AlterNet.org: MediaCulture

Our Media Have Been So Wrong for So Long

Jayne Lyn Stahl, AlterNet — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT

In his new book, E&P editor Greg Mitchell offers a stinging indictment of the media's complicity with Washington's war-marketing machine.

America's War on Journalists

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:00:01 PDT

The Bush administration has engaged in assault, intimidation, and imprisonment to limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs.

Farm Radio Broadcaster Gets the Boot After Exposing Monsanto's 'Goon Squads'

Russell Mokhiber, Corporate Crime Reporter — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Derry Brownfield was a veteran of farm radio reports, until he went after Big Ag and its Mafia.

Who's Afraid of Grand Theft Auto?

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:00:01 PDT

If the controversial video game were a movie, we'd all be mightily impressed by its dark, ironic vision of a world at war with itself.

Obama's Triumph Over Media Frivolity

Norman Solomon, AlterNet — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:00:01 PDT

Obama's Tuesday win represents a victory over a press corps fixated on fluff over substance.

Pentagon Releases Propaganda Documents -- Will the Media Pay Attention?

John Stauber, PR Watch — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:00:01 PDT

With 8,000 pages of documents online for the world to see, will the networks continue their media blackout?

Journalists Continue to Be Killed With Impunity Across the Globe

Mirela Xanthaki, IPS News — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:00:01 PDT

Murder is the ultimate form of censorship. The more killings of media workers go unpunished, the more the press is silenced.

The Violent Language of Right-Wing Pundits Poisons Our Democracy

Jeffrey Feldman, Ig Publishing — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT

On TV and the radio, conservative pundits infuse violence into their arguments, destroying our precious culture of civil debate.

What the Pentagon Pundits Were Selling on the Side

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT

The Pentagon pundit scandal was not only a corrupt marriage of propaganda and corporate lobbying -- it was completely illegal.

Nationwide Rallies Highlight Failure of War on Immigrants

Roberto Lovato, Of AmÃ©rica — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:00:01 PDT

In hundreds of cities across America, May Day marches showed the powerful resistance to Bush's harsh immigration policies.

It's Not Enough to Have Free Speech

James H. Ewert Jr., In These Times — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:00:01 PDT

When Adbusters found its spoof ads banned by the corporate media, the question of the right to communicate came into play.

ABC's Mickey Mouse Media

Eric Alterman, The Nation — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:01 PDT

A serious debate focused about torture, wiretapping, food prices, world hunger... oh, wait. That's the kind of fairy tale they don't do at Disney.

User-Generated Censorship

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:00:01 PDT

The Web makes it easy for crowds to collaborate. But it also makes it simple for mobs to crush free expression.

The News Media: Watchdog or Lap Dog?

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:01 PDT

It is becoming more and more difficult for the news media to undertake serious investigative reporting.

Carter was Right But Bush, Media Ignore Hamas' Overtures Towards Peace

Ira Chernus, AlterNet — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT

If the U.S. or Israel were to accept Hamas' willingness to negotiate, they would tacitly acknowledge that Hamas is a player in the game.

The Sick and Crazy Science Tobacco Companies Pursue to Get You Hooked

Scott Thill, AlterNet — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Injecting nitric oxide into the penises of sedated cats is just one of the newly discovered bizarre studies conducted by the tobacco industry.

Wall Street Journal on Brink of Becoming Journalistic Disaster

Dean Starkman, Columbia Journalism Review — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:00:01 PDT

WSJ's managing editor resigns, leaving Murdoch one step closer to having a monopoly on New York news.

Pentagon Propaganda: So Much Worse Than We Thought

John Stauber, Sheldon Rampton, PR Watch — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:00:01 PDT

The Bush Administration has spent millions on deceptive PR to sell the war, as recently documented in the New York Times. Where's the fallout?

Survival Guide for Life in a Sexist Society

Jill Filipovic, AlterNet — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Amanda Marcotte, author of It's a Jungle Out There, tells you how to fight modern-day misogyny and have fun at the same time. Excerpt follows.

Intelligent Design Propaganda Is Coming to a Theater Near You

Lauri Lebo, AlterNet — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:00:01 PDT

With "Expelled," proponents of Intelligent Design prove that they are much better at marketing than they are at science.