Mass media — Political aspects.
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The Art Of Muckracking (Part 2 of 2)
The Art Of Muckracking. – Series of talks by media critics who explore the problems of contemporary mass media, and the need for alternative non-commercial media. The panel is comprised of: Christopher Hitchens, mark Hertsground, Robert Scheen, Jessica Mitford, and Alexander Cockburn. – RECORDED: KPFK, 1989.
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The Art Of Muckracking (Part 1 of 2)
The Art Of Muckracking. – Series of talks by media critics who explore the problems of contemporary mass media, and the need for alternative non-commercial media. The panel is comprised of: Christopher Hitchens, Mark Hertsground, Robert Scheen, Jessical Mitford, and Alexander Cockburn. – RECORDED: KPFK, 1989.
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What the United States news media hasn’t told you about the Gulf War / Mike Emery.
Talk by Mike Emery, from California State University Northridge, on the self-censorship of the United States press during the 1990-1991 Gulf War. He argues that the false perspective underlies the movement to restart the war against Iraq because of it’s nuclear weapons research. He concludes by examining how the press is now dealing with Cuba.…
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The Politics of terrorism / Noam Chomsky.
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To the end of time / Richard Clureman ; interviewed by Pamela Burton.
Ricahrd Clureman is a media analyst. He discusses the Time-Warner merger of 1991 which created the largest information entrerprize the world has ever known. His book, “To The End of Time,” explores Time founder Harry Luce’s editorial philosophy: separation of editors and businessmen. Since that time, however, information and corporate sponsorship have grown closer together.…
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Officials lie while the media looks on / Jeff Cohen ; introduced by Linda Mitchell.
Linda Michell of FAIR, West Coast, reports on the new office and KCRW coverage of the Gulf War. She then introduces Jeff Cohen, executive director of FAIR. He speaks on the officials lying and the press allowing them to get away with it. First, Clarence Thomas testified that he never discusses Roe vs. Wade and…
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The War and the media / Blase Bonpane.
Talk by Blase Bonpane, the Director of the Office of the Americas. He examines the media coverage of the Gulf War: the code words being used; what is being ignored; and how the football mentality dominates reporting.|THE WAR AND THE MEDIA / Blase Bonpane. – Talk by the Director of the Office of the Americas,…
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Im-“press”-ions on Watergate / Jack Anderson.
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The Reagan mystique / produced by Kirk Smith.