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On AlterNet: media

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "media"

Henry Rollins and Paul Waldman Spurn the Media's Love for McCain

Henry Rollins and Paul Waldman Spurn the Media's Love for McCain

Robert Greenwald, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Video. September 6, 2008.
From Friday's episode of Meet the Bloggers

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Does "Working Girls" Still Work?

Ariel Dougherty, On The Issues Magazine. September 5, 2008.
Is a film about prostitution made in 1986 relevant to the realities of sex work today?

Only in America Could a Two-Faced Creature Like McCain Attain Such Media Status

Only in America Could a Two-Faced Creature Like McCain Attain Such Media Status

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. September 5, 2008.
Only in America could a man who has called the mainstream media his "base" run against that very same media.

Amy Goodman: Why We Were Falsely Arrested

Amy Goodman: Why We Were Falsely Arrested

Amy Goodman, Truthdig. September 5, 2008.
Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy.

How the Media's Tarring of Hillary Hurt Obama Too

How the Media's Tarring of Hillary Hurt Obama Too

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. August 29, 2008.
From the primaries to the convention, the media have become experts at inventing a storyline and skewing facts to support it.

Is the Love Affair Over? McCain Gets Combative With Reporters

Is the Love Affair Over? McCain Gets Combative With Reporters

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. August 28, 2008.
What happened to the 'Straight Talk Express?'

What 15,000 Reporters Are Doing at the DNC

What 15,000 Reporters Are Doing at the DNC

Justin Peters, Columbia Journalism Review. August 28, 2008.
Drinking, complaining and getting massages are just a few of reporters' preferred convention activities.

Women Film Critics: An Endangered Species?

Women Film Critics: An Endangered Species?

Jennifer Merin, The Women's Media Center. August 27, 2008.
The lack of female voices in film criticism is a manifestation of an industry that favors male-oriented movies and audiences.

Naomi Klein on What Obama Means for Progressives

Naomi Klein on What Obama Means for Progressives

Brave New Films, The Real News Network AlterNet: Video. August 26, 2008.
Is Obama fighting for a progressive agenda?

Blind Punditry in Denver: Media Love Affair with BBQ McCain Continues

Blind Punditry in Denver: Media Love Affair with BBQ McCain Continues

Eric Alterman, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2008.
We've seen many more examples of the media's transgressions in separating the man from the narrative.

Veteran Republican Rep Shreds GOP at Dem Convention; Media Yawns

Veteran Republican Rep Shreds GOP at Dem Convention; Media Yawns

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2008.
Leech certainly got short shrift.

Anti-War Protesters Have Every Right to Yell

Anti-War Protesters Have Every Right to Yell "F**k FOX News!"

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 25, 2008.
The DNC protests are officially under way.

Progressive Media's New Smackdown Power: Why Swiftboat Tactics Aren't Working in '08

Progressive Media's New Smackdown Power: Why Swiftboat Tactics Aren't Working in '08

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. August 25, 2008.
Four years of bulking up the progressive media's infrastructure to fight media-driven attacks from the right are starting to pay dividends.

There Is More to a Democracy Than the Office of President

There Is More to a Democracy Than the Office of President

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 22, 2008.
Yet the media fixate on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, neglecting local elections and issue-based organizing.

Communication Breakdown: How Cell Phones Hurt Communities

Communication Breakdown: How Cell Phones Hurt Communities

Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. August 21, 2008.
Have cell phone kept us better connected or driven us into our own little worlds?

The Naked Truth About Stripping: Reality and Fantasy Are Poles Apart

The Naked Truth About Stripping: Reality and Fantasy Are Poles Apart

Bernadette Barton, On The Issues Magazine. August 20, 2008.
Our culture and media are obsessed with strippers. But in real life women who dance for a living inspire rabid sexism.

Media Mash: Rachel Maddow Gets Own Prime-Time Show on MSNBC

Media Mash: Rachel Maddow Gets Own Prime-Time Show on MSNBC

The Masher, AlterNet: PEEK. August 19, 2008.
The Masher screams Hallelujah!

Three Aging White Men to Moderate Presidential Debate

Three Aging White Men to Moderate Presidential Debate

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. August 19, 2008.
So much for change. Only one female correspondent has moderated a presidential forum since the commission began running debates in 1988.

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

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

The Masher, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 19, 2008.
A new book about Obama is a welcome antidote to anti-Obama propaganda, and CNN does the right's dirty work for them.

Wing-Nuts Go Crazy Over Today's Media Coverage of McCain

Wing-Nuts Go Crazy Over Today's Media Coverage of McCain

David Neiwert, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. August 18, 2008.
Oh, how awful it is (whine whimper) that NBC and Andrea Mitchell aren't being "fair and balanced."

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

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

The Masher, AlterNet. August 18, 2008.
A new book about Obama is a welcome antidote to anti-Obama propaganda, and CNN does the right's dirty work for them.

The Obama Muslim Myth

The Obama Muslim Myth

Brave New Films, American News Project AlterNet: Video. August 16, 2008.
How the media has perpetuated public perception.

Out-of-Body Image: Women See Themselves Through Eyes of Others

Out-of-Body Image: Women See Themselves Through Eyes of Others

Caroline Heldman, Ms. Magazine. August 14, 2008.
This sort of self-objectification impairs women's body image, mental health, motor skills and even sex lives.

Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: War on Iraq. August 9, 2008.
From this week's Meet the Bloggers with host Cenk Uygur.

The PTC Thinks TV Will Turn Your Kids Into Sex Freaks

The PTC Thinks TV Will Turn Your Kids Into Sex Freaks

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. August 8, 2008.
Another day, another alarmist report by the PTC decrying immorality on television.