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Stories by The Masher

The Wild Stuff that Makes Its Way Around the Internet

You won't see this stuff in the mainstream media.
Posted on Sep 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Maddow's Debut Show Launches on MSNBC: She Fights Lies Uttered by Politicians, Repeated by Media

Maddow shows that smart, provocative, truth-telling journalism and commentary has a potential massive audience on cable TV.
Posted on Sep 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Watch Rachel Maddow's Debut Show Launch on MSNBC Tonight: She Fights Lies Uttered by Politicians, Repeated by Media

Maddow will show that smart, provocative, truth-telling journalism and commentary has a potential massive audience on cable TV.
Posted on Sep 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Media Mash: Crashing an Obama Book | CNN: Getting as Bad as Fox

A new book about Obama is a welcome antidote to anti-Obama propaganda, and CNN does the right's dirty work for them.
Posted on Aug 18, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Media Mash: Back by Popular Demand

Michael Moore wows London; Rush Limbaugh stupefies millions; progressives say goodbye to a good friend.
Posted on Jan 27, 2003, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Wal-mart Mystery; New Moore Books; Kucinich v. Plastics

This week from the Masher: Michael Moore gets richer; Caroline Knapp's life and death; Kucinich fights plastics; and a Wal-Mart mystery in Augusta.
Posted on Jun 7, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Media Mash: From Moore to Malkovich

This week from the Masher: Rumpled, hyper-unstylish author and filmmaker Michael Moore takes Cannes by storm; actor John Malkovich threatens journalist Robert Fisk.
Posted on May 30, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Moyer's NOW, Carville Crossfire

Bill Moyers' compelling PBS show NOW; Carville kicks ass on Crossfire; The newspaper circ wars; AlterNet and the Webbys.
Posted on May 13, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Media Mash: Maher on Drugs, Cornell West and Pacifica Follies

This week from the Masher: Roasting Cornell West; Maher For Marijuana; The Nation Scores; Pacifica Follies and more.
Posted on May 3, 2002, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Bono Rocks, Enron Headbanging and Sexy Underwear

This week from the Masher: Rock's Man of the Year... FCC at It again... Victoria's Reach... Enron Headbanging ... and much more.
Posted on Mar 15, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Free Bill Moyers, 9/11 Conspiracies and Enron

This week from the Masher: Bill Moyers Needs Your Help ...David Corn and the National Enquirer Break Big Enron Tales ... Conspiracy Theorists Blast AlterNet ... and much more.
Posted on Mar 8, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Media "Angels" to Descend on FCC

This week from the Masher: Media Ownership Tipping Point? The Angels Are on Their Way ... Michael Moore, Van Jones Stay on Message ... Danny Pearl, American Hero.
Posted on Feb 28, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Talk Mag Goes Kaput; Journo-Mayor of Dallas; FAIR and Chomsky Celebrate

This week from the Masher: Talk Mag Goes Kaput; Journo-Mayor of Dallas; FAIR and Chomsky Celebrate.
Posted on Jan 21, 2002, Source: AlterNet

The Dildo Bandito; Home Depot Censorship?

This week from the Masher: The Dildo Bandito strikes Boulder ... The timely film "Focus" ... Mark Green, media victim ... Arsenic ads censored due to Home Depot ties?
Posted on Nov 29, 2001, Source: AlterNet

NYC Benefit Was Old White Guy Heaven

With all due respect to the performers and the crowd, Who lined up New York's benefit concert with a group of ancient white guys totally unrepresentative of the city?
Posted on Oct 23, 2001, Source: AlterNet

The Masher Returns

This week from the Masher: Covering the war ... Women's views excellent but need more.
Posted on Oct 15, 2001, Source: AlterNet

Hightower on Fire; Sex at AAN; LA Weekly Does Drugs Right

This week from the Masher: Jim Hightower to tour country igniting political passions ... Sex at the AAN Convention ... LA Weekly does drugs right.
Posted on Jul 30, 2001, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: NPR Picks and Brazen Comcast

This week from the Masher: NPR Picks AlterNet ... Total Cable Consolidation ... Spying in Tampa.
Posted on Jul 11, 2001, Source: AlterNet

Last Call for Webby Voting; Love that BBC

This week from the Masher: Webbys Alive and Kicking ... How Do I Love Thee, BBC? ... White Male Conservatives on Fox ... Brugmann Basking with Egg on His Face.
Posted on Jul 3, 2001, Source: AlterNet

Jet Blue and "Fuck You" Money

This week from the Masher: Fuck You Money ... Bad Jet Blue Media Fare ... Sex in Preppy Catalogues.
Posted on Jun 26, 2001, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: GE Foods Spoof and NY Times Reefer Madness

This week from the Masher: GE Food Spoof Fools Enviros ... Reefer Madness in the New York Times ... Prison Rape Deserves More Coverage ... Dan Savage Doesn't Want to Suck?
Posted on May 22, 2001, Source: AlterNet

Media Mash: Inside Brill's Doubletalk

This week from the Masher: Rethinking and Double Talking Inside Brill's Content ... Mother Jones Wins Mega-Award ... Webby Parties ... Village Voice Supreme.
Posted on May 7, 2001, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Support Salon; Texas Observer and Mojo Plaudits

This week from the Masher: Support online journalism at Salon.com ... Mother Jones and Texas Observer get big love.
Posted on May 1, 2001, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: The Battle of Seattle on Film

This week from the Masher: The Battle of Seattle on Film ... IMC Chiapas ... Molly Ivins vs. Dubya ... Top Ten AlterNet Stories of 2000.
Posted on Feb 12, 2001, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: PBS to Slam the Chemical Industry

This week from the Masher: Last chance to vote for "New Media" Heroes! ... Slamming the chemical industry ... Subways for sale in Boston ... Colorado alt weekly battles supermarket prudes.
Posted on Jan 30, 2001, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Conservative Feminism Returns; Whose Side NPR?

This week from the Masher: There's Feminism "Lite" and Then There' s Conservative Feminism ... Who's Side NPR? -- Depends on Your Perspective ... More Magazines.
Posted on Jan 16, 2001, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Masher All Powerful; New Times Gets Another

This week from the Masher: The Masher makes George fall! ... New Times buys the East Bay Express ... Nuke Test Ban possible? ... Great death penalty reads ... WBAI disaster ... Digital Independence Conference.
Posted on Jan 8, 2001, Source: AlterNet

NEW YEAR'S MEDIA MASH: A Year's Worth of Magazine Reviews

This week from the Masher: The good, the bad and the ugly of the magazine world in Y2K.
Posted on Jan 2, 2001, Source: AlterNet

Media Mash: Covering the Broken Election, Nominate Your New Media Heroes!

This week from the Masher: Covering the Broken Election ... Nominate your New Media Heroes! ... Information Anxiety Revisited.
Posted on Nov 30, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Nader Taunts Leftie Mag; No Radiohead Logos; Sexy Socialists

This week from the Masher: No Logos for Radiohead ... Sex and the Socialists ... Camille Paglia on N-Sync ... Nader Taunts the Nation Magazine.
Posted on Oct 10, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Seattle Rocks; Violence Against Reporters; Who Runs the Country?

This week from the Masher: Seattle Is Still Hopping ... Journalists Under Fire In Israel ... Which Paper Runs the Country?
Posted on Oct 3, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: In These Times Gets New Leader, NAB Gets Hysterical

This week from the Masher: The Times Are Changing at In These Times ... Media & Democracy Movement Alive and Well at NAB Protests
Posted on Sep 26, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Greedy TV, Bad Duyba Karma, FW Weekly Sold

This week from the Masher: Greedy TV networks keep campaign finance corrupt ... Protest the NAB! ... Bad sports karma for Bush ... GOP says, More War! ... FW Weekly Sold to New Times ... No More Anarchist Cookbook?
Posted on Sep 19, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Save Kids from Ads, Save Micro-radio, Save Yourself from Men's Health

This week from the Masher: Fast Company celebrates activists? ... Protest against advertising to kids ... Protest against the NAB ... Messy politics at the MTV Awards ... Men's Health magazine goes sexist.
Posted on Sep 12, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Satire at DNC, but Where's Ralph?

This week from the Masher: IPOcracy: An IPO for the USA ... Tom Hayden -- Man for All Seasons ... Where's Ralph? ... Presidential Debate Struggle Looms.
Posted on Aug 16, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Queen Arianna, Tasini Saves Brill, Controversy at the IMC

This week from the Masher: Arianna Huffington emerges as a major politcal player ... R2K protesters get the shit kicked out of them ... Tasini saves Brill's butt ... Indy Media Center excludes Marc Cooper.
Posted on Aug 7, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: More Nader Bashing

This week from the Masher: More Nader Bashing ... Post-Post Alternative Weeklies ... New York Press Sliding?
Posted on Jul 18, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Nader Rising

This week from the Masher: Nader Picks Up Media Steam ... Burger King Supplies Kids with Porn Addresses ... Poverty on the Tube.
Posted on Jun 27, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Did I Come to the Wrong Convention?

This week from the Masher: The AAN Convention -- Did I Come to the Wrong place? ... LA Magazine Tabs Rachlis.
Posted on Jun 13, 2000, Source: AlterNet

MEDIA MASH: Third Graders Parody KPFA

This week from the Masher: Berkeley Third Graders Perform Musical about KPFA-Pacifica Struggle ... Media Cartels and Broadband Access ... Ralph Nader and Phyllis Schafly Fight Channel One Together.
Posted on May 30, 2000, Source: AlterNet

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