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Photographer Dismissed for Showing GI Remains
An Iraqi boy watched, wide-eyed, as American soldiers searched for weapons and militants in Mosul after bombings. Photo by Eduardo Munoz / Reuters.IRAQ: Journalist Charges Censorship by U.S. Military in FallujahBy Dahr Jamail / July 3, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO — … Continue reading
FILM : Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Bedtime for “Gonzo”By Andrew O’Hehir / July 4, 2008 Gonzo journalism pioneer Hunter S. Thompson and documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney don’t seem like the most natural pairing, at least at first. Gibney’s films, including the Oscar-winning “Taxi to the Dark … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Film, Filmmakers, Gonzo Journalizm, Journalism, Literature, Media, People, Writers
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Journalist Dahr Jamail Discusses the Media and the Occupation of Iraq
Journalist Dahr JamailReporting from a sense of duty and mission…by D.Tyhacz / July 3, 2008 Dahr Jamail is an award-winning freelance journalist. His reporting from Iraq has earned him numerous awards, including the prestigious 2008 Martha Gellhorn Award for Journalism, … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Media, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Journalism, Media, Middle East
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FOX News Does it Again!!
(Above)Screenshot of Fox & Friends featuring the photo it used of Jacques Steinberg, with the original photo on its left. Comparing the two photos, it appears that the following changes have been made: Steinberg’s teeth have been yellowed, his nose … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox News, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Propaganda, Right Wing
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Tutu Visits Scene of Massacre; Calls For End to Blockade
Archbishop Desmond Tutu To try this out I googled “Desmond Tutu Gaza” and sure enough I got not one U.S. media hit. Democracy Now! radio had something but no newspaper at all. I went to the New York Times web … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Desmond Tutu, Israel, Journalism, Media, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian Blockade, Peace Movement, Religion
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Gender Bias in the Media
Sexism Sells — But We’re Not Buying It The Women’s Media Center, along with its partners at Media Matters, launched on May 20 “Sexism Sells, But We’re Not Buying It,” a new video and online petition campaign illustrating the pervasive … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Presidential Campaign, Sexism, Video, Women
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Alternative Media : Reporting From The Ground Up
INSP member paper Hecho en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Grassroots journalism worldwide:The power of the street paperBy Silja J.A. Talvi / June 28, 2008 This is how international grassroots journalism, by and for the people, can really look and feel. As … Continue reading
If I Had to Watch US News, I’d Blow My Brains Out
Iraq story buried by US networks: features Lara Logan of CBS h/t Informed Comment / Posted June 25, 2008 Go to War in Iraq? What War in Iraq? about lack of media coverage of the war. / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Journalism, Media, Network News
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War in Iraq? What War in Iraq?
For the people in Iraq, the war is full time. A woman wept as the body of a relative was borne to burial in Najaf. Photo by Alaa Al-Marjani/APReporters Say Networks Put War on Back BurnerBy Brian Stelter / June … Continue reading
William Broyles : Mission Impossible in Iraq
Last updated June 27, 2008 Screenwriter and former Texas Monthly editor William Broyles. William Broyles was the founding editor of Texas Monthly – back when this magazine about and for Texas was actually edited by a Texan. Broyles produced an … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Journalism, Screenwriters, Texas
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Journalism : OUT OF PRINT!
Arianna Huffington questions newspapers’“veneer of unassailable trustworthiness.” Drawing courtesy of New Yorker.The death and life of the American newspaperBy Eric Alterman The following article on the state of the newspaper in America today first appeared in the March 31, 2008 … Continue reading
An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky at WritersMugsIn which he discusses Iran, Irag andother matters of great importBy Wajahat Ali / June 17, 2008 “I’m absolutely deluged with requests right now, but I really would like to do this interview, I just don’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic Freedom, American Hegemony, Capitalism, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, Intellectuals, Interview, Iran, Iraq, Journalism, Media, Monopoly Capitalism, Pentagon
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