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MediaCulture: Fake news & Karen Hughes

Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:00:00 -0800

 

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phenomenon from our reports earlier this year.

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FAKE NEWS SCANDAL:

 

NOT NECESSARILY THE NEWS

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!.

P.R. expert John Stauber and Pulitzer Prize-

winning reporter Laurie Garrett comment on the

Times' front page investigation of the 'fake

news' scandals.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21493/

 

SPINNING OUT OF SIGHT

Diane Farsetta, AlterNet.

In their refusal to reveal the details of federal

contracts, seven major public relations companies

reveal a startling lack of accountability.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21459/

 

THE WHITE HOUSE FAKES IT

The Progress Report

The State Department claims that the ban on

propaganda doesn't apply to them; so, as The New

York Times reports, they use fake news extensively

to spread positive messages about Bush's policies.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21485/

 

KAREN HUGHES: EXTREME WORLD MAKEOVER

David Corn, The Nation.

Ignoring the fact that America's image problem

stems from policy and not P.R., Bush appoints his

spin doctor Karen Hughes to fix it.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21498/

 

RACE TO THE BOTTOM

Liza Featherstone, The Nation.

Padding opponents' bank accounts and exploiting

racial tensions are among Wal-Mart's new and

improved tactics; but they wouldn't work if

communities didn't have tensions to exploit.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21482/

 

THUG RADIO

Jarrett Murphy, Village Voice.

A recent shooting incident between rappers 50

Cent and the Game have prompted some to wonder

whether DJs haven't been fanning the flames to

boost ratings.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21481/

 

THE MEDIA LOBBY

Alexander Lynch, AlterNet.

How can the corporate media be expected to

critically cover the issues its parent companies

have a financial stake in?

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21477/

 

FREE SPEECH IMPEDIMENT

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet.

This Sunday's episode of ABC's Boston Legal

focusing on censorship was itself censored, purged

of all references to Fox and Bill O'Reilly. And

nobody's talking.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21463/

 

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