Unreliable sources / Norman Solomon ; interviewed by Pamela Burton.

Norman Solomon, co-author of Unreliable Sources, discusses the human rights double standard practices by the United States. The function of the mass media, suggests Solomon, is to perpetually lower our standards, help with emotional denial, and create a "lets pretend" linguiside. Solomon, who also works with Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, criticises President Bush's crocidile tears following the 1990 oil price rise. As examples of the commercialization of mass news, he points to the multi million dollar salary of Dan Rathers and corporate collusion to soften the independence of the Public Broadcasting Service.|UNRELIABLE SOURCES / Norman Solomon| interviewed by Pamela Burton. - Norman Solomon, co-author of Unreliable Sources, discusses the human rights double standard practices by the United States. The function of the mass media, suggests Solomon, is to perpetually lower our standards, help with emotional denial, and create a "lets pretend" linguiside. Solomon, who also works with Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, criticises President Bush's crocidile tears following the 1990 oil price rise. As examples of the commercialization of mass news, he points to the multi million dollar salary of Dan Rathers and corporate collusion to soften the independence of the Public Broadcasting Service. - RECORDED: Los Angeles, Dec. 1990.