Mass media — Political aspects. – Page 6

U.S. cultural penetration in Latin America / Alfredo Guevara ; produced by Margot Adler.

Excerpts from lecture discussing U.S. influence in Latin America via the media and the U.S. Information Agency.

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How do the media cover Pacific developments / Ernest Gruening, Cecil Brown, and Malcolm Browne.

Three talks about the media’s portrayal of American foreign policy in Asia.

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The Surgical strike : misinformation concerning the U.S. war against Iraq / Eugene Carroll ; interviewed by Dennis Bernstein.

Retired Admiral Eugene Carroll provides an evaluation of the allied air war against Iraq during the Gulf War, 1990-1991. He explains that only 1 of 12 “smart” bombs actually hit there target, but Americans never see the 11 misses. The objective is to his military targets, but there is little real concern during war for…

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New C.I.A. Director and re-bombing Iraq / Ian Masters and Edmond Hasaad.

Analysis of news events and foreing policy from July, 1991.|BACKGROUND BRIEFING : NEW C.I.A. DIRECTOR AND RE-BOMBING IRAQ / Ian Masters and Edmond Hasaad. – Analysis of news events and foreing policy from July, 1991. – CONTENT: pt.1. News analysis — pt.2. The Robert Gates nomination for CIA Director / Scott Armstron, Director of journalism…

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Hal Draper’s commentary on the San Francisco Examiner’s attack on Women for Peace

Hal Draper, socialist activist and author comments on the San Francisco Examiner’s attack on Women for Peace, which had been holding demonstrations all over the country against bomb testing. In an article printed in the San Francisco Examiner on Monday, May 21, 1962, it was suggested that the Women for Peace movement was infiltrated and…

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Terrorizing the environmental movement / Judy Bari ; interviewed by Dennis Bernstein.

Environmental activist Judy Bari discusses the dangers she has encountered because of her outspoken environmentalist opinions. She relates a near fatal bombing incident in 1991, during Earth First efforts to prevent old growth logging. She then traces a series of violent anti-environmentalist actions–Redwood summer violence; death threats; pipe bombings–and how police and FBI mishandled the…

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Roots of the Gulf crisis / Eqbal Ahmed ; produced by David Barsamin.

Eqbal Ahmed, editor and Professor Politics at Hampshire College, talks about internal and external origins of the Iraq Gulf crisis: Saddam Hussein’s ambition, the legacy of British imperialism, the politics of oil, the role of the media, Iraeli-Palestinian issue, and the United States goals in the region. His information and analysis are ignored in the…

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Within certain boundaries : how U.S. media reports on foreign affairs / hosted by Robert Foxworth.

Documentary series produced from interviews. In this program U.S. foreign policy critic Noam Chomsky explores potential solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which the media have chosen to ignore, and the relationship between U.S. news reporting and Reagan’s Central American policy.|WITHIN CERTAIN BOUNDARIES : HOW U.S. MEDIA REPORTS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS / hosted by Robert Foxworth.…

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The Media as propaganda / Noam Chomsky.

Noam Chomsky, professor of linguistics at MIT, speaks about how commercial media misrepresents events in Central America. He discusses Reagan Administration clandestine military operations, and how the United States public opinion influences foreign policy.|THE MEDIA AS PROPAGANDA / Noam Chomsky. SERIES: The Other Americas Radio – Chomksy, a noted linguist, speaks about how commercial media…

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The Remaking of reality : Alexander Cockburn / produced by the Other Americas Radio.

Talk by the syndicated columnist about the way mass media covers Third World events. He cites Central American examples to show how “reality” is twisted for corporate publication. He links commercialism to the media’s presentation of events.|THE REMAKING OF REALITY : Alexander Cockburn / produced by The Other Americas Radio. – Talk by the syndicated…

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