Mass media — Analysis.
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Challenges to the modern era / Peter Russell and Bill McKibben ; interviewed and produced by Pamela Burton.
Two interviews which explore aspects of the modern human condition, from new developments in evolution to the creation of mass culture through television.|CHALLENGES TO THE MODERN ERA / Peter Russell and Bill McKibben| interviewed and produced by Pamela Burton. SERIES: Philosopher stone Two interviews which explore aspects of the modern human condition, from new developments…
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Unreliable sources : detecting bias in the U.S. mainstream media / Norman Solomon.
Talk by Norman Solomon, co-author of Unreliable Sources : A Guide to Detecting Bias in News Media. He speaks about the economic foundation for news broadcasting which guarantees a flow of misinformation to the American public. Mass media is grounded in denial, and is designed to eliminate alternative interpretations of events. The limited perspective is…
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Exploring the sword and the dollar / Michael Parenti ; interviewed by Kris Welch and Philip Maldari.
Michael Parenti examines how the United States is seeking to maintain a global military machine to support the status quo throughout the Third World. The Gulf War, Parenti argues, is the most recent example of this effort to control the haves and have-nots. The danger of Hussein is his role as a destablizing and nationalizing…