Links to pages about the press and media

I often check the internet for the latest news and general information. A number of web sites warrant a daily visit, like antiwar.com and counterpunch.org. Both of these sites also offer archives of previous commentaries by their contributors.

I have a single personal observation to offer regarding the major media’s coverage of events. On the morning of September 26, 2005, I watched the Headline News broadcast (Robin & Company) around 6:30 am to view a recap of the busy weekend of antiwar demonstrations in Washington, DC. In their sound bite for the demonstrations, they offered only a single pro-Bush speaker, one of the very few that came to counter the many thousands demonstrating against the war in Iraq. I could not help but be astounded by this portrayal of the previous day’s events. It is certainly not the only time I have noticed.

The following are several notable sites that address the role of the press (in its various forms over different media) in serving as a watchdog over our government, to monitor and reveal mismanagement, corruption and misbehavior. Freedom of the press is important in our democracy but the press must also accept that important role of the watchdog rather than just becoming the mouthpiece for the government.

Note that a number of documentaries and video clips (including MSNBC’s Countdown) are linked in the page of documentaries and movies.

Iraq:

Finally, the Story of the Whistleblower Who Tried to Prevent the Iraq War by Norman Solomon (09/26/2008)

Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand by David Barstow (04/20/2008)

Frontline (Bush’s War): Too Timid, Too Little, Too Late by Ray McGovern (03/27/2008)

How the spooks took over the news by Nick Davies (02/11/2008)

The Return of the Death Squads by John Pilger (05/05/2006)

Journalism Under Siege in Baghdad by Tom Engelhardt and Orville Schell (03/15/2006)

NY Times Skews the News… Again by Dr. Teresa Whitehurst (08/30/2005)

Papers Reach Iraq Boiling Point by Greg Mitchell (06/08/2005)

Media Coverage of Intelligence Manipulation Reflects Public Acceptance of Imperial Presidency by Ivan Eland (05/17/2005)

The Media on Iraq: Too Much Stenography, Not Enough Curiosity by Norman Solomon (02/05/2005)

Rewarding Incompetence by Cindy Sheehan (12/23/2004)

Media Cowardice and Iraq by Tom Engelhardt and Michael Massing (11/23/2004)


Reports that Bush wanted to bomb Al-Jazeera in 2004:

Neocon Group Calls for Military Strikes on Media by Jeremy Scahill (05/22/2009)

U.K. charges official with leaking Blair memo, Document allegedly says PM dissuaded Bush push for attack on Al-Jazeera (11/22/2005)


Other, general topics:

45 Years Later, Serling’s ‘Signposts’ Still Unheeded by Kelley B. Vlahos (07/07/2009)

Glenn Beck and the Rise of Fox News's Militia Media by Eric Boehlert (04/07/2009)

The Huffington Post: Israeli-Occupied Territory by Justin Raimondo (01/02/2009)

One Angry Man; Is Keith Olbermann changing TV news? by Peter J. Boyer (06/23/2008)

The Lost Kristol Tapes by Jonathan Schwarz and Tom Engelhardt (04/15/2008)

How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the (Ticking) Bomb by Scott Horton (03/01/2008)

Courage for Dan Rather by Mary Mapes (09/20/2007)

Defeat the Media Clones by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. (05/10/2007)

Imus and the Nappy-Headed Ho's by A.D Lelong (04/16/2007)

Suffering From Chronic Shock-Jock Syndrome: If Don Goes, Michelle, Bill, Rush, etc. etc. Should Go, Too by Lila Rajiva (04/14/2007)

Is the US Already at War With Iran? Maybe – But You Wouldn’t Know It by Reading the News by Charles Davis (04/02/007)

In Ex-Aide's Testimony, A Spin Through VP's PR by Dana Milbank (01/26/2007)

The Disrespect for Truth has Brought a New Dark Age by Paul Craig Roberts (12/29/2006)

Media Disconnect from America: It's the Geography, Stupid by David Sirota (12/26/2006)

Has Fox News gone too far? by Keith Olbermann (includes video) (11/16/2006)

Critical Massing: The Press Critic's Press Critic On Iraq, The White House, And Why The New York Times Is — Gasp! — Doing A Good Job by Ankush Khardori (09/22/2006)

Bullies and Bushies by William Norman Grigg (05/27/2006)

Animal Farm in the Heartland: The Cartoon Controversy and Its Meaning by H. Arthur Scott Trask (03/08/2006)

Domestic Lying: The Question Journalists Don't Ask Bush by Norman Solomon (01/30/2006)

News organizations devote little attention to NSA spying story by Jamison Foser (01/20/2006)

NSA Spied on Diplomats in Push for Iraq War and the American media ignored it by Norman Solomon (12/28/2005)

The Media and the Madness Of Militarism by Norman Solomon (05/17/2005)

Little Reporting on Paranoia in High Places by Norman Solomon (03/26/2005)

'Pseudo-Events' Stir Mideast Pot by Leon Hadar (03/12/2005)

'Good' Military Families vs. 'Bad' Military Families - Why did The New York Times run this story? by Dr. Teresa Whitehurst (02/04/2005)

Extra! Extra! Read Nil About It! by Tom Engelhardt (01/25/2005)

No room for progressives on cable news inauguration coverage (01/21/2005)

Real TV News by Anthony Gregory (01/11/2005)

A Pox on Fox: Latest Lies From Fox News by Dale Steinreich (12/29/2003)


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