Stories by Rory O'Connor

Filmmaker and journalist Rory O'Connor is now completing AlterNet’s first-ever book, which is on the subject of right-wing radio talkers like O’Reilly, and will be available early in 2008. O'Connor also writes the Media Is A Plural blog. subscribe to Rory O'Connor's feed

Have You Visited a Porn Site Recently? Do You Drink Michelob or Samuel Adams? Romney and Obama Want to Know

Posted on: Oct 16, 2012, Source: Media Is A Plural

Data-mining techniques used by large corporations to find out about you have emerged as powerful weapons in the battle for the American presidency.

Public Displays of Connection: How Social Media Can Help Repair the News' Trust Problem

Posted on: Apr 23, 2012, Source: City Lights

In his new book "Friends, Followers and the Future," Rory O'Connor explains how social media helps us form broader connections and stay aware of opposing views.

Yes Men Hoax: "Special Edition" of NY Post Warns of Climate Change Threat

Posted on: Sep 21, 2009, Source: RoryOConnor.org

The most alarming thing about the spoofy newspaper was that the news within it came from a spooky — but official — NYC report.

'Rush' Job? How Dems, the GOP, Limbaugh and the Media are Benefiting at Your Expense

Posted on: Mar 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Veteran Democratic political operative James Carville concurred, saying forthrightly, "It's great for us, great for him, great for the press.”"

O'Reilly Attacks Woman Who Connects Dots Between Hate Speech and Violence

Posted on: Aug 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Plus: read the article that got O'Reilly all worked up.

Is TIME's Putin "Person of the Year" Cover Story a Fraudulent Cover Up?

Posted on: Dec 21, 2007, Source: Media Is Plural

A glaring factual error was apparently edited out of the transcript in an attempt to spare top executives embarrassment.