This Week in MediaThe “must read” of the week is “When Message and Medium Look to Fool” by Leonard Pitts Jr. It takes on the Bush administration's abuse of the media both here and in Iraq.
“...while political manipulation of the news is hardly new, Team Bush has a long and singularly sordid record of trying to turn the media into a wholly owned public relations subsidiary. Now they’re taking their act on the road. And get this: They’re doing it under the guise of building democracy. Which is rather like stealing from the collection plate under the guise of giving to the needy."
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Indecency is back to center stage as Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin pressures the industry to clean up offerings and the Congressional Research Service Study says proposed indecency rules likely violate First Amendment.
John Nichols and Robert McChesney, founders of FreePress have a new book out. “Tragedy and Farce: How the American Media Sell Wars, Spin Elections, and Destroy Democracy.” Associated Press article is here, and Buzzflash review is here.
A transcript of “Town Hall Meeting on the Future of Media” held October 5, 2005 in Iowa City is now available here. Audio is available here.
Free Press Media Minutes are here.
