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Media Should Study American Foreign Policy Historically
I mean it-- the media folks have got to study history for a change. And I admit it now--Americans are simply illiterate, not stupid.
Media on Schiavo case: expediency, not "liberal bias"
It isn't "liberal bias" the causes most US media organs to support Schiavo's right to end the life of his wife--it's expediency.
A Few Good News Organs I: the Toldeo Blade
Only an independently owned news organ in America would have the guts and the investigative journalism spirit to uncover another My Lai in Vietnam.
Not my last column, but...
This won't be my last "Media Issues", but it will be my last where I condemn individuals. In the case of the neocons, this is the ultimate sacrifice!
More Media Wars, "fair and balanced"
When libertarian pundits dis each other, the fun flies! And FOX is sueing over "fair and balanced" reporting.
Media are all over the neocons, but seem to be absolving Bush
Why won't the media blame Bush for the so-called "yellowcake" lie?
Americans: media brainwashed, or victims of post-traumatic stress disorder?
Is the media complicit in fostering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on the American people?
The collective American mind is the problem, not American stupidity
Like everyone else, Americans have a collectivist mindset, but what makes the average American appear "stupid" abroad is that Americans really have been brainwashed, and here's the proof.
Media Does Iraq War: Conclusion
More media miscues from the Iraq War as the media spreads fear in the cause of US Empire most Americans don't want.
Media does Iraq War, Part 1
Up until the mega bombing of Baghdad, the US mainstream media is doing a so-so job of covering the Iraq war, but there are too many "maybes" (such as "maybe" Saddam is dead) and other speculations to take the place of truth.
Reality TV? You ain't seen nothin' yet
A commentary on the attraction "Reality TV" is for Americans, who will see plenty of reality soon enough when we go to war with Iraq.
Don't like the media? Then do your own commentary web site
If you don't like what the media prints (or if you don't like this column), make your own statement by creating your own web page media. Find out how.
December: Not the 2002 Media Issues Awards
It's the end of the year and--what else is new?--my computer went kaplooey. So instead of the best and worst of 2002 I simply have the worst, and reiterate my movie does media faves, and my take on Trent Lott.
November: Thanksgiving, this is no Iraq commentary
Football, and football commentary, hasn't changed a bit in thirty years. What some in the media have to say about homeland security when it says anything at all.
Media should tell the truth for once!
So much media propaganda on war against Iraq has been proven false. How long will it take the media to tie the DC snipers to Saddam Hussein? Who knows, WorldNetDaily might even "have it first"!
Media goes after Saddam--why not Osama?
Cheap sentiment is NOT what my "one-year-later" 9-11 article is about, and to heck with the media that has forgotten what our "mission" should be--and it's not Saddam Hussein!
Mainstream media's war propaganda will have its consequences. Thank God.
What's happening in the media's propaganda war for invading Iraq?
War on Free Speech just went postal, Disney goes NSA, Hollywood joins the Army, more
Am I paranoid about the fact that the USA is now a police state? Read on...
June: Goodbye to free speech on the 'net; hypocrites in the media
Just back from a fishing trip I come to find out that, thanks to the impending distruction of free speech on the Internet, my Media Issues days might be numbered. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for media hypocrites.
May: Seven Days in May
This last seven days in May has been a real media feeding frenzy, "damage control" and all.
April: Are US Media Working for a Foreign Power?
Does Israel have too much influence over America's policymakers--and the media? Step back from the hype and you decide.
March: Pentagon Disinfo, and more
Was the Pentagon's disinformation program just more disinformation?
February: Where's the follow-up on 9-11 issues?
Whatever happened to the brave reporting following the 9-11 attacks? Down the memory hole, I guess.
As with the rest of the 'Net, so goes Suite
Why did it take Suite so long to stop paying its writers? It's endemic to the Internet, it seems. My gripe, which really isn't a gripe at all.
On becoming PC compatible
A Mac loyalist gets a PC for Christmas.
Harry Potter Revisited
My reply to an e-mail against Harry Potter.
Bush 9-11 "gaffe" deserves more US media coverage
The mainstream media absolutely must clarify the meaning of Bush's "I saw the first WTC attack on TV" gaffe!
Propaganda, Part 2
More on propaganda, and why is the NY Times decrying the USA PATRIOT Act?
Propaganda, Part 1
What is propaganda? The origins of modern propaganda methods.
Americans turning to overseas media for the truth?
Are a growing number of US citizens tied of official reports on the 'war on terrorism' and going to foreign news sources?
Some more 'Whys' the media needs to tell
Why won't media tell why we are in Afghanistan NOT getting bin Laden?
Is US Media controlled by government?
Is the American media now an arm of the government?
More media shorts (Part 2)
More news you may have missed in the media's 24/7 "war" on terrorism
Media won't take a week off, and war by concensus?
I took a week off from the media to go fishing; I suggest they do the same!
A break in the action: media shorts (Part 1)
There's more news out there than 9-11, but even that's hard to disconnect from that singular event which accelerates us all toward the most perilous times of all.
Mainstream media discovers 9-11 "conspiracy theory"?
Is the intelligence community using "conspiracy theories" as a pretext to destroy freedom of the press and freedom of speech?
More attacks on freedom of speech and the press
More information about how this "War on Terrorism" is curtailing free speech.
Look who's PC now!
Look who's politically correct now--the right wing!
The media does WWIII (almost)
One would almost think the media is pushing for World War Three, to look at what they are saying, and is wanting to direct President Bush's "war" efforts, to boot.
Media coverage of terrorist attacks is better than expected
CNN and others have done an outstanding job covering the September 11 terrorist attacks
Foreign Journalism Update
An update on the perils of foreign journalism.
All Condit, all the time: love of sensationalism, or diversion?
Is Condit news, or is Condit a side-issue covering up more serious problems for Americans? Also: the Media Issues "NATO's next Balkan mission" poll...
Do video and computer games rot your brain?
Just how valid is research which says video games lead to youth violence?
Why send reporters when you can make the whole thing up?
Is the "news" being manufactured by the media to support a hidden agenda of the power elites? Talk about conspiracy!
Feeling betrayed by "journalists"
"Journalists" aren't what they used to be--they're more advocates than journalists.
Farah Plus Moore Equals Less
WorldNetDaily's Joseph Farah and TV creator Michael Moore discuss who should control the media--government or private sector? Plus my two cents.
Potpouri: SirCam, Macedonia, Condit and the media
Media issues on SirCam virus, Macedonia and the Condit issues.
Another case for Internet Explorer
Yes, Mr. Bill, Internet Explorer IS a better browser.
The importance of "small town" presses
Is the small town press a journalistic backwater? Not always!
Censorship, 2001
Here's a short report on the latest attempts at censorship.
Another argument against TV viewing: is it watching you?
Is your TV set watching you?
News sources for news you really won't find anywhere else, No. 1
For news you really can't find "anywhere else", then check out these Web sites.
Videos better than TV watching?
If TV viewing is addictive, what about watching videos? Plus some advice for CNN and the Christian Science Monitor.
How can the consumer hold biased media accountable?
When you suspect media bias, here are some tips to cope with it.
A rationale for crazy cultural media?
One possible reason our culture is crazy might be explained here.
So what's the point of it all?
What's the point of passing off opinion as fact?
Television: Confirmed drug, Part 2
Television watching has the effect of an opiate drug--here's why.
Television: confirmed drug?
Is television the drug that critics say it is?
Movies about the media, Part 1
Media Issues Editor reviews two great movies about the media's role in misinformation, "Wag the Dog" and "Running Man". Part 1 of a series.
Face to face (by phone) with media notoriety
Fifteen minutes of fame hits this editor.
Online "write for pay" not what it's cracked up to be
The last word of warning I will make about "write-for-pay" media sites!
The Perils of Writing: Rural
These are some perils to doing an online column from a rural computer.
Campaign Finance Reform, CBS and more
What does campaign finance reform mean for free speech?
Bankrupt Online Media?
Why is it so many dot.com "write for pay" sites are going "bear"?
TV via camcorder tape: real or illusion?
Are "police videos" real or doctored?
It isn't the Music Industry's responsibility
You, the consumer--not the music industry--is responisble for what the music industry promotes. Don't like the filth? Then don't buy it!
Foreign and Internet Journalism: Scratching the Surface
The demise of (left-mainstream oriented) Internet journalism, and fear and loathing in the Middle East...
Gore's "journalism" meets Eminem's "Bad Rap"
What kind of "journalism" is Al Gore teaching, and why the big deal over Eminem?
Web publishing and freedom of speech for fun and profit
Want to Web publish your work? Here are some great ways to do it!
For Valentine's Day: Ten media sites I love
My Valentine's Day Heart goes out to ten wonderful free speech sites!
Another case of media misdirection?
Why is the media not reporting that American lives will be sacrificed for the power elites?
Conservative Columnists 'Advise' Dubya?
Conservative media pundits should get over telling Dubya how to run the country.
Bush vs. the Media: A la Nixon?
Will relationship between Bush and press be the same adversarial relationship media had with Nixon?
Bush Vs. the Media: A la Nixon?
Is the relationship between Dubya Bush going to be the same as it was between the press and Nixon?
Watching the Media Watchers Part 1: Is FAIR playing fair?
Is Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting as unbiased as it purports to be? Let's find out what it's hidden agenda is.
Are conservative media going the way of the mainstream?
When conservative news organs harp on the "persecution" of Christians in America, is there a cover-up of the truth similar to the mainstream organs going on?
Why Hollywood disses Republicans, more
Find out why Hollywood hates Republicans, and how you might be able to free a slave in Africa!
On Bill O'Reilly's "Media" Factor
Review of Bill O'Reilly's "The O'Reilly Factor" book's Media Chapter.
Dubya and the media
Now that Dubya is going to be President, will "political correctness" have a whole new meaning?
Does the mainstream media need a morality watch?
Just 'say no' to any efforts to legislate morality outside the home. It's failed before and it'll fail again!
What's a Media to do?
With an apparent Goerge W. Bush presidential victory, the silence from the (usually pro-Gore) media is obvious!
Is Media Shooting Itself in the Foot?
Seems as though even the public is now perceiving the mainstream media as biased toward Democrat/liberals.
What's with ABC?
Are news/commercial practices at Disney-owned ABC now the norm?
Media 'madness' you'll continue to see, Indecision 2000 Edition
Did the media (purposefully) throw this 2000 US election, not so much for Gore, but for themselves?
Media coverage of (In)decision 2000
Gore won Florida, then "lost it" and now Bush "has it"! Now why would the major TV media make an original claim for Big Al, and why would Gore "lose" Florida?
Just who is the "they" ruining society?
Just who or what is ruining society? See if you agree with me.
Media shows just how crazy these times are
Want to know why the media is crazy? Read on!
Want truth about US politics? Read the British press!
What to find the truth in US political ads? Then read the foreign press.
Truth in Media? We could use a dose! (Part 1)
Want a dose of truth in media? Then try these sites, especially if you have a sense of humor!
Mark Pitcavage's Vendetta on Right-wing Media
Just why is Mark Pitcavage trying to persecute some honest-to-goodness newssites?
Radio Broadcasting: the Empire Strikes Back?
Why would thousands of demonstrators rally at the National Association of Broadcasters? Well, not to play "monopoly"--that's for sure!
Media Bias for Gore: Even Salon.com Admits It!
Salon.com admits what many know: the mainstream press loves Gore and hates Bush.
Media Issues You'll Never See, Part 2: Media Self-regulation
Will the media ever regulate itself? Not while the moguls also own (in spirit if not in fact) the regulatory agencies!
Media Issues that Need to be Addressed Part 1: Press Hates Bush?
Some questions of the media this election year need to be asked. Part 1 of a series.
Harry Potter books: Just where are all those Satanists?
Will reading Harry Potter books turn a child into a witch? Here's why it won't.
'Free Speech' at CBS, and more
Is "snipers wanted" across Dubya Bush's face free speech? I think not! And more.
Media Issues We'll Never See, Part 1
What would the media have done if the chosen Rep/Dem running mates were: a Jew (Leiberman) and a Black (Keyes)?
The next great media issue: giving away/selling videos online
First Napster, and, in the future, free feature movie downloads--history could repeat itself.
Napster: the Media Issue that won't go away
Napster is still on my mind as to the real agenda behind trying to pull it down.
Writing on-line, getting paid: A fun media issue!
One media issue writers have to deal with is where to submit their works on line for real, live cash!
Copyright Ownership or Just Downright Greed: the Napster Case
Should copyright infringement be allowed online? I speak of the Napster Case before the Senate.
Suite101.com Editors: Join Media Issues Free Speech Event!
Media Issues needs four other editors to help begin a Suite Event called "Should Internet Speech be Regulated?" Can you help?
Media Issues Net Free Speech "Poll"?
Should Internet free speech be regulated and to what extent? A very important media issue--and hopefully, Suite101.com event!
An Analysis of Clinton's Executive Order on Internet Conduct
Is the US government getting ready to regulate the last bastion of free speech, the Internet? Read on.
Mad as Hell at the Media, Part 2: My Turn at the Right
Two weeks ago I was "mad" at the left/mainstream media. This week I take a turn at the Right.
The Verdict is In: "Old Media" Losing Ground
Is online news "the coming thing"? It is already here with a vengeance!
Mad as hell at the Media Part 1
How does the center/left obfuscate the truth in media? Find out here as Media_Issues raises its small voice for truth
Alternative Music Strategies are "Burning" the Establishment?
How is the revolution in consumer music technology and Internet music downloads affecting the music establishment. This may be a "burning" issue!
The Hidden Agenda of the "Million Moms" in the Media
How the media handled the "Million Mom" malarchy: rating--a little better than usual.
Counter Culture: Who Does it Serve?
Who does popular culture and pop media serve? Part 1 of a multi-part article.
Part 2, "If Freedom of Speech Was Gone Would The People Notice?"
This article concludes part 1 of article posted May 3 and published May 5 on media propaganda. Mostly, Part 2 pertains to the Internet ("If Freedom of Speech Was Gone Would the People Notice?")
If Freedom of Speech Was Gonem Would the People Notice?
Why is it that the mainstream media can get away with printing and saying falsehoods and propaganda, and why won't anyone do anything about it? Is freedom of speech gone, and will it disappear even on the Internet?
Who Wants to be a "slower, feminine, darker" Millionaire?
Who wants to be a "slower, feminine, darker" millionaire? This enquiring mind wants to know, and, thanks to the Washington Post, we can now find out.
Media Issues FAQ and Self-interview
Media Issues "frequently asked questions" are answered in interview format. Why I am concerned about truth in media.
Censorship "Before the Fact": Coming to a Web Site Nearest You?
And now we have net censorship over material that hasn't even been published yet! In the gay press, no less!
So Many Media Links, So Little Time
This article lists some of the best conservative, leftist, and mainstream media sites, and describes some of my favorite counterculture media sites on the internet.
The "End" of Investigative Reporting and Free Speech?
This article concludes the woes of practicing journalistic integrity by LM Magazine in the face of losing an important case for free speech against ITN, a politically correct organization that put a hoax on its front page--a phony photo of a "Serb atrocity" to drum up fever against Serbis in the NATO war last year.
Book Publishers: The Last Dinosaur?
This article is about how "the big New York publishers" handle the new electronic publishing. Same ol' story!
Getting Truth from Media
Some basic rules for discovering whether or not the media is lying to you are discussed.
Super Tuesday in the Media: So What Else is New?
This article is about the media coverage of Super Tuesday Republican and Democratic Party Primaries, with a bit of (classic sick) humor.
McCain and the Media (Fawning or Otherwise): Love or Hate Him
This article points out the love/hate relationship that the media, corporate or "new", has with Republican Presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, and why.
Part 3: Who Does Mainstream Media Serve?
In Part 3 of this series on who the mainstream media serves, I list some of the media celebrities in the three power elite groups: Bilderbergers, Trilaterals, Council on Foreign Relations.
Just Who Does Corporate Media Serve? Part 2
This article lists the main media affiliations with the Big Three secret power elite groups--Bilderbergers, Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations--including the "best and brightest" of the "Eastern Liberal Establishment."
The Corporate Media: Whom Do They Serve? Part 1
This article is about the major world power-brokering organizations, as part 1 of a multi-part series on whom does the media serve.
"Rocker"-ing the Media Boat's Hidden Agendas
This article lays bare the truth behind the media's harping on the John Rocker issue: it's strictly an agenda thing.
Alternatives to "the Alternatives"
Some links to "alternative" to the "alternative" media for those of you who want a "third opinion" so to speak.
US Government Does Payola?
This article points out how the US government has been paying TV networks to change television episode scripts to reflect an anti-drug message, and then having the networks let the government review the scripts to make sure it's "up to govt. snuff". Now regardless of how much you oppse drugs, that is not the issue--what is the issue is that this kind of thing is precisely what is done in Communist countries! Government censorship must be opposed! And Jane Fonda accepts Christ!
Media Synergy: What's the big deal?
This article is about the Media Synergy article in the January 2000 issue of Brill's Content, an important organ for news about corporate media.
Media and Y2K: What if a REAL crisis happens and no one shows up
This article explains the pitfalls of media y2k coverage, especially in the alternative or "dommsayer" media: what if a real crisis happens and no one shows up?
Finally, the five worst in media, this century
This article is about the five worst media organs this century.
Media Issues Top Ten, Part 2
Part 2 of my media issues "top ten" sites of the century.
Century's Top Ten: Who needs a Top 100?
The Media Issues "Century Top Ten" (part 1)
Media and "Hate Crimes": Just what is a "Hate Crime" anyway?
This article is about the mainstream vs. alternative media is handling the issue of "hate crimes"--as usual, their positions support their agendas: one is politically correct and the other not, but niether one has a handle on the simple truth that murder is murder and murder is a hate crime.
Let's Put Truth Back Into the Media
"Let's Put Truth Back Into the Media" is an article by way of introduction of why I so strongly believe in setting the mainstream press to right and exposing their untruths, as well as like tactics used by the alternative press.
Writing on-line, getting paid: A fun media issue!
Writing online is a media issue, and it pays to do it!

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