If you want to see one example of the news media gone wrong

[NV Whino]

Watch "Shattered Glass."

I just watched it on DVD. Absolutely fascinating. It's about the kid (25) who wrote for The New Republic and scammed them and the readers for 2 years with fake articles. There's an interview at the end of the movie in "special features" with the real character. He's now in New York and, having completed law school, was, at the time of the interview, about to take the New York bar. Well worth watching.

[bpilgrim]

1. flip on the teeVee ;->

Manufacturing Consent is another good one that explains their motivation as well.
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Herman%20/Manufac_Consent_Prop_Model.html

or

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:Tq8ExVKAUtkJ:fusionanomaly.net/noamchomskypropagandaandcontrolofthepublicmind.jpg
THE PROPAGANDA MODEL OF NEWS
1997, (60 min)
An excellent discussion about how the news is sculpted to present a certain viewpoint of events around the world. Featuring Noam Chomsky, Edward Herman and Justin Lewis.
Download 32.6MB
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/myth_of_the_liberal_media.rm

peace

[NV Whino]

2. I watched Manufacturing Consent the other night on DVD

Excellent.

[bpilgrim]

3. OUTFOXED --------------------------------------> MP3

http://news.globalfreepress.com/mp3/Outfoxed-Rupert_Murdochs_War_on_Journalism.mp3

another goody ;->

peace

[NV Whino]

4. Yep. Saw that too.

We have a great library in town. I just check these little puppies out for free.

[bpilgrim]

5. we should try to get them aired on public access cable in our towns

all across America ;->

peace

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