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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results232 Connexions Library9 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 4 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 38 Sources Library 7 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAdvocacy Journalism: Connexipedia Article Article A genre of journalism that intentionally and transparently adopts a non-objective viewpoint, usually for some social or political purpose. After the Cataclysm: Postwar Indochina & the Reconstruction of Imperial Ideology (The Political Economy of Human Rights) Chomsky, Noam; Herman, Edward S. Book 1979 A carefully dcoumented asessment of Western reporting on post-1975 Indochina. Agreement on terms Luyendijk, Joris Article 2007 I have come to accept that western journalists cannot accurately, let alone objectively, represent the Middle East and the Arab world. The problem is not that journalists do not always adhere to their... Airbrushing Barbarity: The Warped Language of Public Policy Richman, Sheldon Article 2013 Couching moral/political matters in technocratic language helps us forget the unpleasantness of the underlying incivility and brutality of political measures. Political discourse is fundamentally dish... Al Qaeda Is Attacking Major Syrian Cities with US Weapons -- but You Wouldn't Know That from the Media Norton, Ben Article 2017 Norton analyzes media coverages of attacks linked to Al-Qaeda in the West to highlight how this emphasis on Muslim extremism is used to justify Islamophobia. An alternative media list: Getting the news - and getting behind the news Diemer, Ulli Article 2014 A selective list of English-language alternative media. America's Capitalist Religion has Little Room for Science Balkwill, Jack Article 2015 The US mainstream press accuse the Pope of being leftist. Evidence? Well, they make the claim that he is leftist because he supports the theory of global warming. My guess is that the Pope also suppo... America's last taboo Said, Edward Article 2002 The unspoken premise of the mainstream press is that no Palestinian or Arab position on Israeli police terror, settler-colonialism, or military occupation is worth hearing from. Amid Censorship, Israel's Media Does Its Part Ditz, Jason Article 2010 Israel's media has once again chosen the low road, the one carefully couched in patriotism and praise for the right-far-right coalition government. Anatomy of a Propaganda Blitz - Part 1 Article 2016 We live in a time when state-corporate interests are cooperating to produce propaganda blitzes intended to raise public support for the demonisation and destruction of establishment enemies. Here we w... Anatomy of a Propaganda Blitz - Part 2: 'Hitlergate' Article 2016 As with so many propaganda blitzes, intense media coverage was triggered by 'dramatic new evidence'; namely, the discovery of a graphic posted by Naz Shah two years ago, before she became a Labour MP.... Ancillary Lessons from Brexit Jones, Evan Article 2016 Apart from the substantive issues for the European elites of the Brexit referendum victory, two ancillary lessons have been thrust upon us, if we were not already wise to them. One, the contemptible c... Another Dangerous Rush to Judgment in Syria Parry, Robert Article 2017 The U.S. government and the mainstream media have rushed to judgment again, blaming the Syrian government for a new poison-gas attack and ignoring other possibilities, reports Robert Parry. Anti-Palestine Media Bias Remains Untouchable Even to Canada’s Media Critics Engler, Yves Article 2016 A recent Canadaland podcast simultaneously highlighted anti-Palestinian media bias and the fear liberal journalists’ face in discussing one of the foremost social justice issues of our time. Apartheid Media: Disinformation and Dissent in South Africa Phelan, John M. Book 1989 A riveting expose of the media and its anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa as well as the intimate face of a universal war between disinformation and dissent, propaganda and truth, state control a... Assange and Posada in the Propaganda System: Mixed Media Herman, Edward S.; Peterson, David Article 2011 Posada's case is a dramatic illustration of the fraudulence of the so-called "War on Terror" and highlights the U.S. refusal to abide by the rule of law. Assange's case shows well the U.S. establishme... Autonomous Media: Activating Resistance & Dissent Langlois, Andrea; Dubois, Frederic Book 2005 Essays written by media activists examining the efforts of communities and social movements to appropriate media technologies. BBC Joins Smear Campaign Against Assange and Wikileaks: Indicting the Messenger Shamir, Israel Article 2011 The campaign by the establishment press against Julian Assange is intensifying. The Best Censored Stories of 1989 Article Exposing an issue that was otherwise overlooked or under-reported by national news media. Between the Lines: How to Detect Bias and Propaganda in the News and Everyday Life MacLean, Eleanor Book 1981 An exploration of medthods of "dec-doing" our daily newspapers and radio/TV news. Examines our predominant sources of information (mass media) and indicates the existence of many alternative sources o... Beyond the dross Pilger, John; Platt, Steve Article 2010 Pilger and Platt discuss the craft of journalism. Big media versus the people Halimi, Serge Article 2015 A look how "Big Media" shapes public attitudes, the economy, culture, leisure and education, and how governments have developed close relationships with the press in a way which has not been in the pu... Blair: Bombing Iraq Better. Again Cromwell, David; Edwards, David Article 2014 The authors critique the British media's coverage of a new essay by Tony Blair which attempts to justify the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003. Blindspots in The News Manson, Katherine; Hackett, Robert Book 1995 The filters that determine what gets into the "news" and what doesn't. Brothers-in-Arms: Capitalism and Corporate Journalism Article 2010 An essential role of corporate journalism is to shore up public confidence in an unjust, crisis-riven financial and economic system. Although plenty of gloom and doom is permitted, especially in the f... Business journalists go on the attack; demonize Atlantic seasonal workers Fillmore, Nick Article 2013 National business journalists and columnists have bought into Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s demeaning view that folks in the Atlantic region are backward and have a defeatist attitude. Framed in dis... Canada's right-wing media monopolies move further right Gutstein, Donald Article 2011 The Canadian news media landscape has changed dramatically since the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications released its underwhelming report on the state of Canadian media in 2006. Canadian group not dealing with major free expression issue: Celebrating World Press Freedom Day Fillmore, Nick Article 2014 We need to address how corporate-owned mainstream news organizations restrict the freedom of journalists and prevent the public from having access to a wide variety of important news and opinion artic... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 5 - January 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 4 - November 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Media in Crisis Fillmore, Nick Article 2010 How so-called "business journalism" is often biased and tends to give readers a distorted picture of the news. Censored: The News That Didn't Make The News - And Why: The 1995 Project Censored Yearbook Jensen, Carl, and Project Censored. Introduction by Michael Crichton. Cartoons by Tom Tomorrow. Book 1996 Documenting how the U.S. mass media does a shabby job, deliberately or negligently withholding information of vital importance. The Censorious Vortex of the "Flash News" Barons Nader, Ralph Article 2017 For decades, the factors that decided what noteworthy stories would not find their way into print or on the air came down to the media's ignorance, laziness or from advertising restraints. For too lon... Champions Of Democracy - From Fake News To Imposed Insanity Article 2018 While social media is largely blamed for the proliferation of 'fake news', it is through social media where the corporate media commentariat are exposed. Readers are now at last able to see some ratio... Chomsky on MisEducation Chomsky, Noam; edited and introduced by Donald Macedo Book 2000 Chomsky critiques the education system and discusses what education could be like in a democratic society. Chomsky, Pilger and Loach call on BBC to reflect reality of Gaza's occupation Article 2014 Noam Chomsky, John Pilger and Ken Loach are among 45,000 signatories who have signed an open letter to the BBC calling on its journalists to reflect the reality of Gaza’s occupation while reporting on... The Comic Book Simplicity Of Propaganda Article 2014 The referendum campaign on Scottish independence heightened many people's awareness of the pro-elite bias of the 'mainstream' news media. The grassroots power of social media in exposing and counterin... A Comparative Review of Flat Earth News and Newspeak  Cook, Jonathan Article 2009 A comparative review of two recent books about the media, one a mainstream view, the other using the propaganda model of media control. Confessions of a Media Critic Article 1984 Barrie Zwicker says that with the planet in crisis it isn't time for 'business as usual', least of all in journalism. Connexions: Volume 6, Number 4 - November 1981 - Unorganized Workers/Travailleurs Non-Organises Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 1 - Spring 1984 - Energy - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Annual Resource and Reading List Article 1989 A short and selective list of resources on issues addressed in the Connexions Annual, such as environment, education, peace, interntional development, women's issues, urban issues, housing, human rig... Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Conundrum - Syriza, Democracy And The Death Of A Saudi Tyrant Article 2015 It's always a tricky moment for the corporate media when a foreign leader dies. The content and tone need to be appropriate, moulded to whether that leader fell into line with Western policies or not. Corporate Media: the Enemy of the People Street, Paul Article 2018 We on the Left don't need to reflexively and absurdly jump to the defense of imperial criminals at the instigation of that (well, yes) "enemy of the people" the U.S. corporate and so-called mainstream... Corporate-owned media manipulation threatens Canadian democracy Fillmore, Nick Article 2011 How freedom of expression is threatened because corporate-owned media in Canada censor and manipulate the news. Covering Israel-Palestine: The BBC's Double Standards: An Exchange With The BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen Article 2008 The priorities of the news media mean that the more Palestinians are killed, the less importance their deaths have to news organisations. Conversely, the fewer Israelis killed the more seriousness the... Death of a Hero: The General, The Media Adulation And The Forgotten Victims Cromwell, David Article 2013 If all this glorification of a military commander had happened in the North Korean or the Soviet-era press, lavishly praising an 'original' who'd given years of 'patriotic service' in wars abroad, it ... The Death of the Fourth Estate: 8000 Channels With One Corporate Message O'Connor, Billy Article 2014 According to a recent Gallup survey, only 40 percent of Americans believe what they read in newspapers. After scanning today’s tabloids, one only wonders why the percentage is that high. Democracy's Oxygen: How Corporations Control the News Winter, James Book 1997 Winter shows that far from providing "democracy's oxygen," the news media legitimize a fundamentally undemocratic system. Instead of keeping the public informated, news organizations manufacture publi... The Demonology School of Journalism: Putin and the press Petras, James Article 2015 The major influential western print media are engaged in a prolonged, large-scale effort to demonize Russian President Putin, his politics and persona. There is an article (or several articles) every ... 'Disgustingly Biased' - The Corporate Media On The Gaza Massacre Article 2014 The bias in failing to report the brutalisation of a trapped, impoverished people under occupation is staggering. Down the Memory Hole: NYT Erases CIA's Efforts to Overthrow Syria's Government Johnson, Adam Article 2015 FAIR has noted before how America's well-documented clandestine activities in Syria have been routinely ignored when the corporate media discuss the Obama administration's "hands-off" approach to the ... Easily Led: A History of Propaganda Thomson, Oliver Book 1999 From Ancient Sumer to modern Poland, Thomson traces the use of propaganda and its influence on human events. The Egyptian Uprising in the American Media: Obscuring the Obvious Georgy, Joshua Farouk Article 2011 It is no wonder that most Americans are hopelessly in the dark. Middle East “news” in the mainstream is constructed so that people remain in a perpetual state of confusion and fear. Eight reasons why the latest Syria chemical weapons attack allegations are almost certainly complete nonsense Gowans, Stephen Article 2018 A discussion on the chemical attack in Douma, Syria, and why the allegations are likely false. An Empire of Lies: Why Our Media Betray Us Cook, Jonathan Article 2011 Contrary to its avowed aim, mainstream journalism invariably diminishes the impact of new events when they threaten powerful elites. The Empty Press Room - How Corporate Journalism Happily Lost Interest in Climate Change Article 2011 In the media’s coverage of climate change, are we really still stuck on square one of some ghastly board game? The Encyclopedia of Censorship Green, Johnathon Book 1992 This Encyclopedia concentrates primarily on the United States and the United Kingdom, but it also covers events in Western and Eastern Europe and in parts of the Third World. The Encyclopedia is an ac... Everything under control, Life in a managed society: New Internationalist April 1985 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1985 A deluge of commercial messages are subtly undermining the consumer's ability to make autonomous decisions. Discussion of why, and how, social control is becoming the norm in Western societies. "Exterminate all the Brutes": Gaza 2009 Chomsky, Noam Article 2009 Israel has a straightforward means to defend itself: put an end to its criminal actions in occupied territories, and accept the long-standing international consensus on a two-state settlement that has... Eyes Like Blank Discs: The Guardian's Steven Poole On George Orwell's Politics And The English Language Article 2013 Poole's review of Orwell is itself a textbook example of the kind of alienated response described by Orwell, Fromm and Schmidt. Whereas Orwell's essay is the work of an impassioned, outspoken individu... Fake News About 'Fake News' - The Media Performance Pyramid Edwards, David Article 2016 Following Brexit and Trump, mainstream media have focused on media bias and the implications of so-called fake news. The definition of fake news can be easily generalized to all corporate media, and a... The Flotilla In The Israeli Press Cohen, Ran Ha Article 2010 An analysis of Israeli media propaganda in the wake of Israel's attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Frame of Reference and Journalistic Integrity Petersen, Kim Article 2014 A criticism of the article, "Journalism and the Illusion of Objectivity" by Michael Holtzman, challenging Holtzman's claims on the nature of objectivity and bias in reporting. Framing the Sixties: Corporate Media Shadows and the 1960s Jacobs, Ron Article 2010 What Really Happened to the 1960s is a look at the role the media played in the presentation and interpretation of the struggles of the 1960s. Simultaneously, it is a consideration of the meaning of ... 'Free speech' - as long as it doesn't offend anyone Diemer, Ulli Article 2009 On the issue of free speech most of the right and much of the left are in agreement, and so too are many liberals, activists, and human rights apparatchiks. They hold essentially the same position on ... Free speech for me - you shut up Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 The right to express offensive views is at the very heart of the principle of free speech.
Guardian sinks into gutter on Corbyn - again Cook, Jonathan Article 2016 Jeremy Corbyn today launched a review into the Labour party's supposed "anti-semitism crisis" -- in fact, a crisis entirely confected by a toxic mix of the right, Israel supporters and the media. I ha... A Heartfelt Apology to Haaretz Readers Levy, Gideon Article To all offended readers, I apologize for the one-sidedness. How could I not maintain a balance between the murderer and the murdered; the thief and his victim; and the occupier and the occupied? The Heat Is On: The Climate Crisis, The Cover-up, The Prescription Gelbspan, Ross Book 1997 A book discussing the ever-worsening threat of global climate change. Hidden Agendas Pilger, John Book 1998 Pilger's book is an indictment of Tony Blair's government and his easy acceptance of the Thacherite view of foreign affairs. Using the examples of Indonesia, East Timor, Burma, Murdoch and China he ch... Honoring Helen Thomas: A Great Journalist, Traduced By Hacks Article 2010 Helen Thomas was done in because she embarrassed the group of lap dogs who call themselves White House reporters. How Canada's corporate media framed the Occupy movement Gutstein, Donald Article 2011 The Occupy movement occupied two parallel, rarely intersecting universes in the corporate media. In one, described frequently in the Toronto Star, occasionally in the Vancouver Sun and Globe and Mail ... How Media Bias Fuels Syrian Escalation Sterling, Rick Article 2017 The mainstream U.S. media now reports as "flat-fact" the Syrian government's guilt in the April 4, 2017 chemical weapons incident, but the real facts are less clear and some point in the opposite dire... How the Guardian became the West's Pravda Cook, Jonathan Article 2018 Cook says that the British newspaper The Guardian has become a mouthpiece for the establishment. How the Media Manipulated the Democratic Primary Rall, Ted Article 2016 Though it might not always seem like it, the news media is composed of human beings. Humans aren't, can’t be, and possibly shouldn't be, objective. Still, there's a reasonable expectation among consum... How The Press Hides The Global Crimes Of The West: Corporate Media Coverage Of Chad Keeble, Richard Lance Article 2016 One of the essential functions of the corporate media is to marginalise or silence acknowledgement of the history -- and continuation -- of Western imperial aggression. The coverage of the recent sent... How to Write about Haiti Herz, Ansel Article 2010 How to make sure that you stick to the tried and proven cliches. How Truth Slips Down The Memory Hole Pilger, John Article 2007 John Pilger, applies to current events Orwell's description in '1984' of how the Ministry of Truth consigned embarrassing truth to a memory hole. He highlights the killing of a Palestinian cameraman b... Hypocrisy Reigns: Don't Forsake the Struggle Blum, William Article 2010 When Israel labels as "terrorists" the ship passengers who offered some resistance to the Israeli invaders, who points out that the passengers who resisted the 9-11 highjackers on the plane which cras... The Ideal of a Free Media Died Long Ago Cook, Jonathan Article 2018 Should the media include positive editorial content secretly paid for by major corporations, as London's Evening Standard newspaper has begun doing, according to new revelations?
Most of us instantly... Ideological Violence and Sociopathic Rage Malik, Kenan Article 2017 ‘How can we distinguish violence driven by ideology from sociopathic rage? If U.S. Mass Media Were State-Controlled, Would They Look Any Different?: Snowden Coverage Cohen, Jeff Article 2013 The Edward Snowden leaks have revealed a U.S. corporate media system at war with independent journalism. Many of the same outlets that missed the Wall Street meltdown and cheer-led the Iraq invasion h... The Illusion of Debate: Consensus for the People that Matter Hirthler, Jason Article 2014 A recent article in FAIR reviewed the findings of its latest study on the quality of political “debate” being aired on the mainstream networks. It studied the run-up to the military interventions in b... The Illusion of Democracy : Liberal Journalism, Wikileaks And Climate Deceptions Cormwell, David Article 2012 In an era of permanent war, economic meltdown and climate ‘weirding’, we need all the champions of truth and justice that we can find. But where are they? What happened to trade unions, the green move... The Imaginary Cuban Troops in Syria Peppe, Matt Article 2015 Fair-and-balanced Fox News reported on Wednesday that "Cuban military operatives reportedly have been spotted in Syria, where sources believe they are advising President Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers and... In Mexico, Finally, a Revolt Against the Media Bonilla, Isadora; Giordano, Al Article 2012 The summer will determine if the “I Am 132” moment becomes a movement and that’s why “Mexican Spring” is a poor choice of words for it. Incinerating Assange - The Liberal Media Go To Work Edwards, David Article 2012 The media response to Assange’s asylum request tells us much about the default brutality and reflexive herdthink of elite corporate journalism. The crucial importance of his achievements, of his cause... The Inquisition of Climate Science Powell, James Lawrence Book 2011 The Inquisition of Climate Science is the first book to comprehensively take on the climate science denial movement and the deniers themselves, exposing their lack of credentials, their extensive indu... Intellectual Cleansing: Part 2: Former Guardian and Observer Journalist Jonathan Cook Responds Article 2008 Most ambitious journalists start out on a daily local newspaper owned by one of a handful of large media groups. There one quickly feels all sorts of institutional constraints on one's reporting. As a... Intellectual Cleansing: Part 3 Article 2008 The tendency to self-deception appears to be greatly increased when we join as part of a group. Groups create a sense of belonging, a "we-feeling", which can provide even greater incentives to reject ... Introduction: Project Censored 25th Anniversary: In Peter Phillips (ed.), Project Censored 2001 Chomsky, Noam Article 2001 Chomsky examines "Project Censored" and its contents, revealing a telling pattern: the stories all appeal to public rather corporate-state interests. Such an observation poses questions of media owner... Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media Parenti, Michael Book 1993 Parenti sets out to demonstrate how the news media distort important aspects of social and political life and why they do. Israel/Palestine Lexicon For Mainstream Media Podur, Justin Article 2014 If you are writing for mainstream media, you need to learn special uses of words and phrases that are specific to Israel/Palestine. If you use common usage, you will run into confusions, paradoxes, an... Israel/Palestine: Resources for peace, justice, and human rights Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Website 2006 A selection of resources for those looking for a solution to the situation in Isreal/Palestine based on peace, justice, and human rights. John Pilger: The dirty war on WikiLeaks Pilger, John Article 2012 War by media, says current military doctrine, is as important as the battlefield. This is because the real enemy is the public at home, whose manipulation and deception is essential for starting an un... Jonathan Cook - Response to Intellectual Cleansing Part 1 Cook, Jonathan Article 2008 However grateful we should be to the tiny minority of dissident writers, their relegation to the margins of the commentary pages of Britain's 'leftwing' media serves a useful purpose for corporate int... Journalism and 'the words of power' Fisk, Robert Article 2010 More and more today, we journalists have become prisoners of the language of power. JournalismSources.com Website 2017 A portal featuring news, articles, and resources about journalism, press freedom, free speech, censorship and related topics. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A sea... Keeping the Rabble in Line Chomsky, Noam; Barsamian, David Book 1994 Interviews with Noam Chomsky covering issues such as free trade, health care, global warming, the nature of corporations, human rights, and democracy. Keller's Hatchet Job: The NYT vs. Assange Brenner, Michael Article 2011 For evidence of the sorry state of honesty and integrity in American public life, one need go no further than the New New York Times. Killing Corbyn Article 2016 The 'Brexit' referendum vote, split 52% to 48% in favour of leaving the European Union, has been exploited by the 'mainstream' media to launch yet another assault on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Kyrgyzstan's dubious success Diemer, Ulli Article 1995 In Kyrgyzstan, everyone is better off - except for the vast majority of the population. The Left-Wing Media Fallacy: Jeremy Bowen, The BBC, And Other National Treasures Article 2009 The issue is not complex, not esoteric: in a world dominated by corporate power we rely on media corporations for news about that world. Future generations will surely be aghast that so few people tod... 'A Load Of Tosh'– The BBC, 'Showbiz News' And State Propaganda Edwards, David; Cromwell, David Article 2018 BBC News reporting on international relations, with particular reference to 2017-2018 tensions with Russia, relies heavily on state propaganda. The lying silence of those who know: Holocaust Denied Pilger, John Article 2009 In every war, Israel has had the same objective: the expulsion of the native people and the theft or more and more land. 'The Man Who Knew Everyone' - Gore Vidal Through The Eyes Of The One Per Cent Press Article 2012 Since Gore Vidal's death the corporate media have had nothing serious to say about his political dissent warning against the dominance of corporate power. As Vidal himself put it: ‘The bullshit just f... Manufacturing Consent Achbar, Mark; Wintonick, Peter (directors) Film/Video 1992 A film about Noam Chomsky's ideas about the media, ideology, propaganda, and elite control of society's institutions. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Herman, Edward S.; Chomsky, Noam Book 1988 Contrary to the usual image of the press and cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitious in its search for truth, Herman and Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets... Mass Media in the Making and Unmaking of the New Left Gitlin, Todd Book 1980 An analysis of the media's prediliction for "politics of confrontation" in America in the late 60's. He focuses on how the media distorted the anti-war movement. The Media Against Jeremy Corbyn: The British media has launched an unprecedented campaign of disinformation against Jeremy Corbyn Burtenshaw, Ronan Article 2016 The British media has never had much time for Jeremy Corbyn. Within a week of his election as Labour Party leader in September, it was engaging in a campaign the Media Reform Coalition characterized a... The Media and the Far Right: Showcasing the Crude, the Violent and the Aberrant Nader, Ralph Article 2010 The right-moving trend of the mainstream media, absurdly deemed liberal by successfully intimidating corporatists and ideological aggressors, continues year after year. The Media and the Paranoid State: Das Bild to FoxNews Jacobs, Ron Article 2014 In 1975, West Germany was often under varying degrees of lockdown. Roadblocks were set up at autobahn exits and identification was checked; groups of heavily armed police were seen in city centers hol... Media Are Blamed as US Bombing of Afghan Hospital Is Covered Up Norton, Ben Article 2015 After the US airstrikes that hit an MSF (Medecins Sans Frontières) hospital, many news outlets have depicted the event in a way that evades any American responsibility. Media bias on the Middle East Website Part of the Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database). Provides documents from all points on the ideological spectrum, both Zionist and anti-Zionist, along with background on everybody wh... Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda Chomsky, Noam Book 1997 Chomsky begins by asserting two models of democracy: one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky "propaganda is to de... Media Review: Fake News Film/Video 2017 Richard Seymour looks at the current debate around 'fake news'. What does the term refer to and is it as new as we think? Media Think Winter, James Book 2000 Increasingly the news media are owned by a small group of very large corporations with extensive interests outside the industry, run by the corporate elite.Winter argues that instead of offering diver... The Medium is The Middleman: For a Revolution Against Media Giordano, Al Article 1997 Media now controls a new economic order: one that has supplanted governments, churches and productive industry to impose a mediating tyranny over people and our Daily Lives. Misrepresented? Hugo Chavez and the Western Media Looby, Robert Article 2006 An interview with Julia Buxton about Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela, and target of concerted criticism in the western media. The Missing News: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press Hackett, Robert A.; Gruneau, Richard; with Donald Gutstein, Timothy A. Gibson and Newswatch Canada Book 2000 Asks a number of questions, including: How well do the news media filter reality, for what purposes, through what processes and in whose interests? How do newspapers and TV stations choose what news i... Murdoch's Politics: How One Man's Thirst For Wealth and Power Shapes our World McKnight, David Book 2013 McKnight tracks Murdoch's influence, from his support for Reagan and Thatcher, his deal with Tony Blair and attacks on Barack Obama. He examines the secretive corporate culture of News Corporation: it... Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies Chomsky, Noam Book 1989 An inquiry into the nature of the media and the role of intellectuals in "a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force, and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ide... Neocon con game: First deprive public institutions of their ability to act, then blame them for not acting: Margaret Wente's Chutzpah Diemer, Ulli Article 2005 The neocon con game: first deprive public institutions of their ability to act, then blame them for not acting
News and Dissent: The Press and The Politics of Peace in Canada - Review Article 1991 Review of News and Dissent: The Press and The Politics of Peace in Canada, by Robert Hackett. News Media Stifle Ideas and Debate: Review of Democracy's Oxygen: How Corporations Control the News Zwicker, Barrie Article 1997 Far from providing democracy's oxygen, as they claim, the news media today legitimize a fundamentally undemocratic system. Instead of keeping the public informed, they manufacture public consent for p... Newspeak in the 21st Century Edwards, David; Cromwell, David Book 2009 Revealing the lethal bias in 'balanced' reporting. Noam Chomsky and Over 100 Intellectuals Denounce 'Savage' Media Treatment of Britain's Jeremy Corbyn Zapata, Natasha Hakimi Article 2016 "We do not expect journalists to give any elected leader an easy ride," a letter published in The Guardian and signed by more than 100 intellectuals reads, "but Corbyn has been treated from the start ... Noam Chomsky And The BBC: A Brief Comparison Media Lense Article 2017 A recent interview with 88-year-old Noam Chomsky once again demonstrates just how insightful he is in providing rational analysis of Western power and the suffering it generates. By contrast, anyone r... Nuclear War And Corbyn - The Fury And The Farce Article 2015 The British media is outraged that La bour leader Jeremy Corbyn won't press the nuclear button under any circumstances. One-sided discussion of free trade avoids key issues Diemer, Ulli Article 1988 'Business' is also about the people who actually work in the offices, factories, and farms, who are so profoundly affected by what happens in the world of capital. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - February 12, 2015: SYRIZA Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This week we're featuring the 40-point program which SYRIZA, the Greek coalition of the radical left, put forward to win the Greek election. Oliver Tickell writes about the mass media's latest campaig... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - February 26, 2015: Ukraine Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Ukraine is spotlighted in this issue of Other Voices, with several articles on the events of the past year, from the overthrow of the government, to the rise of the far right, the armed conflict in th... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 2, 2016: Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, and Contempt for Democracy Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Article 2016 Brexit, the British vote to leave the European Union, has thrown the political elites into turmoil and confusion. The referendum was supposed to be a safe political manoeuvre, a way to produce an appe... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 20, 2016: Fake News Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 "Fake news" is the latest mania to convulse the mainstream media. All at once, we're being subjected to an outbreak of hand-wringing articles and commentary about obscure websites which are supposedly... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 30, 2017: Affirming life, resisting war, reporting UFOs Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 What do we do when those in power recklessly put the future of the entire planet at risk with their acts of aggression and military provocations, while they ignore the growing disaster of climate chan... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 28, 2017: Resisting Injustice Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 In this issue, we look at the relentless persistence of people challenging injustice and entrenched power in places around the world, including Palestine, Korea, China, Canada, and the United States. ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 25, 2018: Looking for Answers, Creating Alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 This issue of Other Voices features people who are questioning and challenging the way the world works and trying to create better alternatives. 'Our Only Fear Was That He Might Pull His Punches' - BBC Caught Manipulating The News Article 2016 The position of BBC political editor plays an important role in this propaganda system. His or her function is essentially to tell the public what leading politicians say or even 'think'. It is certai... Out Lickspittle Press: Doorkeepers to the House of Lies Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2010 Today no one believes that our country’s success depends on an informed public and a free press. America’s success depends on its financial and military hegemony over the world. Any information incons... Painting a false picture Such, Rod Article 2018 A review of the book "The Wrong Story: Palestine, Israel and the Media" by Greg Shupak. The Power of the Israel Lobby: Two knights and a dragon Avnery, Uri Article 2007 The Israel Lobby has shifted more and more to the Right. The billionaires who finance the Lobby are the same people who finance the extreme Israeli Right, and most of all the settlers.
Pro-Israel stance reeks of double standards and historical amnesia Diemer, Ulli Article 2006 Israel bombs, terrorizes and kills as it pleases, on a daily basis, and the media praise it for its restraint. Profit over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order Chomsky, Noam Book 1999 Chomsky confronts neoliberalsim: the pro-corporate system of economic and political policies presently waging a form of class war worldwide. Propaganda model: Connexipedia Article Article A theory that alleges systemic biases in the mass media and seeks to explain them in terms of structural economic causes. Views the private media as businesses interested in the sale of a product - re... Putin on the Ritz Pollack, Norman Article 2014 Forgive the word-play; colossal demonization notwithstanding, I’ll go with Putin and Russia over Obama, the US, Rasmussen, Cameron, friends and allies everywhere. America has an unerring nose for smel... Race and Class: What the Jena 6 Case Shows: Against The Current vol. 131 Miah, Malik Article 2007 Some 50,000 people converged on the small Louisiana town of Jena on September 20. The protest shook up not only the two-stoplight town but sent a loud siren across the country. The 85% white populatio... Radical Digressions Diemer, Ulli Website 2006 Ulli Diemer's website/blog featuring comment from a radical left-libertarian Marxist perspective.
The Real Terror Network: Terrorism in Fact and Propaganda Herman, Edward S. Book 1982 Herman sets out to show that the U.S. ignores or sponsors terror by authoritarian states that are allied with U.S. interests. Review of the Press: Portugal 1974 Diemer, Ulli Article 1974 The subtext of mainstream media coverage of social upheavals in post-fascist Portugal is that a return to dictatorship is necessary and inevitable to preserve the social order. The Right Kind Of Terror Cromwell, David; Edwards, David Article 2012 When is an act of terrorism not terrorism? When the victims are officially sanctioned state enemies. Rupert's Empire of Slime: Murdoch's Knife in the Heart of Journalism Landau, Saul Article 2011 In the name of freedom of the press Rupert’s Fox News and commentators spew verbal venom on notions that smack of socialist, pink or liberal thought – like taxing billionaires and regulating their cor... Shadows of Liberty Tremblay, Jean-Philippe Film 2012 Examines the new media monopoly by corporations in America and the public battle for truth and democracy. A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense: Find Your Inner Chomsky Baillargeon, Normand Book 2005 What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through everyday spin and jargon -- from politics to advertising, from... Six Ways the Media Has Misreported Syria: How One-Sided Reporting is Facilitating Escalation Mehrpouya, Afshin Article 2012 The Western mainstream media’s coverage of the Syrian conflict has been mostly simplistic and black & white with a Hollywoodian good (opposition) and evil (Syrian government) story. The Sixteenth Puerto Rican Political Prisoner: The Case of José Solís: Against The Current vol. 81 Ruiz, Carmelo Article 1999 On Friday, March 12, 1999, a new name was added to the list of fifteen Puerto Rican political prisoners currently held in American jails: José Solís Jordán. That day, a federal jury in Chicago found S... Some Deaths Really Matter: The Disproportionate Coverage of Israeli And Palestinian Killings Media Lens editor Article 2014 Israeli deaths matter much more than Palestinian deaths. This has long been a distinguishing feature of Western news media reporting on the Middle East. The recent blanket coverage afforded to the bru... Spinwars: Politics and New Media Fox, Bill Book 1999 An examination of media manipulation in late 20th Century North American politics. Taking the Risk Out of Democracy: Corporate Propaganda versus Freedom and Liberty Carey, Alex Book 1995 The twentieth-century history of corporate propaganda practiced by U.S. businesses and the ways in which such corporate propaganda was exported to, and adopted by, other western democracies especially... Telling It: Women and Language Across Cutures Telling It Book Collective ( Lee, Sky; Maracle, Lee ; Marlatt, Daphne ; Warland,Betsy) Book 1990 Telling the Truth: Socialist Register 2006 Panitch, Leo; Keys, Colin (eds.) Book 2005 A collection of essays that examines the difficulties of illuminating the degenerative and secretive nature of public life. Ten Best Censored Stories of 1988 Article Documenting the failure of the mass media to provide Americans with all the information they need to make informed decisions. Thinking The Right Thoughts Cromwell, David; Edwards, David Article 2014 There are always convenient news-hooks on which corporate journalists can hang their power-friendly prejudices about the West being 'the good guys' in world affairs. The authors provide examples from ... Top 25 Censored Stories for 2009 Article 2009 Provides a list and indepth analysis of the top 25 stories that were censored throughout the year in 2009. Toronto Star Supports the Perpetrators of War Crimes in Ukraine: Crazed Warmongers Annis, Roger Article 2015 Toronto Star has distinguished itself for supporting the fundraising projects of Ukraine's extreme-right parties and militias. Tracking the News that Wasn't Evans, Ron Article 1996 A review of two books about media bias and censorship. Truth About Global Warming Zwicker, Barrie Article 1997 Review of The Heat is On: The High Stakes Battle Over Earth's Threatened Climate, by Ross Gelbspan. Turn off the Canadian Media, Please Podur, Justin Article 2009 If you want to have the first idea what is happening in Israel/Palestine (or most of the rest of the world), the best thing to do would be to turn the Canadian media off completely. Uncovering the Sixties: Life and Times of the Undergound Press Peck, Abe Book 1985 A book about the Sixties and how they were recorded by radical participants. It traces how movements and communities convinced that their news did not fit into the agenda of mainstream media covered t... U.S. Newspapers Are More Than Twice As Likely to Cite Israeli Sources in Headlines Than Palestinian Ones Hussain, Murtaza Article 2019 A study of 50 years of news headlines on the Israel-Palestine conflict from five major American publications shows that they are biased towards the Israeli side. Unlocking Uncle Sam's House of Horrors: Smashing Plato's Cave Neville, Richard Article 2011 The effects of Wikileaks in showing the public what is really happening. Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in the New Media Lee, Martin A.; Solomon, Norman Book 1992 Lee and Solomon argue that American news media censor actual current events. The reason being is that there is pressure from the Government and Corporations. The public must challenge the facts of bot... US-Funded NGO in Syria Uses Old Photo to Claim Civilian Death in Russian Airstrikes: Group Lashes Russian Official on Twitter for Noting Picture Wasn't Real Ditz, Jason Article 2015 The "White Helmets" organization, heavily funded by the US State Department, has claimed that Russia killed 33 civilians in its attacks. The NGO attached a photo to the story which was pointed out to ... US Lies and Excuses for Bombing Hospital Cook, Jonathan Article 2015 Here is the US changing its story for the FOURTH time of why it launched an air strike on the Doctors without Borders hospital in the Afghan town of Kunduz at the weekend, massacring at least 22 patie... US Propaganda Campaign to Demonize Russia in Full Gear over One-Sided Dutch/Aussie Report on Flight 17 Downing Lindorff, Dave Article 2016 If the danger of the anti-Putin, anti-Russian disinformation propaganda campaign out of the Pentagon and promoted by the US corporate media weren’t so serious, the effort itself might be laughable. Venezuela: Maduro survives assassination attempt -- but journalism doesn't Vaz, Ricardo Article 2018 Venezuela was rocked on August 5, 2018 by an attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro during a public event, using drones armed with explosives.But as more details of the attack became availabl... The War Against "Fake News" is a War on Us Cook, Jonathan Article 2018 Barely a day passes without a new development in the war on social media -- that is, the war on us. Today, it is a report that Twitter has emailed hundreds of thousands of its users, warning them that... War by media and the triumph of propaganda Pilger, John Article 2014 The world is facing the prospect of major war, perhaps nuclear war -- with the United States clearly determined to isolate and provoke Russia and eventually China. This truth is being turned upside do... The War on Democracy Pilger, John (director) Film/Video 2007 This film by John Pilger explores the current and past relationship of Washington with Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. War, Peace and the Media Zwicker, Barrie Book 1983 Zwicker argues that press coverage of the USSR is "profoundly uninformative, a journalistic yawn that is helping us sleepwalk toward the biggest slumber of all time: nuclear war." Weapons of Mass Persuasion: Marketing the War Against Iraq Rutherford, Paul Book 2004 Rutherford, an academic and media critic at the University of Toronto, tries to show how the marketing campaign for the war against Iraq was constructed and carried out with the aid of a compliant med... What About a Right of Reply? Tatchell, Peter Article 1998 Concern about press intrusion is overshadowing the need for a 'right of reply' to redress inaccurate and inflammatory reporting. What 'Democracy' Really Means in U.S. and New York Times Jargon: Latin America Edition Greenwald, Glenn Article 2014 One of the most accidentally revealing media accounts highlighting the real meaning of "democracy" in U.S. discourse is a still-remarkable 2002 New York Times Editorial on the U.S.-backed military cou... What is Objective Journalism? Edwards, David Article 2017 Despite objectivity being widely accepted as a norm in journalism, Edwards discusses how opinion and bias are still an inherent part of 'reporting the facts.' What Makes Mainstream Media Mainstream Chomsky, Noam Article 1997 Noam Chomsky shares his approach to analyzing media and reveals the meaning and consequence of the strategic design of communication. What Uncle Sam Really Wants Chomsky, Noam Book 1993 Chomsky discusses examples of U.S. intervention and links together events stretching over four decades in regions throughout the world. He provides a quick synopsis of American foreign policy and pain... Whatever Happened to Al Jazeera?: All the News That's Fit to Slant Baroud, Ramzy Article 2012 In Al Jazeera’s early days in the mid and late 1990s, the channel took on taboo subjects and proudly challenged the status quo. In recent months, however, Al Jazeera has begun to change course. It h... When BBC Calls, Don’t Answer.. Falk, Richard Article 2014 In any event, my advice to the media savvy, is that if you have caller ID, and you can tell that it is BBC calling, don’t bother answering. I hope I have the good sense to follow my own advice should ... When journalists forget that murder is murder Fisk, Robert Article 2001 When Israelis are involved, our moral compass, our ability to report the truth, dries up. When Populism is Dangerous for Democracy Article 2012 George Galloway’s stunning victory in last week’s Bradford West by-election afforded a rare opportunity to witness naked imbalance, establishment scorn of any challenges, and blatant anti-Muslim propa... Who Is An Objective Journalist?: Agents of the Status Quo Robertson, Ann; Leumer, Bill Article 2013 The false dichotomy between journalists and activists. Who, or What, Is Behind Postmedia's Election Endorsements?: When hedge funds own newspapers, it's difficult to know Willcocks, Paul Article 2015 Did thoughtful editors at Postmedia's daily newspapers across Canada consider the needs of their communities and then unanimously decide to endorse the Conservatives in election editorials? Who Should Bomb Iran First?: The Myth Of Left-Leaning Media Bias Article 2007 Mainstream media discussions of media balance are limited to a single question: Is the media too critical of powerful interests? Who Speaks for the Climate?: Making Sense of Media Reporting on Climate Change Boykoff, Maxwell T. Book 2011 This book helps students, academic researchers and interested members of the public explore how the media portray climate change and how they shape the spectrum of possibilities for policy action. Pro... Why Are We The Good Guys?: Reclaiming Your Mind From The Delusions Of Propaganda Cromwell, David Book 2012 One of the unspoken assumptions of the Western world is that we are great defenders of human rights, a free press and the benefits of market economics. Mistakes might be made along the way, perhaps ev... Why Are We The Good Guys? - Book Review Article 2012 One of the unspoken assumptions of the Western world is that ‘we’ are great defenders of human rights, a free press and the benefits of market economics. Mistakes might be made along the way, perhaps ... Why Canada must limit the influence of corporate media Fillmore, Nick Article 2009 Traditional news departments follow unwritten but well-understood guidelines concerning what they should not cover. Most people in the newsrooms have been so thoroughly indoctrinated in corporate ideo... Why does the CBC invariably turn to American experts to explain any issue? Diemer, Ulli Article 1993 Based on what we hear on the CBC, we can only assume that there is an internal policy manual which mandates that all discussions on issues of more than strictly local importance must include at least ... Why does the language of journalism fail indigenous people?: A journalist with indigenous roots reflects on the making of We Are Still Here: A Story from Native Alaska. Abujbara, Amira Article 2018 A journalist with Indigenous roots reflects on the difficulty of doing justice to the community she is filming a documentary about. Historical misrepresentation due to lack of cross-cultural understan... Why the Guardian axed Nafeez Ahmed's blog Cook, Jonathan Article 2014 Nafeez Ahmed’s account of the sudden termination of his short-lived contract to write an environment blog for the Guardian is depressingly instructive – and accords with my own experiences as a journa... Why the Swedish Left Lost: An Analysis of the Electoral Fiasco and Lessons for the Democrats Feldman, Jonathan Michael Article 2010 Analysts and political leaders on the left focus on how the right wing's lies go unfiltered by the establishment mass media. The media bias theory has some plausibility but the limit to the media-bias... Why the Washington Post Killed the Story of Murdoch’s Bid to Buy the US Presidency: Carl Bernstein Caught in the Matrix Cook, Jonathan Article 2012 Why Won't American Media Tell the Truth About What's Happening in Venezuela? Podur, Justin Article 2017 Unlike Brazil and Argentina, Venezuela has been victimized by a number of factors outside of its control, but especially a precipitous drop in the price of oil, the country's main source of revenue. Wikileaks Exposes Complicity of the Press: Documents Show NYT and Washington Post Shilling for US Government on Iran Missile "Threat" Porter, Gareth Article 2010 A key Wikileaks document which should have resulted in stories calling into question the thrust of the Obama administration's ballistic missile defense policy in Europe based on an alleged Iranian mis... Won't Get Fooled Again? Hyping Syria's WMD 'Threat' Edwards, David Article 2012 Reading about crimes of state over many years, it is tempting to try to fathom the mind-set of political leaders. What actually is going on in their heads when they order sanctions that kill hundreds ... Wretched US Journalism on Ukraine Parry, Robert Article 2015 The most dangerous violation of journalistic principles has occurred in the Ukraine crisis, which has the potential of a nuclear war. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCanadian Journalists for Free Expression Working to promote freedom of expression. CCPJ's main project is the IFEX Clearing House which operates an Action Alert Network and disseminates information on freedom of the press to organizations an... Center for Media and Democracy The Center for Media and Democracy strengthens participatory democracy by investigating and exposing public relations spin and propaganda, and by promoting media literacy and citizen journalism, media... Chomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Electronic Intifada Palestinian portal for information about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its depiction in the media. News, commentary, analysis, and reference materials about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fro... FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) U.S. media watch group that documents and criticizes media bias and censorship, scrutinizes media practices that marginalize public interest, minority, and dissenting viewpoints, and advocates for gre... JohnPilger.com The journalism and films of John Pilger. Medialens Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media.
MediaLens is a response based on our conviction that mainstream newspapers and broadcasters provide a profoundly distorted picture of our w... News Hounds Rather than serve as the public's eyes and ears, Fox and other media conglomerates have become echo chambers for the rich and powerful with whom they have become all too cozy. This blog is an attempt ... Sources HotLink, The The Sources HotLink is a newsletter, published by Sources, featuring articles, practical ideas and tips for getting positive media coverage. The Sources HotLink is sent free to companies... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAleppo boy versus ‘Mosul girl’: How the Western MSM peddles war propaganda Bridge, Robert 2017 While much of the developed world knows of 'Aleppo boy' Omran Daqneesh, how many have heard of an equally tragic story involving a five-year-old girl named Hawraa, the sole survivor of a US-coordinate... American Media Ignore Major Murdoch News Corp Scandal Rupert's Misdeeds Washington, Linn Jr. 2013 America’s corporate news media love highlighting David-besting-Goliath stories…except apparently, when the fallen Goliath is major media mogul Rupert Murdoch – the billionaire owner of America’s caust... The American right is trapped in a hyperbolic and dysfunctional world To have credibility within the Republican party is to have none outside it. Younge, Gary 2011 On the Republican primary race and the problem of credibility that socially conservative candidates who mobilize the Republican base will face in a general election regarding their appeal to centrist ... Caught in the act: German state channel accused of faking Russian soldiers in Ukraine Ruptly 2015 A Russian television channel alleges a German state broadcaster hired actors to show Russian involvement in the eastern Ukraine conflict. The scandal centers around a Russian '‘volunteer' paid by the ... Concocting a Crime-Ageddon to Promote Police Power Trujillo, Josmar 2015 Manhattan is overrun with criminals and nobody is safe! -- or that’s what certain tabloids and newspapers would have you believe. Through the use of misleading statistics and extraordinary exceptions,... Detecting Bull How to Identify Bias and Junk Journalism in Print, Broadcast and on the Wild Web McManus, John H. 2009 This book helps teach students how to view the news and find trustworthy information. It takes the lessons learned from his years leading GradeTheNews.org, a website that rated the news in San Francis... "Fake News" Introduction to the December 20, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2016 "Fake news" is the latest mania to convulse the mainstream media. All at once, we're being subjected to an outbreak of hand-wringing articles and commentaries about obscure websites which are supposed... 'Fake news' & 'post-truth' politics? What about those Iraqi WMDs? Clark, Neil 2016 The people and the outlets warning of the dangers of 'fake news' and 'post-truth politics' have been the biggest peddlers of 'fake news' and 'post-truth politics' out there. It's like receiving lectur... In The News The Practice of Media Relations in Canada Carney, William Wray 2002 Carney gives everyone, from student to seasoned practitioner, a thorough understanding of who the media are, how they work and how to approach them with stories. Iranians Are Much Talked About on Sunday Morning TV, But Never Heard From Greenwald, Glenn 2015 Over the last couple months, the Sunday morning TV shows -- NBC's Meet the Press, CBS's Face The Nation, ABC's This Week, Fox's News Sunday, and CNN's State of the Union -- have focused on a deal with... Journalism: Truth or Dare? Hargreaves, Ian 2003 Ian Hargreaves discusses the history, development, future and ethics of journalism and describes journalists' relationship with the public. He focuses on the increase in journalism's influence and the... Lapdog media learns nothing, beats war drums again Smith, Patrick L. 2013 Have we forgotten Judith Miller already? Or Colin Powell at the U.N.? Before attacking Syria, let's know the truth. A Letter to CBC: Your Biased Coverage of the Land Day Massacre The following letter was sent yesterday to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation regarding their biased coverage of the Land Day massacre Kawas, Hanna 2018 Chairperson of the Canada Palestine Association, Hanna Kawas, presents a letter to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, alleging editorial interference by pro-Israel lobbying group 'Honest Reporting... Media bias Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Millions in poverty get less coverage than 482 billionaires New FAIR study documents TV news' lack of interest in poor 2014 FAIR uses data from CBS, ABC, and NBC to conduct a study on how much the media reports on poverty, concluding that there is not very much coverage of people in poverty. News and the Culture of Lying Weaver, Paul H. 1997 The news media lie, says Weaver, not by slipshod reporting or unethical practices, but in the very "plot structure" of the news, in the masks of impersonality assumed by reporters and editors, and in ... Review of the Press - November 21, 1975 1975 It's probably no surprise to most people that Toronto's three dailies are all anti-union and anti-working-class. But it takes a big strike, like the postal strike or the school strike, to bring out th... RSF reiterates call for EU sanctions against CCTV and Xinhua Sources News Release 2016 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for European Union sanctions against state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) and the official news agency Xinhua for broadcasting and publishing what are pres... Smoke seen coming out of chimney!! Diemer, Ulli 2017 The suspicious activities of those Russians never cease, and neither does the vigilance of the mainstream media in exposing them. UN 'Travesty': Resolutions Of Mass Destruction - Part 1 2012 Far from bringing an end to the violence, UN Resolution 1973 unleashed overwhelming Western force in pursuit of regime change, in a war that was fought to the bitter end. To ensure the right outcome, ... The unrecognised truth behind that 'spontaneous' Belfast riot Violence was planned by manipulative, self-interested individuals McDonald, Henry 2011 An analysis of sectarian violence in Belfast between the loyalists and republicans and the international media coverage of this violence, which often frames it as political. Wizards of Media Oz Behind the Curtain of Mainstream News Solomon, Norman; Cohen, Jeff 1997 This book is culled from the recent work of Norman Solomon, author of a syndicated "Media Beat" column and Jeff Cohen, founder of media watch-dog Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting. 'Wrong as Often as Right' Is Good Enough When Reporting on an Official Enemy Naureckas, Jim 2015 When reporting on enemy states, Washington Post would rather use misleading and flashy headline. A North Korean general has supposedly been executed by anti-aircraft weapons but he could just as well ... From the Connexions ArchivesDouble Standards Website Focusing on double standards in the media and in international politics. "Double Standard 1. a rule or principle applied more strictly to some people more than others (or oneself)." Medialens Website Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media.
MediaLens is a response based on our conviction that mainstream newspapers and broadcasters provide a profoundly distorted picture of our w... MediaSources.ca Website 2017 A web portal featuring resources about media and the media industry, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importan... Palestine Media Watch Website PMWATCH was established to promote fair and accurate coverage of the Israeli occupation of Palestine in the US mainstream media. In broad terms, our mission is two-fold: (1) identify, report on, and p... Sources Select Resources Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers Website 1977 Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers. |
