Tag Archives: Mainstream Media

BOOKS / Leslie Griffith : Dan Rather’s ‘Rather Outspoken’

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Dan Rather is Rather Outspoken Reporters had best be careful when they set about the business of digging up news. Dan Rather’s unsettling ‘push under the bus’ is an instructive case in point. By Leslie Griffith / Reader Supported News … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Robert Jensen : Prophets of the Fourth Estate

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The corporate media crisis:Everything old is new again By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | April 4, 2012 [Prophets of the Fourth Estate: Broadsides by Press Critics of the Progressive Era, edited by Amy Reynolds and Gary Hicks; Foreword … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Political News as Commodity

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Screenshot of Rachel Maddow reporting on the phony ACORN media sting during her MSNBC show. Image from Democurmudgeon.What sells is legitimate:Political news is a commodityBy Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | March 6, 2012 “The public version of Andrew … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : We Are Drowning Here

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“Drowning Man,” by David Galletly / 2headedsnake.We are drowning here:War, banks, and dumbed-down media “At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Oh had I the ability, and could reach the nation’s ear, I would, pour … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : The Pundits’ Obsession About ‘Specific Demands’

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Occupy Wall Street poster from Lalo Alcaraz / laloalcaraz.com.Occupy and the pundits:Do we really want ‘specific demands?’ By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog/ December 6, 2011 I’m getting fed up with pompous pundits lecturing the “Occupy!” movement for not … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : The Media and Occupy Wall Street

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Jon Stewart covers Wall Street coverage.But for how long?Occupy Wall Street is all over the media By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | November 28, 2011 One of the oldest patterns of media coverage can be summed up this … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Media Won’t Report the Real Wall Street Story

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Members of the Occupy Wall Street media organization produced bails of newspapers chronicling the past three weeks of protests. Photo by John Minchillo / AP / Christian Science Monitor.Occupy Wall Street:The media won’t report the real story By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Sick of Being Spoon-Fed the News

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Don Addis / Quick Take.Spoon-feeding the news:Where’s our independent press? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / July 27, 2011 In his novel Sidetracked, Henning Mankkel quotes a retired journalist: There are two kinds of … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Donald Trump and the Two-Headed Cow

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The Great American Sideshow! Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.The Great American Sideshow:Donald Trump: See the two-headed cow! By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / April 11, 2011 America has always had a fringe element of nuttiness … Continue reading →

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FAIR : Election Coverage Misses the Mark

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Blogging Belmont.Surprise!Press urges move to the right:Media misreading midterm elections By Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting / November 5, 2010 With the Democrats suffering substantial losses in Tuesday’s midterms, many journalists and pundits were offering a familiar diagnosis … Continue reading →

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An Unaccustomed Truth : Commander McChrystal Admits to Afghan Atrocities

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP.Times quotes Afghansistan commander:American atrocities turn Afghans into insurgents “We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has ever proven to be a threat.” — Gen. … Continue reading →

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MEDIA / ACORN Hoax : Times Won’t Admit It Was Wrong

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Pimp and ho: James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles went undercover at ACORN. But guess what: They weren’t dressed like this!NYT and the ACORN Hoax:Paper won’t admit its mistakes March 11, 2010 Ignoring calls from numerous critics, the New York Times … Continue reading →

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