Media

Tampa Testimony Against Media Consolidation, for Media "Convergence"

by Diane Farsetta — May 3, 2007 - 4:27pm

On April 30, "the Federal Communications Commission was in Tampa to hear from opponents and advocates of media consolidation," reports Pat Walters. "Since June, the FCC has been reviewing several planned changes to the rules governing media ownership.

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Poynter Online, May 1, 2007

Keep the Sticks and Stones Away From O'Reilly

by Diane Farsetta — May 3, 2007 - 3:44pm

"Using analysis techniques first developed in the 1930s by the Institute for Propaganda Analysis," Indiana University media researchers analyzed six months' worth of

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Indiana University press release, May 2, 2007

UK Counter-Terrorism Leak Trail Leads to the Top

by Bob Burton — April 27, 2007 - 11:00pm

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected calls for an independent inquiry into three advance journalist briefings, prior to police raids in February that resulted in six men being arrested and charged with terrorism offences.

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The Guardian (UK), April 26, 2007

Just What Iraq Needs: More U.S. Propaganda

by Diane Farsetta — April 19, 2007 - 4:16pm

Gen. David Petraeus, "the top U.S. commander in Iraq, has asked for changes that would allow" the blending of public affairs -- the military's truth-telling function -- with "information operations," or propaganda. In response, Pentagon officials are reconsidering 2004 guidelines drafted by Gen. Richard Myers, which directed that the two be separate.

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Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2007

Last U.S. Newspaper Bureau in Canada to Close

by Judith Siers-Poisson — April 13, 2007 - 9:45am

The Washington Post will close its Toronto bureau this summer, and with it, end direct coverage of Canadian issues by American newspaper correspondents. Permanent bureaus will be replaced by wire services, contract writers, freelancers and reporters deployed to cover specific events.

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The Toronto Star, April 3, 2007

Iraq: Why the Media Failed

by Sheldon Rampton — April 12, 2007 - 10:47am

"It's no secret that the period of time between 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq represents one of the greatest collapses in the history of the American media," observes Gary Kamiya. "Why did the media fail so disastrously in its response to the biggest issue of a generation? To answer this, we need to look at three broad, interrelated areas, which I have called psychological, institutional and ideological.

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Salon.com, April 10, 2007

They Always Return to Imus

by John Stauber — April 9, 2007 - 10:22pm

The most recent racist remarks of Don Imus have yet to affect his popularity with political and media figures. David Carr points out that "Senator John Kerry has stopped by.

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New York Times, April 9, 2007

Israel: Where the Women Are, '07

by Diane Farsetta — March 26, 2007 - 4:43pm

"All the surveys we have done shows that the biggest hasbara," or public diplomacy, "problem that Israel has is with males from the age of 18 - 35," said David Saranga, Israel's media and public affairs point person at its New York consulate. "In order to change their perception of Israel as only a land of conflict, we want to present to them an Israel that interests them," he added. So the "beer 'n' babes magazine Maxim" is sending photographers to Israel, for a photo shoot of attractive Israeli women.

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The Jerusalem Post (Israel), March 22, 2007

And the Brand Played On

by Diane Farsetta — March 23, 2007 - 3:21pm

As noted in previous Spins, the movie "InnerState" was bankrolled by Johnson & Johnson to promote a drug produced by its biopharmaceutical unit, Centocor. But J&J isn't alone.

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PR Week, March 14, 2007
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