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Media Views
This page features some of the more interesting media criticism and
media news we've seen on the Web lately. We don't necessarily endorse
every opinion expressed, but we did find them worth reading. Not all
outlets archive material indefinitely, so some links may have
expired.
Newly Added
- Uh,
What We Meant to Say... , by Ray Hartmann (Riverfront Times,
11/14/01). St. Louis Post-Dispatch changes tune on stadium
funding after acquiring a stake in the Cardinals.
- The
Networks Flunk Media History 101, by Ben H. Bagdikian (San
Francisco Chronicle, 11/19/01). Osama bin Laden and Joe McCarthy.
- "The O’Sama
Factor": Bin Laden Mimics Fox's Bill O’Reilly, by Dennis Hans
(CommonDreams, 11/17/01).
- Theft
of UM Papers Leads to Suspensions, by Erin C. Hastings (Miami
Herald, 11/17/01). Fraternity stole papers that revealed anti-Arab
slurs.
- Shock to
the System: Should Torture Be Used in the U.S.? It Already Is, by
Alexander Cockburn (Creators Syndicate, 11/15/01).
- Boss
on Cover Raises Issues for Magazine, by Geraldine Fabrinkant (New
York Times, 11/15/01). Fortune fawns over Gerald Levin.
(Registration required.)
- WTO Attacks
Website, Reaps Hundreds of Others (RTMark, 11/15/01).
Pranksters respond to censorship attempt by distributing parody software
to the masses.
- Money
Concerns Hit Local TV News, by David Bauder (Associated
Press, 11/14/01). See the original report at the Project for
Excellence in Journalism's News
for Sale: Half of Stations Report Sponsor Pressure on News
Decisions, by Marion Just and Rosalind Levine, with Kathleen Regan.
- St. George Paper
Apologizes for Cartoon, by Thomas Burr (Salt Lake Tribune,
11/14/01).
- BBC
Used MI5 to Vet Pacifist Staff, by Owen Bowcott (London
Guardian, 11/14/01).
- X
Marks the Press, by Laura Flanders (WorkingForChange.com,
11/14/01). Untangling the spin of the Al Jazeera bombing.
- CNN
(Becoming) a Shadow of Once-Great Network, by Stephanie Salter
(San Francisco Chronicle, 11/14/01).
- U.S.
Bombs Hit Kabul TV Station, by Vernon Loeb (Washington Post,
11/14/01).
- Journalists
(and Blunkett) Pour Scorn on Simpson, by David Lister (London
Independent, 11/14/01). John Simpson is a BBC reporter who
claimed to have "liberated" Kabul.
Recent Media Views
- The
Other Coulter, by Chris Mooney (American Prospect, 11/13/01).
Columnist Michelle Malkin and guilt by association.
- Down for
the Count: Florida Has Exposed Democracy's Achilles' Heel, by Geov
Parrish (WorkingForChange.com, 11/13/01).
- Arab
Satellite Channel's Kabul Office Destroyed by Missile, by Adnan
Malik (AP, 11/13/01).
- Bush
Wins! Gore Would Have Won! We Lose!, by Dan Kennedy (Boston
Phoenix, 11/12/01).
- Gore's
Victory, by Robert Parry (consortiumnews.com, 11/12/01). And
how media gave it a pro-Bush spin.
- Three
Arrested After Protest Over CNN's War Coverage, by Rebecca
McCarthy (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11/11/01).
- Pakistan
Expels Our Foreign Correspondent, by Martin Bentham (London
Telegraph, 11/11/01).
- Powder
Burns, by Richard Byrne (Washington City Paper, 11/9/01). The
Washington Post on anthrax.
- Media
Criticism in Mono, by Laura Flanders (WorkingForChange.com,
11/9/01).
- Voices That
Must Be Heard: IPA Wins Relief, Builds Bridges for New York's Endangered
Ethnic Press, by Abby Scher (Independent Press Association).
- New
York's Media Mogul Mayor: Bloomberg News Faces Tough Task of
Covering the Boss, by Howard Kurtz (Washington Post,
11/8/01).
- Television's
Talking Heads Lack Female Voices, by Paul Farhi (Washington
Post, 11/8/01).
- What
the Media Is Churning Out Is Trash, by Masood Anwar (Pakistan
News, 11/8/01). A skeptical look at how the press corps operates
in Pakistan.
- Blind
Predator Fools Seymour Hersh, by Alexander Cockburn (New York
Press, 11/7/01).
- White
House Summons Biz Chieftains, by Peter Bart (Variety,
11/7/01). Recruiting media moguls for the "war on terrorism."
- Delayed
Broadcasts Draw Local Scrutiny, by David Folkenflik (Baltimore
Sun, 11/6/01). Technology can squeeze in more commercials.
- Covering (Up) the
"War on Terrorism": The Master Frame and the Media Chill, by Bob
Hackett (Free the Media).
- Life
in Radioland Proves Less Stressful, by Laura Billings (St. Paul
Pioneer Press, 10/28/01). Columnists takes Jesse Ventura's advice to
listen to talk radio instead of reading newspapers.
- Media
Still Wait to Be Called Up, by David Shaw (L.A. Times,
11/1/01). "Reporters grow increasingly frustrated at Pentagon's denial
of access to the battle against terrorism."
- IndyMedia in
a Snit with CNN, by Farhad Manjoo (Wired News,
11/1/01). Word "IndyMedia" banned from chat rooms.
- "Tell Them
Nothing Till It's Over And Then Tell Them Who Won": In Wartime,
Government Considers Media a Menace, by Phillip Knightley (The
Public I, 10/31/01).
- Networks
Recruit Military Advisers, by David Folkenflik (Baltimore
Sun, 10/31/01). "The lines are beginning to blur between news
'sources' and paid commentators."
- The
Daily Jolt: Take the bin Laden Halloween mask off the anthrax
threat" by Al Giordano (Boston Phoenix, 10/31/01)
- CNN
Chief Orders 'Balance' in War News: Reporters Are Told To Remind Viewers
Why U.S. Is Bombing, by Howard Kurtz (Washington Post,
10/31/01).
- Consolidation
Transforms the Radio Industry (Hollywood Reporter).
- U.S.
Attempts to Shore Up Support for War, by Claire Cozens (London
Guardian, 10/30/01).
- Networks
Push Pentagon for More War Access, by Pamela McClintock and Paula
Bernstein (Variety, 10/30/01).
- "Patriotism" and
"Treason": A New Trend in Irresponsible Wartime Rhetoric, by Ben
Fritz (Spinsanity.org, 10/29/01).
- Information Lockdown,
by Bruce Shapiro (The Nation/Alternet, 10/29/01). September 11
and the public's right to know.
- Full Bloom, by
Michael Wolff (New York, 11/5/01). Why have media given New York
mayoral candidate Michael Bloomberg a pass on his sexual harrassment
cases?
- McKinney
Lambastes Media: Dissenting Opinions on War Are Ignored, She Says,
by BEN SMITH (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/28/01). Georgia
rep on Afghanistan coverage.
- The CNN
of the Arab World, by Tamara Straus (AlterNet, 10/26/01).
Interview about Al Jazzera with Jordanian journalist Lamis Adoni.
- The
Gary Conditization Of The Terror Story, by Arianna Huffington
(OverthrowTheGov.Com, 10/24/01).
- Public
Radio, Private Pressures, by Dan Kennedy (Boston Phoenix,
10/24/01).
- Afghanistan:
On-Air Supremacy, by Tony Callaghan and Rohan Jayasekera (Index
on Censorship (online), 10/18/01). U.S. military bombs Afghan radio
stations for broadcasting "propaganda."
- Watchdog
Not Dogged Enough, by Micheal Olsen (Hotline, 10/26/01). How
the press dropped the ball on anthrax.
- Marketing
Considered as a Tactic in Mideast: State Department Wonders if Madison
Avenue Can Change Muslims' Attitudes About the United States, by
David Folkenflik (Baltimore Sun, 10/26/01).
- Uncivil Liberty
(Metro Santa Cruz, 10/24/01). Scroll down for the story of radio
host Peter Werbe's Santa Cruz censorship.
- Squelching
the News in Democracy's Name, by Mark Crispin Miller (Mother
Jones.com, 10/24/01).
- FCC
Leaves Independents in the Cold, by Brian Lowry (L.A. Times,
10/24/01).
- When
the Press Is in the Dark, So Is Everyone, by John Balzar (L.A.
Times, 10/24/01).
- Telling It Like It
Isn't, by Ameena A. Saeed (The Hindu, 10/24/01). What the
U.S. press doesn't tell Americans.
- ABC
Signs Deal to Promote West Point, by David Bauder (AP,
10/23/01). Buy ads, get a primetime special free.
- AOL,
MSN, Yahoo to Label Sites for Questionable Content, by Dina
ElBoghdady (Washington Post, 10/23/01).
- Study
Finds Local News Skews Youth Coverage, by Greg Braxton (L.A.
Times, 10/23/01).
- Where
the Bodies Are: News of Civilian Death Tolls Is Being
Under-Reported, by Geov Parrish (workingforchange.com,
10/22/01).
- The
CNN of the Arab World Deserves Our Respect: Al Jazeera
Tells the War Story Unfiltered, by Hussein Ibish and Ali Abunimah
(L.A. Times, 10/22/01).
- Paper
Fires Two Involved in Editorial, by Glenn Coin (Syracuse
Post-Standard, 10/19/01).
- Rumsfeld
OKs Principles for Media Access to Troops, by David Shaw (L.A.
Times, 10/19/01).
- Novel
Security Measures: Philly Man Was Kept Off a Recent Flight Because of a
Book He Was Carrying, by Gwen Shaffer (Philadelphia City
Paper, 10/18/01).
- Unsung
Heroes: Why Are We Ignoring One Group of Americans' Experience With
Anthrax Threats?, by Laura Flanders (workingforchange.com,
10/18/01).
- Bleaching
the Disaster, by Amy Alexander (Black World, 10/18/01). Race
and September 11 coverage.
- Mideast
News Network Has Fans Here: Al Jazeera's Coverage Uniquely
Uncensored, by Jonathan Curiel (San Francisco Chronicle,
10/18/01).
- Alright,
Let's Feel Real Bad For Limbaugh, by James Klurfeld (Long Island
Newsday, 10/18/01).
- Alt Pubs
Threatened for Criticizing President, Policy (Association of
Alternative Newsweeklies, 10/17/01).
- "Radical"
Radio Shows Forced from the Net, by Janet Kornblum (USA
Today, 10/16/01).
- Networks
Want a Break in Wake of Sept. 11 Attacks, by Pamela McClintock
(Reuters/Variety, 10/15/01).
- Navy
Photo Shows Anti-Gay Slur on Bomb, by Randy Dotinga
(PlanetOut, 10/12/01).
- Not
News, Just Propaganda, by Magnus Linklater (London Times,
10/12/01).
- A
War Without Witnesses, by Felicity Lawrence (London Guardian,
10/11/01).
- Terrorist
Message Stirs Scrutiny, by Scott Lindlaw (Associated Press,
10/10/01). News networks deciding whether to air footage from Osama bin
Laden and Al Qaeda.
- Networks
Enlist Old Soldiers For Expertise, by Howard Kurtz (Washington
Post, 10/10/01).
- Press
Watch, by Michael Massing (The Nation, 10/22/01). Media
coverage of the Northern Alliance/United Front in Afghanistan.
- The
Elephant in the Bedroom, by Jon Carroll (San Francisco
Chronicle, 10/8/01). What The West Wing left out.
- CNN vs.
BBC, Bias vs. Balance, by Rajeev Shukla (Indian
Express, 10/6/01).
- Right-Wing
Snarling Lifts Liberal Heart, by Robert Reno (Long Island
Newsday, 10/4/01).
- Speak No
Evil: How Patriotism Is Tying to Silence Voices of Dissent, by Daryl
Gale, Frank Lewis and Gwen Shaffer (Philadelphia City Paper,
10/4/01).
- Staffers
Concerned About Credibility, by David Folkenflik (Baltimore
Sun, 10/4/01). Station's news staff forced to read editorial
statements from management.
- Boondocks,
10/4/01. This strip was spiked by the New York Daily News for
questioning U.S. foreign policy.
- U.S.
Pressures Qatar to Restrain TV Outlet , by Andrea Koppel and Elise
Labott (CNN, 10/4/01). See commentary on this from Ali
Abunimah.
- Behind
the Media Veil, by Laura Flanders (WorkingForChange.com,
10/3/01). Unheard voices of Afghan women.
- War of
Words, by Danny Schechter (Alternet, 10/1/01). Terrorism
coverage and media consolidation.
- What
the President Said and When He Said It, by Howard Kurtz
(Washington Post, 10/1/01). Is the White House using the
crisis--and the media--to burnish Bush's image?
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