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Solomon: The Iraq War and MoveOn
Commentary, August, 19 2005
Norman Solomon
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The day after Wednesday night's nationwide vigils, the big headline at the top of the MoveOn.org home page said: "Support Cindy Sheehan." But MoveOn does not support Cindy Sheehan's call for swift withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
Solomon: Media Flagstones Along a Path to War on Iran
Commentary, August, 06 2005
Norman Solomon
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On Tuesday, big alarm bells went off in the national media echo chamber, and major U.S. news outlets showed that they knew the drill. IranÕs nuclear activities were pernicious, most of all, because people in high places in Washington said so.
Solomon: Terrorism, Òthe War on TerrorÓ and the Message of Carnage
Commentary, July, 09 2005
Norman Solomon
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When the French government suggested a diplomatic initiative that might interfere with the White House agenda for war, the president responded by saying that the proposed scenario would Òratify terror.Ó The date was July 24, 1964, the president wa...
Solomon: Terrorism, “the War on Terror†and the Message of Carnage
Commentary, July, 09 2005
Norman Solomon
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When the French government suggested a diplomatic initiative that might interfere with the White House agenda for war, the president responded by saying that the proposed scenario would “ratify terror.†The date was July 24, 1964, ...
Solomon: War Made Easy: From Vietnam to Iraq
Commentary, July, 07 2005
Norman Solomon
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On February 27, 1968, I sat in a small room on Capitol Hill. Around a long table, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was in session, taking testimony from an administration official. Most of all, I remember a man with a push-broom moustache an...
Solomon: Letter From Tehran: In Washington's Cross-Hairs
Commentary, June, 15 2005
Norman Solomon
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Letter From Tehran: In Washington's Cross-Hairs
Solomon: Impeachment Fever And Media Politics
Commentary, June, 10 2005
Norman Solomon
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If you think President Bush should be impeached, itÕs time to get serious.
Solomon: When Media Dogs DonÕt Bark
Commentary, May, 26 2005
Norman Solomon
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The recent decision by General Motors to pull its advertising from the Los Angeles Times has not gone over very well.
Solomon: When Media Dogs Don’t Bark
Commentary, May, 26 2005
Norman Solomon
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The recent decision by General Motors to pull its advertising from the Los Angeles Times has not gone over very well.
Solomon: Intervention Spin Cycle
Commentary, May, 08 2005
Norman Solomon
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FORTY YEARS AGO, on the morning of April 26, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson spoke with a top State Department official about fast-moving events in the Dominican Republic. A popular rebellion was on the verge of toppling a military junta and restor...
Solomon: The New Pope and JournalismÕs Crisis of Faith
Commentary, April, 22 2005
Norman Solomon
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The papacy of Benedict XVI confronts journalists with a key question: How much critical scrutiny is appropriate when a religious leader gains enormous power?
Solomon: The New Pope and Journalism’s Crisis of Faith
Commentary, April, 22 2005
Norman Solomon
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The papacy of Benedict XVI confronts journalists with a key question: How much critical scrutiny is appropriate when a religious leader gains enormous power?
Solomon: Iraq Media Coverage: Too Much Stenography, Not Enough Curiosity
Commentary, February, 27 2005
Norman Solomon
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Curiosity may occasionally kill a cat. But lack of curiosity is apt to terminate journalism with extreme prejudice.
Solomon: Media Sense and Sensibilities
Commentary, January, 25 2005
Norman Solomon
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At a pair of British daily newspapers -- the Independent and the Guardian -- plus the Observer on Sunday, journalists are far more willing than their U.S. counterparts to repeatedly take on powerful interests. Tough questions get pursued at length...
Solomon: The Limits of ÒMan Bites DogÓ Stories
Commentary, December, 29 2004
Norman Solomon
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The usual notion of big news is the unusual. Journalists are taught to look for Òman bites dogÓ stories -- the events that raise eyebrows and make us think, ÒWow!Ó
Solomon: The Limits of “Man Bites Dog†Stories
Commentary, December, 29 2004
Norman Solomon
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The usual notion of big news is the unusual. Journalists are taught to look for “man bites dog†stories -- the events that raise eyebrows and make us think, “Wow!â€
Solomon: News Media in the 60th Year of the Nuclear Age
Commentary, December, 11 2004
Norman Solomon
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Top officials in Washington are now promoting jitters about Iran's nuclear activities, while media outlets amplify the message. A confrontation with Tehran is on the second-term Bush agenda. So, we're encouraged to obliquely think about the unthin...
Solomon: Transforming Four More Years
Commentary, November, 11 2004
Norman Solomon
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Right-wing trumpets are making a horrific racket across a ravaged political landscape. For now, hope is barely audible. Progressives seem like fledglings without feathers, weakly tapping from inside thick shells. Four more years sound like hell.
Solomon: The Presidential Pageant: ÒThere He Is, Mr. America...Ó
Commentary, October, 28 2004
Norman Solomon
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Less than two weeks before Election Day 2004, the ABC television network cancelled Miss America. Fifty years after it premiered on national TV, the famous Òbeauty pageantÓ has fallen on hard times. Last month, the annual show drew just 9.8 million...
Solomon: The Presidential Pageant: “There He Is, Mr. America...â€
Commentary, October, 28 2004
Norman Solomon
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Less than two weeks before Election Day 2004, the ABC television network cancelled Miss America. Fifty years after it premiered on national TV, the famous “beauty pageant†has fallen on hard times. Last month, the annual show drew ...
Solomon: Beyond the Debates, a Referendum on an Emperor
Commentary, October, 14 2004
Norman Solomon
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More than any other events on the campaign trail this year, the debates have drawn intense public interest. Viewers are eager for something more than the carefully packaged junk that usually passes for political coverage -- the nonstop media mix o...
Solomon: Missing: A Media Focus on the Supreme Court
Commentary, September, 18 2004
Norman Solomon
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The big media themes about the 2004 presidential campaign have reveled in vague rhetoric and flimsy controversies. But little attention has focused on a matter of profound importance: Whoever wins the race for the White House will be in a position...
Solomon: RoveÕs Brain and Media Manipulation
Commentary, September, 10 2004
Norman Solomon
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I just saw a horror movie -- ÒBushÕs BrainÓ -- the new documentary based on a book with the same name by journalists James Moore and Wayne Slater. The bookÕs subtitle is ÒHow Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential.Ó IÕll spare you the grim det...
Solomon: Rove’s Brain and Media Manipulation
Commentary, September, 10 2004
Norman Solomon
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I just saw a horror movie -- “Bush’s Brain†-- the new documentary based on a book with the same name by journalists James Moore and Wayne Slater. The book’s subtitle is “How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Pr...
Solomon: Beyond Hero Worship
Commentary, August, 29 2004
Norman Solomon
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ÒHappy is the country which requires no heroes,Ó Bertolt Brecht commented. Today, by that standard, the United States is a very unhappy country.
Solomon: From Attica to Abu Ghraib -- and a Prison Near You
Commentary, August, 23 2004
Norman Solomon
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A recent obituary in the New York Times told about Frank Smith, "who as an inmate leader at Attica prison was tortured by officers in the aftermath of the prisoner uprising of 1971 and then spent a quarter century successfully fighting for legal d...
Solomon: Presidential Campaigns and Media Charades
Commentary, June, 22 2004
Norman Solomon
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Political myth-making goes into overdrive every four years. With presidential campaigns fixated mostly on media, an array of nonstop spin takes its toll while illogic often takes hold: When heroes are absent, theyÕre invented. When convenient clai...
Solomon: Major ÒLiberalÓ Outlets Clog Media Diets
Commentary, May, 31 2004
Norman Solomon
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For many years, health-conscious Americans avidly consumed margarine as a wholesome substitute for artery-clogging butter. Only later did research shed light on grim effects of the partially hydrogenated oil in margarine, with results such as high...
Solomon: Major “Liberal†Outlets Clog Media Diets
Commentary, May, 31 2004
Norman Solomon
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For many years, health-conscious Americans avidly consumed margarine as a wholesome substitute for artery-clogging butter. Only later did research shed light on grim effects of the partially hydrogenated oil in margarine, with results such as high...
Solomon: The Media Politics of 9/11
Commentary, May, 01 2004
Norman Solomon
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For 30 months, 9/11 was a huge political blessing for George W. Bush. This week, the media halo fell off.
