Hostile Intentions

Commentary, April, 27 1999 Michael Bronski
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Most every writer likes to see her or his work quoted and cited. It gives you, if nothing else, the idea that at least someone somewhere reads what you write and publish.

Commentary 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.

Commentary 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...

Commentary Dominick: Behind Enemy Lines

Commentary, April, 11 1999 Brian Dominick
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In a disturbing case of hypocritical Western propaganda tripping over its own distortions, the Associated Press recently reported that Turkish troops and warplanes have crossed into Northeastern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels presumably taking ...

Commentary Schechter: The Talking Kosovo Blues

Commentary, April, 07 1999 Danny Schechter
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It was for me the big booking: an hour on MSNBC in the middle of a crisis. I had pitched the network proposing to talk about the media coverage of the Kosovo catastrophe. As a TV producer, I had been covering the Balkan wars for a public televisio...

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