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Wanting to Have Your Cake, Eat It Too, and Get Another Slice

by Diane Farsetta — August 5, 2004 - 11:00pm

The U.S.

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Reuters, August 6, 2004

Bizarro Media Analysis

by Diane Farsetta — August 3, 2004 - 11:00pm

"I think there are a lot of reasons to be critical of the media in America. I think that a lot of times the media sensationalize or magnify things that aren't - that really shouldn't be. I do think there's a big move away from actual reporting, trying to report facts.

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Associated Press, August 4, 2004

Race, Elections and the Media

by Diane Farsetta — August 1, 2004 - 11:00pm

"Gaining access to the Republican National Convention has become a tortuous struggle for a slew of local ethnic publications," reports a New York City weekly. In Arizona, a Bush-Cheney organizer "insisted on knowing the race of a ...

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City Limits, August 2, 2004

A Match Made... Well, Somewhere

by Diane Farsetta — July 28, 2004 - 11:00pm

"Citizens for a Sound Economy and Empower America have merged to form FreedomWorks, a grass-roots advocacy and political group to bolster their fight for 'lower taxes, less government and more economic freedom,'" reports Judy Sarasohn.

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Washington Post, July 29, 2004

One Straight Shooter

by Diane Farsetta — July 27, 2004 - 11:00pm

Ohio's concealed carry law allows "only the media to find out the names of those obtaining such permits" for weapons.

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Editor and Publisher, July 28, 2004

Asking for Trouble

by Diane Farsetta — July 25, 2004 - 11:00pm

"Fear has increased in every newsroom in America," said CBS's Dan Rather during a discussion of "The Press and the Election" at Harvard University. That's fear of "a torrent of e-mails and phone calls" complaining about media coverage of controversial issues. Rather said journalists might think, "when you run this story, you're asking for trouble. ...

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The Boston Globe, July 26, 2004

They Blacklist, You Decide

by Diane Farsetta — July 24, 2004 - 11:00pm

"All PR people pitch stories to reporters, but Fox is unusually forceful ... and active in letting reporters know when it is unhappy," writes Alex Ben Block.

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TV Week, July 25, 2004

Compassionate Conventions

by Diane Farsetta — July 21, 2004 - 11:00pm

"On Saturday, [Republican] convention officials will begin a highly organized nationwide campaign to get volunteers to donate blood, feed the hungry and operate community health fairs. Initially, it will be part of a broader effort to draw attention away from the Democratic National Convention.

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New York Times, July 22, 2004

Moonstruck

by Sheldon Rampton — July 17, 2004 - 11:00pm

Ken Grubbs has been fired as director of the conservative National Journalism Center after he wrote a piece criticizing the Washington Times and its founder, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

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Washington Post, July 18, 2004

Bending Like a Reed in the Wind

by Diane Farsetta — July 16, 2004 - 11:00pm

Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed's public affairs firm Century Strategies "has raked in millions of dollars by mounting grassroots lobbying drives" for corporations, Republicans and "controversial lobbyists." Reed is also the

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The National Journal, July 17, 2004
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