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

How Biased Media Can Brainwash You

How Biased Media Can Brainwash You

Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune.com. November 9, 2009.
A new study reveals that even savvy media consumers are affected by biased coverage.

10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle

10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 7, 2009.
Wild, over-the-top rhetoric and bizarre conspiracy theories about health reform aren't just coming from the right-wing blogs and talk-radio loudmouths.

Conservatives Hunt for 'Bias' in Health Care Polling Data Armed With Complete and Total Ignorance

Conservatives Hunt for 'Bias' in Health Care Polling Data Armed With Complete and Total Ignorance

Simon Maloy, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Politics. October 21, 2009.
The conservative outfit NewsBusters is one big logical fallacy -- they start at the conclusion and work backwards.

Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh Are Crazy -- Yet Corporate Media Legitimize Them

Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh Are Crazy -- Yet Corporate Media Legitimize Them

Jamison Foser, Media Matters for America. October 19, 2009.
When Limbaugh, Beck and Fox news are treated like legitimate players, it causes the rest of the media to run to the right.

Our Media Need a Fair and Balanced Doctrine

Our Media Need a Fair and Balanced Doctrine

Brad Friedman, Commonweal Institute. October 14, 2009.
Without freedom of the airwaves, there is no freedom of the press.

Obama Vs. Rupert Murdoch: Fox News' Blatant Transition into GOP TV

Obama Vs. Rupert Murdoch: Fox News' Blatant Transition into GOP TV

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. October 13, 2009.
Fox News is now explicitly a pro-Republican channel. Now the press needs to change the way it covers Fox News.

Lysol-Scented Vaginas: The Strange History of Douching

Lysol-Scented Vaginas: The Strange History of Douching

Cherry Trifle, SeXis Magazine. October 5, 2009.
Thanks to a media marketing machine bent on making money by making women feel bad, women used to pour Lysol in their vaginas. Some still douche. But why?

Right-Wingers Still Able to Dictate What Constitutes the

Right-Wingers Still Able to Dictate What Constitutes the "Big Story" of the Day

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. October 2, 2009.
Amazing ...

Glenn Beck, a Toucan and a Chimpanzee [VIDEO]

Glenn Beck, a Toucan and a Chimpanzee [VIDEO]

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 30, 2009.
And awesome '80s hair.

5 Things the Corporate Media Don't Want You to Know About Cannabis

5 Things the Corporate Media Don't Want You to Know About Cannabis

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. September 23, 2009.
Recent scientific reports suggest that pot doesn't destroy your brain, that it doesn't cause lung damage like tobacco -- but you won't hear it in the corporate media.

FCC to Take on Telecoms in Fight for the Future of the Internet

FCC to Take on Telecoms in Fight for the Future of the Internet

Art Brodsky, Public Knowledge. September 21, 2009.
It looks like the battle for net neutrality is finally gaining some momentum. This will be the biggest telecom fight in more than a decade.

The Bill O'Reilly Speech Bill O'Reilly Didn't Want You To Hear

The Bill O'Reilly Speech Bill O'Reilly Didn't Want You To Hear

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 19, 2009.
At the Values Voter Summit, Bill O'Reilly locked the media out of his appearance before the religious right. Here's what he didn't want you to hear.

Media Shut Out of O'Reilly Speech to Values Voter Summit; Blogger Mike Stark Forcibly Removed

Media Shut Out of O'Reilly Speech to Values Voter Summit; Blogger Mike Stark Forcibly Removed

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 18, 2009.
What did Bill O'Reilly have to say to the religious right that he didn't want the rest of us to hear?

Probable Beltway Evolution of Wilson's

Probable Beltway Evolution of Wilson's "You Lie"

wilbur, Daily Kos AlterNet: Politics. September 10, 2009.
How Obama's heckler might just win the day in media. Or not.

Yellow Astroturf: Why Do Media Allow Political Operatives to Hide Their Affiliations?

Yellow Astroturf: Why Do Media Allow Political Operatives to Hide Their Affiliations?

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. September 9, 2009.
One of the most frustrating aspects of public discourse is the extent to which the media allows political operators to hide their connections and agenda.

Diane Sawyer's Promotion to Evening News Chair: A Watershed Moment for Media?

Diane Sawyer's Promotion to Evening News Chair: A Watershed Moment for Media?

Michele Filgate, The Women's Media Center. September 8, 2009.
Women will now lead two of the three network shows.

Conservatives Protest Obama's Nefarious Plot to Have Schoolchildren Learn Things in School

Conservatives Protest Obama's Nefarious Plot to Have Schoolchildren Learn Things in School

Jamison Foser, Media Matters for America. September 4, 2009.
It has come to this. Right-wingers are telling children to skip school as a protest against Obama's encouragement of students to stay in school.

How Will Rupert Murdoch Justify Not Covering Obama's Address to Congress Next Week?

How Will Rupert Murdoch Justify Not Covering Obama's Address to Congress Next Week?

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Media and Technology. September 3, 2009.
Question for the historians: Has a U.S. television network ever refused to carry a presidential address to Congress?

Corporate Media Continue to Play to Conservative Arguments on Health Reform

Corporate Media Continue to Play to Conservative Arguments on Health Reform

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. September 1, 2009.
Nothing new, but worth noting how this whole effort might look with more accurate reporting.

Why Do People Buy Right-Wing Nonsense on Health Reform?

Why Do People Buy Right-Wing Nonsense on Health Reform?

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. August 31, 2009.
There's widespread confusion, to be sure, but there's also a large group who deliberately embrace the lies they've been told.

HuffPo Gives Platform to ... 18 White Guys

HuffPo Gives Platform to ... 18 White Guys

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 27, 2009.
Way to go Huffington Post!

Who's Still Advertising on Glenn Beck?

Who's Still Advertising on Glenn Beck?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2009.
Let's see, some News. Corps properties, some conservative PACs ....

Why Do Angry, Right-Wing Mobs Get Media Respect?

Why Do Angry, Right-Wing Mobs Get Media Respect?

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. August 25, 2009.
Meanwhile, the media has always lashed out at liberal protesters.

Health Care Mobs = Swift Boat Vets... And the Press Plays Dumb, Again

Health Care Mobs = Swift Boat Vets... And the Press Plays Dumb, Again

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. August 21, 2009.
Mini-mob members being treated as deeply important newsmakers is reminiscent of August 2004.

Why Does Popular Culture Treat Prison Rape As a Joke?

Why Does Popular Culture Treat Prison Rape As a Joke?

Anna Clark, AlterNet. August 17, 2009.
Our attitudes towards sexual abuse in prison leads to a culture of permissiveness that destroys lives.