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Dear media, do your job!
Are America's news media too chicken to ask the tough questions?
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What networks aren't talking about in Iraq
The three major news network are not talking about some very major news stories that are happening in Iraq right now.
Major networks spend only 2 minutes per week on Iraq war coverage. The three major news network are not talking about some very major news stories that are happening in Iraq right now. ... more -
Media treats Michelle Obama's comment worse than McCain's
On several occasions, McCain has said he "really didn't love America until he was deprived of her company." Yet the news media hardly says anything about his comments, instead they continue to focus on Michelle Obama's comment when she said, "for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country." The comments really aren't all that different, are they? On several occasions, McCain has said he "really didn't love America until he was deprived of her company." Yet the new... more
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CBS news reporter trashes the news
CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan has some very harsh words for what passes as news in the U.S.
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Dan Rather's speech on free press
Dan Rather addresses the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, on June 7, 2008.
He talks about freedom of the press, big media, and news coverage. Dan Rather addresses the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, on June 7, 2008. ... more -
Iraq War News Coverage
The 3 major news anchors, Brain Williams, Katie Couric, and Charlie Gibbsons, discuss the coverage of the run up to the Iraq War. All 3 had different opinions.
The questioning stemmed from the release of the new book by former press secretary Scott McClellan where he says that journalists were remiss from asking the hard questions prior to the war.
Watch the video
http://www.mahalo.com/Katie_Couric_Iraq_Coverage The 3 major news anchors, Brain Williams, Katie Couric, and Charlie Gibbsons, discuss the coverage of the run up to the Iraq War. All ... more -
U.S. casualties in Iraq - pick a number, any number...
An eye-opening article on public awareness of the war in Iraq - the news coverage we never see and the casualties we never hear about.
A study at the Pew Research center found that in its most recent polling only 28% of people polled accurately answered the following question regarding US casualties in Iraq -
"Since the start of military action in Iraq, about how many U.S. military personnel have been killed? To the best of your knowledge have there been 2000, 3000, 4000 [or] 5000 troop deaths?"
The correct answer would have been 4000. The Dept. of Defense has confirmed 3,974 deaths - 13 are pending confirmation.
So... what would you have said??? An eye-opening article on public awareness of the war in Iraq - the news coverage we never see and the casualties we never hear about.... more -
Britney vs. Blackwater
SFGate columnist gives his take on the "serious news vs. trashy celebrity gossip" conundrum that Bromleyesque content editors face daily... SFGate columnist gives his take on the "serious news vs. trashy celebrity gossip" conundrum that Bromleyesque content editor... more
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