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Patrick Cockburn on U.S. Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels: Where is the Skepticism About Chemical Weapons?
democracynow Published on Jun 14, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - Veteran foreign correspondent Patrick Cockburn of the Independent joins us to discuss the Obama administration’s decision to… more →
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American Journalism: Dead or Dying?
wrote 1 day ago: I suppose you could say it’s dead. People suck. Vapid celebrity nonsense is more valuable than … more →
Patrick Cockburn on U.S. Plans to Arm Syrian Rebels: Where is the Skepticism About Chemical Weapons?
wrote 2 days ago: democracynow Published on Jun 14, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - Veteran foreign correspondent … more →
You, Too, Have Been Co-Opted: Advertising,Capitalism and Insatiability
wrote 2 days ago: English: A typical “As seen on TV” logo, based on the logo present on many products in t … more →
From Fox News to Rush: Secrets of the right’s lie machine
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wrote 3 days ago: Salon Conservative media plays by its rules, and bends truth to back whatever argument they’ve decid … more →
Where Things Stand
wrote 1 week ago: Jonah Goldberg is right on target, as usual: …a man who came into office hell-bent on restorin … more →
Counterspin Radio> Pardiss Kebriaei on Terror Speech, Bob McChesney on Digital Disconnect
wrote 1 week ago: Link: http://www.fair.org/audio/counterspin/CounterSpin053113.mp3 or Download MP3 This week on Coun … more →
Video> FAIR TV: Bradley Manning, Afghan Atrocity, David Gregory's Phony Gotcha
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wrote 1 week ago: fairreporting Published June 7, 2013 … more →
Media alarmed by Obama surveillance Part 2
wrote 1 week ago: Ana Marie Cox, Ramesh Ponnuru and Charlie Savage join Howard Kurtz to examine the media coverage of … more →
MSNBC struggling with politics
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wrote 1 week ago: Joe Concha joins Howard Kurtz to discuss MSNBC’s fall in ratings, as well as Roger Ailes … more →
Media Monitor - June 9
wrote 1 week ago: The “Bag Men” sue The New York Post, the Koch brothers consider buying a newspaper, Keit … more →
Anger is an appropriate response when Big Brother goes too far
wrote 1 week ago: Some bullet-pointed thoughts while trying to digest the news that the government has apparently been … more →
Pop culture's got 99 problems but Kevin Wada's X-Men cover ain't one
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wrote 1 week ago: Alex V. Hernandez While was perusing the web mindlessly due to the weird vampire hours my journalism … more →
The New Yorker: June 3, 2013
wrote 1 week ago: I think I’m kind of getting into a groove writing these. Or maybe it’s a rut. I doubt these are very … more →
Advertising and public space: reappropriating and remixing media is a political act
wrote 1 week ago: From Upworthy: ORIGINAL IMAGE designed by Karina Nurdinova and inspired by a quote from Banksy, whic … more →
Glenn Greenwald> How propaganda is disseminated: WikiLeaks Edition
wrote 2 weeks ago: On the eve of a new leak, widely trumpeted Pentagon accusations about the whistleblowing site have p … more →
Chris Hedges> ‘We Steal Secrets’: State Agitprop
wrote 2 weeks ago: The persecution of Manning and Assange is not an isolated act. It is part of a terrifying assault ag … more →
In defense of Twitter's role as a social media watchdog
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Mike Rosenwald is concerned that overzealous critics will make Twitter boring. Rosenwald, who has di … more →
Popular Resistance> Is Radical Remaking of Economy Taking Root?
wrote 2 weeks ago: The best news of the week was people standing up and insisting that the government and big business … more →
It's Still Ok to Make Fun of White Trash
wrote 2 weeks ago: Yesterday, I pointed out the latest new low in reality TV: Pregnant and Dating. While the cast is r … more →
