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Znet Article Solomon: Media War: Obsessed With Tactics And Technology

Znet Article, March, 27 2003 Norman Solomon
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Two months ago, when I wandered through a...

Znet Article Solomon: Casualties Of War -- First Truth, Then Conscience

Znet Article, March, 20 2003 Norman Solomon
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The national media echo chamber is not receptive to conscience. On television, the voices are usually loud and facile. People often seem to be shouting. In contrast, the human conscience is close to a whisper. Easily unheard. Now, the biggest med...

Znet Article Solomon: The Conventional Media Wisdom Of Obedience

Znet Article, March, 13 2003 Norman Solomon
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As the possibility of a U.S. invasion turns into the reality of massive carnage, the war on Iraq cannot avoid confronting Americans with a tacit expectation that rarely gets media scrutiny. In a word: obedience. When a country -- particularly "a ...

Znet Article Solomon: American Media Dodging UN Surveillance Story

Znet Article, March, 07 2003 Norman Solomon
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Three days after a British newspaper revealed a memo about U.S. spying on U.N. Security Council delegations, I asked Daniel Ellsberg to assess the importance of the story. "This leak," he replied, "is more timely and potentially more important tha...

Znet Article Solomon: Globalization And It's Malcontents

Znet Article, February, 20 2003 Norman Solomon
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One of the big media buzzwords to emerge in recent years is "globalization." By now, we're likely to know what it means. That's unfortunate -- because at this point the word is so ambiguous that it doesn't really mean much of anything. News outle...

Znet Article Solomon: Playing The

Znet Article, February, 13 2003 Norman Solomon
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These days, it's a crucial ace up Uncle Sam's sleeve. "Terrorism" is George W. Bush's magic card. For 17 months now, the word has worked like a political charm for the Bush administration. Ever since the terrible crime against humanity known as ...

Znet Article Solomon: Colin Powell Is Flawless -- Inside A Media Bubble

Znet Article, February, 07 2003 Norman Solomon
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There's no doubt about it: Colin Powell is a great performer, as he showed yet again at the U.N. Security Council the other day. On television, he exudes confidence and authoritative judgment. But Powell owes much o...

Znet Article Solomon: Waiting For The Missiles In Baghdad

Znet Article, February, 03 2003 Norman Solomon
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BAGHDAD -- Picture yourself as an American reporter here in the Iraqi capital. You're based in one of the fraying rooms at the Al Rashid, the large hotel where most Western journalists stay. There's plenty to cover, but the obstacles are dauntin...

Znet Article Solomon: Target Iraq: What the News Media Don't Tell Us

Znet Article, February, 03 2003 Norman Solomon
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1) Can you tell ZNet, please, what your new book is about? What is it trying to communicate? The book is primarily an assessment of key lies and omissions in the U.S. government's push toward war on Iraq. The subtitle -- "What the news media didn...

Znet Article Solomon: Not All White House Reporters Are Pushovers

Znet Article, January, 11 2003 Norman Solomon
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At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., reporters usually shuffle along to a snoozy beat. But anyone who denigrates the mainstream media in general, or the White House press corps in particular, should acknowledge that exceptional journalists do strive to ask ...

Znet Article Solomon: Media Year 2002, R.I.P.

Znet Article, December, 28 2002 Norman Solomon
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It's impossible to adequately sum up any year, and 2002 is probably more difficult than most to grasp. Bursts of militaristic fervor bracketed the 12 months, which began in the terrible aftermath of 9/11 with the United States waging a fierce war ...

Znet Article Solomon: Decoding Some Top Buzzwords

Znet Article, December, 13 2002 Norman Solomon
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How words are used can be crucial to understanding and misunderstanding the world around us. The media lexicon is saturated with certain buzz phrases. They're popular -- but what do they mean? "The use of words is to express ideas," James Madiso...

Znet Article Solomon: Media Spin Can Seperate War From Death

Znet Article, December, 05 2002 Norman Solomon
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A dozen years after the Gulf War, public perceptions of it are now very helpful to the White House. That's part of a timeworn pattern. Illusions about previous wars make the next one seem acceptable. As George Orwell observed: "Who controls the pa...

Znet Article Solomon: Unilateral Power: By Any Other Name

Znet Article, November, 21 2002 Norman Solomon
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Ever since the U.N. Security Council adopted its resolution about Iraq on Nov. 8, American politicians and journalists have been hailing the unanimous vote as a huge victory for international cooperation instead of unilateral action. New York Ti...

Znet Article Solomon: Branding New And Improved Wars

Znet Article, October, 29 2002 Norman Solomon
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Marketing a war is serious business. And no product requires better brand names than one that squanders vast quantities of resources while intentionally killing large numbers of people. The American trend of euphemistic fog for such enterprises b...

Znet Article Solomon: Polls: When Measuring Is Manipulating

Znet Article, October, 18 2002 Norman Solomon
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Before decisions get made in Washington -- and even before most politicians open their mouths about key issues -- there are polls. Lots of them. Whether splashed across front pages or commissioned by candidates for private analysis, the statistica...

Znet Article Solomon: Democrats Playing Catch-up In Media War

Znet Article, October, 10 2002 Norman Solomon
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Many news stories and commentaries have marveled at the failure of Democrats to seize the high political ground this fall. With the nation's economic stride continuing to falter under a Republican president, the main opposition party should be cru...

Znet Article Solomon: Drown Out Drums Of War

Znet Article, October, 03 2002 Norman Solomon
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The conventional wisdom in Washington is that it's pointless or reckless for Americans to speak with Iraqi officials. But some on Capitol Hill are beginning to think otherwise. Last month, for the first time since George W. Bush...

Znet Article Solomon: Spinning Media Gears For A Far Away War

Znet Article, September, 26 2002 Norman Solomon
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BAGHDAD -- From the 12th floor of the Al-Rashid Hotel, the view is much like the panorama of any large metropolis. Along wide streets, cars are in constant motion. The cityscape is filled with tall buildings and residential neighborhoods. Nothing ...

Znet Article Solomon: The Powell Trap: Easing Us Into War

Znet Article, September, 05 2002 Norman Solomon
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The Powell Trap: Easing Us Into War

Znet Article Solomon: Wag The Puppy

Znet Article, August, 23 2002 Norman Solomon
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Some people are suspicious that President Bush will go for a "wag the dog" strategy -- boosting Republican prospects with a military assault on Iraq shortly before Election Day. But a modified approach now seems to be underway. Let's call it "wag ...

Znet Article Solomon: Fending Off The Threat Of Peace

Znet Article, August, 08 2002 Norman Solomon
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To fend off the threat of peace, determination is necessary. Elected officials and high-level appointees must work effectively with reporters and pundits. This is no time for the U.S. government to risk taking "yes" for an answer from Iraq. Guard...

Znet Article Solomon: War And Forgetfulness -- A Bloody Media Game

Znet Article, August, 01 2002 Norman Solomon
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Three and a half years ago, some key information about U.N. weapons inspectors in Iraq briefly surfaced on the front pages of American newspapers -- and promptly vanished. Now, with righteous war drums beating loudly in Washington, let's reach dee...

Znet Article Solomon: Will This Be An "Official Scandal" Or Something More?

Znet Article, July, 25 2002 Norman Solomon
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With huge financial scandals causing turmoil in the United States, this year has seen some vigorous reporting about high-level misdeeds and corporate manipulation. But many news stories just take the lead from top officials. In the months ahead, w...

Znet Article Solomon: Nuclear Weapons And Media Fog

Znet Article, July, 24 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 ...

Znet Article Solomon: A Creeping Indifference and a Silent Hollowing Out

Znet Article, June, 24 2002 Norman Solomon
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American journalism has devoted massive attention to reporting on business in recent years. Overall news outlets are enthralled with efforts in our society to maximize corporate profits and personal wealth. Top executives and shrewd investors are ...

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 ...

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...

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