Media
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“MEDIA GIVES OBAMA PASS ON IRAQ”
Recently, President Obama has been talking about his pledge to get out of Iraq. And he was supposed to have all the combat troops out more or less by the end of this month. But it seems what we’re getting, perhaps, is rebranding. Continue reading
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The Flattr Micropayment System
Flattr is a social micropayment platform that lets you show love for the things you like – Help support the people you like and enable them to continue with what they do. Continue reading
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FAIR: Does the NY Times Factcheck Op-Eds?
On August 2, the New York Times published an op-ed arguing that Arabs do not care much about Palestinians–and that this is a good thing, especially for Palestinians. But the argument relied on a “poll” of the Arab world that does not exist. Continue reading
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On Wikileaks (III): “We’d like his cooperation…” By Arthur Silber
1 August, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… Within the next few days, I will publish a detailed analysis of the criticisms of Wikileaks and the latest release of Afghanistan documents offered, not by conservative/rightwing bastards like Varadarajan (discussed in the last section of this article), but by what we might call the “radical left.”… Continue reading
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Wikileaks, Resistance, Genuine Heroes, and Breaking the Goddamned Rules (II) By Arthur Silber
29 July, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… Life and Death in the Obedience Culture I have sometimes described America today as an “obedience culture.” The phrase refers to the fact that, beneath the specifics of the largely pointless debates on any topic you care to name, those who purport to speak on behalf of… Continue reading
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Wikileaks, Resistance, Genuine Heroes, and Breaking the Goddamned Rules (I) By Arthur Silber
27 July, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… The other day, I offered some observations about the Wikileaks story and the latest release of a huge number of documents. My comments were focused very narrowly: I wanted to highlight the great heroism of those who run Wikileaks and are otherwise involved in these continuing leaks… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Afghanistan Latest Stories 27-28 July, 2010
28 July, 2010 Oil leaks = wikileaks by Roxanne Amico WikiLeaks Documents Expose Obama’s Brutal Afghan War, White House Blames the Messengers Comment on More of Lara Logan’s Media Criticism by Tweets that mention FAIR Blog » Blog Archive » More of Lara Logan’s Media Criticism — Topsy.com Afghanistan war experts re-up strategy for war… Continue reading
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An aggregation of stories on the Wikileaks Afghanistan Exposé 27 July, 2010
Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation + Interviews with Julian Assange an aggregation of links 25-27 July, 2010 Continue reading
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Afghan leak: Wikileaks Julian Assange tells all
It is one of the biggest security breaches in US military history. As 200,000 secret US military documents go public, Channel 4 News speaks exclusively to founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange about the Afghan war logs. Continue reading
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Secret files: Wikileaks reveals ‘unseen war’
The extraordinary leak made public by whistleblowers’ website Wikileaks has lifted the lid on more than 90,000 US military documents involving classified information direct from the battlefield in Afghanistan. It is the US army’s secret war diary – 200,000 pages of it – written by soldiers on the frontline. Continue reading
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Crossover Dreams: A guide for American journalists: How to report on Haiti when you visit again six months from now By Ansel Herz
Actor Sean Penn, who is helping manage a camp of displaced earthquake victims in Haiti, is making pointed criticisms of journalists for dropping the ball on coverage of Haiti. He’s wrong. I’ve been on the ground in Port-au-Prince working as an independent journalist for the past ten months. I’m an earthquake survivor who’s seen the… Continue reading
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Against the New McCarthyism: A NACLA Statement on Hollman Morris
The North American Congress on Latin America denounces the State Department’s decision to deny a visa to Colombian TV journalist Hollman Morris. Morris was slated to receive the Samuel Chavkin Award for Integrity in Latin American Journalism, given by NACLA in recognition of his brave and uncompromising coverage of the armed conflict in Colombia. NACLA… Continue reading
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Buying Venezuela’s Press With U.S. Tax Dollars By Jeremy Bigwood
Until now, the State Department has hidden its role in funding the Venezuelan news media, one of the opposition’s most powerful weapons against President Hugo Chávez and his Bolivarian movement. The PADF, serving as an intermediary, effectively removed the government’s fingerprints from the money. Yet, as noted in a State Department document titled “Bureau/Program Specific… Continue reading
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Michael Arrington: journalists have a right to express their opinions
Michael Arrington, writing for TechCrunch, argues that journalists should openly express their opinions and biases, despite the longstanding idea that journalists should hide their political biases. This argument by Arrington comes on the heels of CNN’s firing of Octavia Nasr because of a controversial tweet and the forced resignation of Helen Thomas because of her… Continue reading
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Action Alert – NYT, WaPo Misremember Gaza War
In the aftermath of Israel’s May 31 raid on the Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla that killed nine activists, the Washington Post and New York Times have propagated an inaccurate historical context that serves to bolster Israeli claims. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks is asking for urgent help By David Heath
Following the arrest of the person suspected of leaking the ‘Collateral Murder’ video, WikiLeaks feels that it is under attack and is seeking urgent support. Continue reading
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Letter of complaint to the BBC re its coverage of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Massacre
We, the undersigned, wish to submit a complaint in respect of the BBCs coverage of Israels attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and its murder of at least 9 activists on 31st May 2010. The BBCs coverage of Israels attack on the Mavi Marmora [MM] was even worse than its coverage of Israels attack on… Continue reading
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Media Advisory: Pundits in Denial on Gaza Plight
The May 31 Israeli attack on the Free Gaza humanitarian flotilla has returned some media attention to the humanitarian crisis faced by 1.5 million Palestinians living under Israeli blockade in the Gaza Strip. But some media figures have sought to deny the existence of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza at all. Continue reading
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Breaking my silence By Danny Schecter
Danny Schecter on US media coverage of the attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Continue reading
The New Dark Age 