Stories by Rory O'Connor
Filmmaker and journalist Rory O'Connor is the author of "Shock Jocks: Hate Speech and Talk Radio" (AlterNet Books, 2008). O'Connor also writes the Media Is A Plural blog.
Obama's promise: Let's come together and get along to end the war - by waging the war more intensely…but only for eighteen months, and then we all get to go home.
Posted on Dec 2, 2009, Source: MediaChannel.org
Where did all the money come from to keep the money-losing Moonie paper afloat all these years?
Posted on Dec 2, 2009, Source: MediaChannel.org
With money, media and promotion of a conservative political agenda, a self-styled Messiah and convicted felon became a frequent guest at the White House.
Posted on Nov 13, 2009, Source: RoryOConnor.org
One NY Times reporter finally 'fesses up that the invasion of Iraq wasn't presented truthfully by the big media outlets. It's still not too late to tell the truth.
Posted on Nov 4, 2009, Source: MediaChannel.org
Shock jock Limbaugh was thinking about buying a piece of the St. Louis Rams and was promptly told that he and his divisive comments are not welcome in the NFL.
Posted on Oct 15, 2009, Source: RoryOConnor.org
Step right up. You too can be ripped off by the New York Times' latest moneymaking gimmick: online courses from Nicholas Kristof, Gail Collins and Eric Asimov.
Posted on Aug 27, 2009, Source: RoryOConnor.org
In the fight for media survival, none of us is immune from temptation, and few revenue sources are beyond consideration, if not actual adoption.
Posted on Jul 14, 2009, Source: RoryOConnor.org
MSNBC's star pundits have positioned the network as the progressive alternative to Fox.
Posted on Jun 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The soft-spoken Keillor warns us not to get into a ""bloody battle over war crimes," as though this is about revenge, not justice.
Posted on May 20, 2009, Source: MediaChannel.org
In their mad dash to ensure that no one in the Bush administration is held accountable for torture, the media are putting the blame on all Americans.
Posted on May 13, 2009, Source: MediaChannel.org
Why do we leave it to children to demand the truth about torture and the rule of law?
Posted on May 7, 2009, Source: MediaChannel.org
Hell should reserve a special place for the journalists who supported torture in exchange for access and exaltation.
Posted on May 1, 2009, Source: MediaChannel.org
Is brand power the best way to keep the news trustworthy?
Posted on Mar 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The rise of Facebook and Twitter herald changes for journalism, and pose serious challenges to about journalistic credibility and trust.
Posted on Jan 20, 2009, Source: RoryOConnor.org
John McCain: You're better than that! Stop the hate speech before it's too late.
Posted on Oct 14, 2008, Source: RoryOConnor.org
Only in America could a man who has called the mainstream media his "base" run against that very same media.
Posted on Sep 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Would Jim Adkisson have killed without prompting from extreme right-wing talkers?
Posted on Aug 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The notion that the days of right-wing dominance of the airwaves may well be numbered is rapidly becoming a reality.
Posted on Jun 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Talk radio "shock jocks" are fretting publicly about the supposed return of the long-defunct Fairness Doctrine.
Posted on Jun 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Shock radio host Ingraham is a master of sounding funny and appealing while dishing out the same hate speech as Sean Hannity.
Posted on Jun 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet Books
An excerpt from AlterNet's newest book,
Shock Jocks: Hate Speech & Talk Radio.
Posted on May 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet Books
This quick-witted woman has shattered another glass ceiling and is taking her rightful place in the traditional boys' club of big-time politics.
Posted on Apr 10, 2008, Source: AlterNet
By mocking the media, quoting Saturday Night Live, and "practically browbeating reporters," Clinton's campaign lived to fight another day.
Posted on Mar 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet
McKinnon, the media mastermind who helped launch Bush into office, says he won't attack Obama.
Posted on Feb 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Clinton won by not losing and Obama lost by not winning.
Posted on Feb 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The real racial dynamics of the Democratic race are beginning to emerge.
Posted on Jan 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Why should ABC and Fox get to decide who is a viable candidate for president?
Posted on Jan 3, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Why should ABC and Fox get to decide who is a viable candidate for president?
Posted on Jan 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet
When seeking the best news of 2007, maybe we should look to ourselves, rather than the mainstream media sources writing the news to begin with.
Posted on Dec 21, 2007, Source: AlterNet
It didn't take long for Don Imus' Big Media and Big Politics enablers to crawl out of the woodwork and embrace the shock jock all over again.
With a list of Imus's top 10 enablers.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The "Rasputin of radio" is back, ready to beat down the defenseless for more cheap laughs.
Posted on Nov 2, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Economist Paul Krugman on how the right-wing media machine is destroying social progress.
Posted on Oct 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Here's a look at O'Reilly's latest racial gaffe from his eye-opening visit to Harlem, plus the "lowlights" of his thoughts on race over the last few years.
Posted on Sep 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A good friend mourns the passing of visionary social activist, human rights defender and Body Shop founder Dame Anita Roddick.
Posted on Sep 11, 2007, Source: AlterNet
All the fear of unfiltered, unmediated questions delivered directly from the electorate was misplaced. It was CNN and the candidates who let us down.
Posted on Jul 24, 2007, Source: AlterNet
No one should still wonder about the possibility, much less the efficacy, of 'citizen journalism.' But, more importantly, we should ask if more participation and better information will make us happier.
Posted on Jul 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet
When a small Idaho newspaper held a mirror up to their community and exposed rampant pedophilia, they paid a heavy price at first. But their courageous journalism eventually paid off.
Posted on Jun 18, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Michael Savage thinks gay parenting is child abuse and Bill O'Reilly boasts of being part of the "white, Christian, male power structure." It's time we build a new structure.
Posted on Jun 12, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Ever wonder how writers know how to depict the FBI in films? Well, apparently they hold seminars to make sure they are portrayed in the best light.
Posted on Jun 7, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Other than the desire to shock listeners -- and thereby create controversy, grow audiences and sell advertising -- the current spate of repulsive shock-jock gibberish all share something else: a salary from CBS.
Posted on May 16, 2007, Source: AlterNet
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