This is great news! The U.S. Senate has slapped down the FCC's December 2007 invitation to allow big media corporations to further consolidate their media holdings. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), a co-sponsor of the bill disapproving of the FCC invitation to further consolidate big media, had urged the House to…
We all know that the media networks helped beat the drums to invade Iraq. It's clear from these stats: out of the 343 interviews conducted by network news prior to the Iraq invasion, only three involved an antiwar spokesperson. Glenn Greenwald has now shown the incredible extent to which the…
The difference is that Bill O'Reilly really did explode on the set. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
In my most recent post on Dangerous Intersection, as well as others previously, I've written about the many ways in which the traditional media has willfully discarded its obligation to inform the public. And so far, as the 2008 presidential election gets into full swing, there are no signs of…
Reminder for anyone interested: The National Conference for Media Reform - Minneapolis -- will occur June 6 - 8, 2008. Here's a short video created by the conference organizers. Here's an audio clip promoting the NCMR - 2008: ncmr-2008_30sec If you'd like to know more about the conference sessions or…