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Today the media - radio, TV, Newspapers, Magazines - speak with
one voice. It is the voice of the
mega-corporations that own them.
It harmonizes in praise of corporate government, free trade, outsourcing and free market capitalism. The media refrain is Fear, Terror, 9/11. The center stage is illusion maintained by a drumbeat of mind-numbing repetition and the sideshow of Terry Shievo and Cheney's shotgun.
Here is the reality:
MYTH OF "LEFT" WING MEDIA BIAS
The Dominance of Right Wing Media
MISINFORMATION AND LIES
Misinformation is typified by nearly universal false claims that Dems took Abramoff's money
*Helen Thomas, the Dean of White House reporters, rips the press
*Another voice condemns media reporting practices
They Call It Spin, Spin, Spin
Whistleblower Hearing Met With Media Silence
Radio Payola
The Last Thoughts of an Iraq "Embed"
The Media and "missing" records
MEDIA CENSORSHIP
There are two kinds of censorship. The first is the "old boy network". It is typified by the lack of stories about corporate welfare, especially since 2002, and the intentional ignoring of corporate consolidation and monopoly. The second results from direct assaults such as the current
White House attack on leaks and whistle blowers. The layoff of 72,000 reporters and editors could be considered a third kind of censorship.
*Pennsylvania Atty Gen seizes newspaper's computer drives
*Douglas County, Minnesota's attempt to muzzle the press hits buzz saw
*Media blacks out voting problem reports
Top Ten Censored Stories 2005
Censored 2006
Business Press Bias
War Coverage
Media Cover-ups at WantToKnow
Where are the investigative reporters
Washington Post
turns off the discussion lines
MEDIA CONSOLIDATION
*The failing 'business' of newspapers
*Second largest newspaper chain sold
*More news, fewer stories
*The happy family of media and lobbyists
Master site on media consolidation
Mega-Media and the Iraq War
72,000Editorial staff layoffs
Even Ted Turner Blasts Media Consolidation
Increasing consolidation
Detailed look at one media market - SF
Some Get It Right
Earmarks and bribery - This kind of story is an investigative reporters untapped gold mine