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Worse or Worser? : Barrier Grief in Louisiana
An oil soaked brown pelican attempts to takes flight on Louisiana coast. Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP.Worse or worser?Gulf grief, contractors, and media mania By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / May 29, 2010 Shock and awe, misdirection, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Jindal, Broadcast Media, Cable News, CNN, Ecology, Environment, Greg Moses, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Oil Spill, Politics
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Robert Jensen : How the Media Has Failed Us on Haiti
CNN’s Anderson Cooper helps child hurt in rare incidence of violence in aftermath of Haitian earthquake. Great television/bad journalism:Media failures in Haiti coverage By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / January 25, 2010 CNN’s star anchor Anderson Cooper narrates … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, Earthquake, Haiti, Imperialism, Mainstream Media, Media Criticism, Natural Disasters, Robert Jensen, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Belafonte : Colin Powell in the Master’s House, and the Promise of Obama
Actor/activist Harry Belafonte.Obama has a much better starting point than Colin Powell. Powell helped cover up the My Lai massacre and ended up his career supporting the lies that got us into Iraq.By Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Actors, Broadcast Media, CNN, Colin Powell, Harry Belafonte, Larry King, Obama Presidency
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