News for the Media Savvy
March 13, 2006
MEDIA WAR COMES TO MEDIACHANNEL.ORG: OUR SITE IS UNDER ATTACK!
Perhaps it is a coincidence, perhaps not, but on the very week that MediaChannel is offering information on the protests against the media role in the Iraq War, and as our traffic grows, parties unknown are targeting the site with a flood of vicious technical attacks designed to bring our website down.
http://mediachannel.org/attack.shtml
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TAKE ACTION: DEMAND BETTER IRAQ WAR COVERAGE
Join United For Peace & Justice, MediaChannel.org and tens of thousands of Americans in calling on U.S. media outlets to do a better job of reporting on the war in Iraq and the anti-war movement protests against it.
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/mediachannel/
campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2931&t=IraqMedia.dwt
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MEDIACHANNEL, UFPJ AND PARTNERS CALL FOR NATIONAL MEDIA ACTION
MediaChannel and United For Peace And Justice have announced that a day of media protest will now kickoff this years week-long "Spring Offensive" against the war, just before the third anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Get involved! Hold the Media Accountable!
http://mediachannel.org/mediaprotest.shtml
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DOWNLOAD THE NYC MEDIA PROTEST FLIER 03.15.06
Show Down at High Noon: Tell the Truth About the War
http://www.mediachannel.org/images/MediaChannel_Protest.jpg
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NYC MEDIA PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT IRAQ WAR CONFIRMED
Panel discussion and Anti-War SpeakOut will be held at the Judson Church, 55 Washington Square South on Tuesday, March 14th, 7-10pm . For further information contact: priya@mediachannel.org
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APPEALING FOR A MEDIA DISCOURSE
When we first discussed the media protest day, I felt we should try to do more than protest. We should engage: meet with the media executives who meet regularly with politicians, share our concerns, give the anti-war movement a chance to speak their truths to media power. It was one of those ideas that is easier said than done.
By Danny Schechter, MediaChannel
http://www.newsdissector.org/blog/2006/03/13/appealing-for-a-a-media-discourse/
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INTERNET BLOWS CIA COVER
According to a Chicago Tribune investigation, it's easy to track America's covert operatives. All you need to know is how to navigate the Internet.
By John Crewdson, Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-060311ciamain-
story,1,123362.story?coll=chi-news-hed
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SAYING NOTHING, MAKING PAGE ONE ANYWAY
When the Secretary of Defense says we'll do something, reporters sometimes hear more than was intended.
By Gal Beckerman, CJR Daily
http://www.cjrdaily.org/politics/saying_nothing_making_page_one.php
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WHEN SECRETS RULE
More than anything, critics of the Bush administration are decrying its habit - particularly since Sept. 11 - of conducting state affairs under an unyielding cover of executive privilege and a "we know best" philosophy that precludes virtually any outside influence or advice.
By Nick Madigan, Baltimore Sun
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.secret12mar12,0,5159211.story
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MEDIA MATTERS: NATIONAL DYSFUNCTION
Let me tell you about a truly unhealthy relationship. The symptoms are well-documented: One partner skulks about suspiciously, distrustful, secretive, evasive, conversing with others out of earshot, making important decisions unilaterally, spying on the other partner, retaliating in anger when questioned or challenged. This is what's going on right now between American citizens and their government, and as in all dysfunctional relationships, communication is the problem.
By Paul K. McMasters, Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/content/opinion/story/14229215p-15052384c.html
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GOOD MOURNING, VIETNAM: PART II
A conference this weekend in Boston on Vietnam, featuring former officials named Kissinger, Carter, Haig and others, inevitably made profound links to the current Iraq conflict. But perhaps the most chilling words belonged to President Johnson, on tape from 1966: "I know we oughtn't to be there, but I can't get out."
By Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/pressingissues_
display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002157344
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MEDIA LIES AND HYPOCRISY IN WAKE OF MILOSEVIC'S DEATH
The death of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in his jail cell at the Hague on Saturday has unleashed a torrent of historical distortions and outright lies that echo the propaganda campaign waged more than seven years ago to justify the US-NATO war against the country.
By Bill Van Auken, World Socialist Web Site (via Asian Tribune)
http://www.asiantribune.com/show_article.php?id=3062
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IRAQI TV EXECUTIVE SLAIN BY GUNMEN IN BAGHDAD
Gunmen killed the director of Iraq's state television channel and his driver Saturday, the second slaying this month of a figure who shapes broadcast news coverage of the country's sectarian strife.
By Richard Boudreaux, LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq12mar12,1,440665.story
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JILL CARROLL'S ORDEAL
How long is 10 weeks? How long is 65 days? How long is 1,560 hours? For Jill Carroll, the American journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq on Jan. 7, the passage of time must be excruciating.
By James Carroll, Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/03/13/jill_carrolls_ordeal/
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WOULD EAVESDROPPING BILL SNAG REPORTERS?
Reporters who write about government surveillance could be prosecuted under proposed legislation that would solidify the administration's eavesdropping authority, according to some legal analysts who are concerned about dramatic changes in U.S. law.
Associated Press
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11769643/
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SHIELD LAW EFFORTS FACE UNCERTAINTY IN CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS
An effort to pass a reporter shield law in Massachusetts is gaining steam, but may end up being set aside while the Legislature deals with other issues, such as expanding health care for thousands of uninsured residents.
By Brooke Donald, Associated Press
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--
sunshineweek-medi0311mar11,0,6122533.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut
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MORE NEWS OUTLETS, FEWER STORIES: NEW MEDIA 'PARADOX'
A "new paradox of journalism" has emerged in which the number of news outlets continues to grow, yet the number of stories covered and the depth of many reports is decreasing, according to an annual review of the news business being released today by a watchdog group.
By James Rainey, LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-news13mar
13,1,1465096.story?coll=la-news-a_section&ctrack=1&cset=true
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NEWSPAPER CHAIN AGREES TO A SALE FOR $4.5 BILLION
Knight Ridder, the second-largest newspaper company in the United States, agreed last night to sell itself for about $4.5 billion in cash and stock to the McClatchy Company, a publisher half its size, according to people involved in the negotiations.
By Katharine Q. Seelye and Andrew Ross Sorkin, NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/13/business/media/13knight.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS FEAR LOSING AUDIENCE WITH A LA CARTE CABLE
While cable television customers may applaud the notion of paying for only those channels they want, religious broadcasters say it will diminish their reach.
Associated Press
http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/APN/603110838
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HUNGRY MEDIA COMPANIES FIND A MEAGER MENU OF WEB SITES TO BUY
Media companies are still hungry. Is there much left for them to consume that they'll find satisfying?
By Matt Richtel, NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/13/business/media/13net.html
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WHY NEWSPAPERS MUST ASK SOME SEARCHING QUESTIONS
The World Association of Newspapers is portraying Google as an enemy of news. I wouldn't say that. I'd call Google something between a necessary evil and a friend - and if news organisations are smart, they will learn how to befriend the beast.
By Jeff Jarvis, The Guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,1729310,00.html
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THE EROSION OF FREE SPEECH
You've got to fight. It's the only conclusion I can draw as I see the renewed erosion of our freedom to discuss the Middle East. The most recent example - and the most shameful - is the cowardly decision of the New York Theatre Workshop to cancel the Royal Court's splendid production of My Name Is Rachel Corrie, a story of the brave young American woman who travelled to Gaza to protect innocent Palestinians and who stood in front of an Israeli bulldozer in an attempt to prevent the driver from destroying a Palestinian home.
By Robert Fisk, The Independent
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article12299.htm
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CNN'S LOU DOBBS FOR PRESIDENT, I SAY!
By now, it must be abundantly clear that CNN stalwart Lou Dobbs is wasting his time in television journalism. Clearly, this rabble-rouser needs a new line of work.
By Jon Friedman, MarketWatch
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BD14646BB-
D16F-4309-8CAE-4159395FC457%7D&dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&keyword=
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