Media
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Wikileaks Calls on Internet Activists to Mirror ‘Insurance File’
In a tweet ‘Now is a good time to mirror this WikiLeaks ‘insurance’ backup’, the whistle-blower organisation Wikileaks — which is currently the target of threats from the U.S. Pentagon after having leaked close to 100,000 ‘Afghanistan Diaries’ files — has within the last hour called on Internet, human rights and transparency activists to download… Continue reading
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US Media and Afghan War
In Afghanistan, one of the biggest campaigns run by the American military is taking place around Kandahar. You wouldn’t know it if you rely on American media to follow the story. Now joining us from Oakland, California, to talk about US media coverage of the Afghan war is Reese Erlich. He’s the author of the… Continue reading
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The Top Censored Stories From 2009-2010 by Project Censored
Not only does it cover the most under-reported stories the corporate media ignore, but this year’s Censored Deja Vu, Junk Food News and News Abuse, Signs of Health, and FAIR’s 10th anniversary of Fear and Favor in the News Room. A full Truth Emergency section debuts this year for “Censored 2011? to address State Crimes… Continue reading
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Media Disinformation: Washington's "Regime Change Hit List": Iran versus Honduras Part 1 by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson
It would be hard to find a better test of the integrity of the establishment U.S. media than in their comparative treatment of Iran and Honduras over the past couple of years (2009-2010). Continue reading
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Media Disinformation: Washington’s “Regime Change Hit List”: Iran versus Honduras Part 1 by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson
It would be hard to find a better test of the integrity of the establishment U.S. media than in their comparative treatment of Iran and Honduras over the past couple of years (2009-2010). Continue reading
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Media Disinformation: The Facts About Ahmadinejad’s UN Speech By Jack A. Smith
On Sept. 25, the Times published a correction: “A headline on Friday with an article about an incendiary speech in the United Nations General Assembly by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran summarized his remarks about the Sept. 11 terror attacks incorrectly. In his speech, Mr. Ahmadinejad asserted various theories about the origin of the attacks,… Continue reading
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Media Disinformation: The Facts About Ahmadinejad's UN Speech By Jack A. Smith
On Sept. 25, the Times published a correction: “A headline on Friday with an article about an incendiary speech in the United Nations General Assembly by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran summarized his remarks about the Sept. 11 terror attacks incorrectly. In his speech, Mr. Ahmadinejad asserted various theories about the origin of the attacks,… Continue reading
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Media Complicity in Financial Crimes By Danny Schechter
When I discovered that dodgy lenders and credit card companies pumped more than $3 billion into media advertising, which inflated the housing bubble between 2002 and 2007, I thought I had my answer. Yet, even I, as savvy as I thought I was, missed an important link which was hidden in plain sight — who… Continue reading
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Fears for South Africa's Press Freedom By Chris Stein
‘The broad language of the POI Bill would criminalise information-gathering methods essential to investigative journalism,’ Ayesha Kajee, executive director of the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI), told IPS. ‘It would chill the practice of this field of journalism essential to keeping the government accountable to the public.’ Continue reading
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From Mairead Maquire Re: BBC Panorama programme on the Mavi Marmara
Sadly, the Panorama programme did not see the true significance of this historic journey and missed an opportunity for the media to fulfil its responsibility to ‘tell the truth and nothing but the truth’. They choose instead to try to demonize the passengers on the from the word go MV ‘Mavi Marmara’ by trying to… Continue reading
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BBC News – Wikileaks founder Julian Assange accused of rape
wedish authorities say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, on accusations of rape and molestation. Wikileaks, criticised for leaking Afghan war documents, quoted him saying the charges were ‘without basis’. Continue reading
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BBC News – Filmmaker Moore gives to fund for Wikileaks accused
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has donated $5,000 (£3,900) to help defend Army Spc Bradley Manning, the man suspected of giving classified documents to the website Wikileaks. Continue reading
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Why Wikileaks Must Be Protected By John Pilger
Wikileaks released thousands of secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan. Cover-ups, a secret assassination unit and the killing of civilians are documented. In file after file, the brutalities echo the colonial past. From Malaya and Vietnam to Bloody Sunday and Basra, little has changed. Continue reading
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Inquiry exposes massive Israeli media manipulation campaign in US
Files declassified in America have revealed the covert public relations and lobbying activities of Israel in the US. The National Archive made the documents public following a Senate investigation. They suggest Israel has been trying to shape media coverage of issues it regards as important. Continue reading
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A beautiful gift from the BBC by Ken O’Keefe
18 August, 2010 — Uprooted Palestinians Uprooted Palestinians are at the heart of the conflict in the M.E Palestinians uprooted by force of arms. Yet faced immense difficulties have survived, kept alive their history and culture, passed keys of family homes in occupied Palestine from one generation to the next. If you haven’t seen it,… Continue reading
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Gen. Petraeus Goes to Media War By Norman Solomon
Let’s be clear about what’s happening here. The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, with the evident approval of the White House, has launched a fierce media blitz to cripple the policy option of any significant military withdrawal a year from now. Riding high in what is supposed to be a civilian-run military, Petraeus is… Continue reading
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A Roundup of Net Neutrality Stories 6 May – 7 August, 2010
7 August, 2010 — Net Neutrality 7/8/10 – Verizon & Google Enter Reported Deal for Tiered Internet Use, Is Net Neutrality in Jeopardy? 6/8/10 – Has the internet just sold its soul? By Stephen Foley 6/8/10 – Net neutrality talks stall in US 6/8/10 – Has the internet just sold its soul? 5/8/10 – Under… Continue reading
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Has the internet just sold its soul? By Stephen Foley
Google stood accused last night of betraying the founding principles of the internet, as it readied a deal that will abandon key parts of its support for ‘net neutrality’, which has guaranteed equal access to the worldwide web since its inception. In what one internet freedom campaigner called a ‘doomsday scenario’ that will change the… Continue reading
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Under Threat: A Free And Open Internet By Stephen Lendman
Federal regulators are ‘wading into a bitter policy dispute that could be tied up in Congress and the courts for years.’ At stake: a free, open, and affordable Internet, threatened by powerful phone and cable giants wanting to privatize and control it, have unregulated pricing power, and decide what’s published at what speed or blocked. Continue reading
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