This month we’ve heard a lot of talk about journalists who got tough
with President Bush. And it’s true that he has been on the receiving end of
some fiercely negative media coverage in the wake of the hurricane. But the
mainstream U.S....
15 October 2005
Dan Rather caused some ripples when he spoke at a law school in New
York on Sept. 19 and warned that politicians have been putting effective
pressure on the corporate owners of major broadcast outlets. Summarizing
his remarks, the...
14 October 2005
By now, millions of TV viewers have seen the video numerous times on
television: Two police officers are beating a man on the pavement. It’s
big news -- because a camera was there.
Robert Davis, a 64-year-old retired...
Robert Davis, a 64-year-old retired...
12 October 2005
AUSTIN, Texas -- On one of those television gong shows that passes for journalism, the panelists used to have to pick an Outrage of the Week. Then, each performer would wax indignant about his or choice for 60 seconds or so. If someone...
10 October 2005
When the Bush administration fires off a new round of speechifying
about “the war on terror,” the U.S. press rarely goes beyond the
surface meanings of rhetoric provided by White House scriptwriters. But
the president’s big speech at the...
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