Comments on: Dispelling the Murkiness of the Corporate Media: The Real News http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:51:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: hp http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23902 hp Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:32:18 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23902 Anything and everything but the Israeli/Zionist malfeasance which stinks up the joint everywhere you look. Anything and everything but the Israeli/Zionist malfeasance which stinks up the joint everywhere you look.

]]> By: brian http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23865 brian Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:22:40 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23865 Yes, Lloyd, the media are saturating the airwaves print media and public minds, with Mugabe-as -evil rhetoric. Anyone alert to the nature and tone of this wall-to-wall coverage has no problem spotting a demonisation campaign using the media as an echo chamber. Its called propaganda, and its target is the public. Yes, Lloyd, the media are saturating the airwaves print media and public minds, with Mugabe-as -evil rhetoric. Anyone alert to the nature and tone of this wall-to-wall coverage has no problem spotting a demonisation campaign using the media as an echo chamber.
Its called propaganda, and its target is the public.

]]> By: Lloyd Rowsey http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23851 Lloyd Rowsey Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:05:16 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23851 Brian. I get BBC headlines as a "stuff" added to my Google Homepage. It's frequently had a Zimbabwe item -- out of three items -- for the past week. Brian. I get BBC headlines as a “stuff” added to my Google Homepage. It’s frequently had a Zimbabwe item — out of three items — for the past week.

]]> By: Lloyd Rowsey http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23850 Lloyd Rowsey Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:00:29 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23850 Media Lens editors. Are you in the US or in the UK? Media Lens editors. Are you in the US or in the UK?

]]> By: hp http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23849 hp Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:56:57 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23849 Here's some news you'll never see on Zionmedia. http://infowars.net/articles/july2008/040708RonPaul2.htm Here’s some news you’ll never see on Zionmedia.

http://infowars.net/articles/july2008/040708RonPaul2.htm

]]> By: Lloyd Rowsey http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23847 Lloyd Rowsey Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:51:32 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23847 Actually, John, I was sorta wondering who "they" are. "the Halifax International Symposium on Media and Disinformation in 2004"?!!? So, you said a mouthful, JW. (Just don't take me apart for insulting you when I'm tired, or you're tired, sometime. I'm sure neither of us is a model of consistency and repetitive thinking -- else we'd be posting windy book reviews at DV.) Right? Actually, John, I was sorta wondering who “they” are. “the Halifax International Symposium on Media and Disinformation in 2004″?!!?

So, you said a mouthful, JW. (Just don’t take me apart for insulting you when I’m tired, or you’re tired, sometime. I’m sure neither of us is a model of consistency and repetitive thinking — else we’d be posting windy book reviews at DV.)

Right?

]]> By: Jonathan Skinner http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23695 Jonathan Skinner Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:41:38 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23695 "what is the motivation? — well the same as with the selfish swine — money, recognition, fame. all couched in “caring for humanity”, etc. bullshit." John, isn't this in itself "disinformation, falsehood(s), distortion(s), unresearched-unsupported assertion(s), etc." “what is the motivation? — well the same as with the selfish swine — money, recognition, fame. all couched in “caring for humanity”, etc. bullshit.”

John, isn’t this in itself “disinformation, falsehood(s), distortion(s), unresearched-unsupported assertion(s), etc.”

]]> By: brian http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23573 brian Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:52:40 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23573 'Concomitant to the violence wreaked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, and elsewhere around the world by US/western-backed militarism as well as corporate plunder of the destroyed states is the enabling role played by the corporate media in' this applies to nowhere so much as Zimbabwe: the western media has been engaged in a shrill war to demonise its govt and president, in away that should alert readers, yet hasnt. Even Dissident Voice has chosen the path of silence. ‘Concomitant to the violence wreaked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, and elsewhere around the world by US/western-backed militarism as well as corporate plunder of the destroyed states is the enabling role played by the corporate media in’

this applies to nowhere so much as Zimbabwe: the western media has been engaged in a shrill war to demonise its govt and president, in away that should alert readers, yet hasnt. Even Dissident Voice has chosen the path of silence.

]]> By: Dogwood http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23561 Dogwood Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:42:19 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23561 A lot of hemming and hawing there in the answer to the most important question from KP. In essence, if you are "non-corporate" where's the coverage of the non-corporate candidate, Ralph Nader? That's the bell weather for determining any media outlet's "non-corporatism". It begins and ends right there. Simple. Sorry, Real News.... A lot of hemming and hawing there in the answer to the most important question from KP. In essence, if you are “non-corporate” where’s the coverage of the non-corporate candidate, Ralph Nader?

That’s the bell weather for determining any media outlet’s “non-corporatism”. It begins and ends right there.

Simple.

Sorry, Real News….

]]> By: bozhidar balkas http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23557 bozhidar balkas Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:08:46 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23557 nader is polling 6%. that means that ab 6% of 'ricans r just right of lenin/trocky; 50% r slightly right of franco and 44% a tad left of mussolini.sheshe nader is polling 6%.
that means that ab 6% of ‘ricans r just right of lenin/trocky; 50% r slightly right of franco and 44% a tad left of mussolini.sheshe

]]> By: john wilkinson http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23540 john wilkinson Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:39:38 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23540 "They unanimously declared disinformation to be a crime against humanity and a crime against peace." in that case, a vast majority of journalists, as well as DV contributors and "progessives" leaders belong in the slammer. yes, those from the other (selfish swine) side as well, but you're being holier than thou here. i mean almost every article in DV is filled with disinformation, falsehoods, distortions, unresearched-unsupported assertions, etc., some of which i've (and others) commented on when it came up and when i had a chance. and what is the motivation? -- well the same as with the selfish swine -- money, recognition, fame. all couched in "caring for humanity", etc. bullshit. “They unanimously declared disinformation to be a crime against humanity and a crime against peace.”

in that case, a vast majority of journalists, as well as DV contributors and “progessives” leaders belong in the slammer. yes, those from the other (selfish swine) side as well, but you’re being holier than thou here. i mean almost every article in DV is filled with disinformation, falsehoods, distortions, unresearched-unsupported assertions, etc., some of which i’ve (and others) commented on when it came up and when i had a chance. and what is the motivation? — well the same as with the selfish swine — money, recognition, fame. all couched in “caring for humanity”, etc. bullshit.

]]> By: mary http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23532 mary Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:35:37 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23532 This has just been put up by the Editors of Medialens in the UK. An example of the slow creep of fascism when free speech is silenced. The contributors to medialens are neither abusive or threatening in my experience but merely attempt to bring topics forward for a wider discussion. In this case, discouraging the case for war in Iran is what every sane citizen should be trying for. 'Times Newspapers threaten Media Lens with legal and police action Posted by The Editors on July 3, 2008, 2:15 pm Board Administrator We have received repeated threats of legal and police action from Alastair Brett, legal manager of News International’s Times Newspapers on June 28 and July 2. Brett claims a Times Journalist, Bronwen Maddox, has been subject to threatening emails from Media Lens readers. Brett also claims that we have breached copyright by publishing an email from Maddox without permission. We have sought legal advice and, having essentially zero resources for fighting a court case, feel we have no choice but to delete Maddox’s email from our media alert, ‘Selling The Fireball’, as demanded. You can see the amended version here: http://www.medialens.org/alerts/08/080625_selling_the_fireball.php With more than 1 million people lying dead in Iraq, it pains us greatly to see our attempt to host an honest, rational discussion on the looming threat of war with Iran butchered in this way. It is almost exactly seven years since we started Media Lens and this is the first time we have been threatened with legal action. We will have more to say about this in due course, as will others. As ever, we strongly urge readers to maintain a polite, non-aggressive and non-abusive tone in communicating with journalists. Best wishes The Editors' This has just been put up by the Editors of Medialens in the UK. An example of the slow creep of fascism when free speech is silenced. The contributors to medialens are neither abusive or threatening in my experience but merely attempt to bring topics forward for a wider discussion. In this case, discouraging the case for war in Iran is what every sane citizen should be trying for.

‘Times Newspapers threaten Media Lens with legal and police action
Posted by The Editors on July 3, 2008, 2:15 pm
Board Administrator

We have received repeated threats of legal and police action from Alastair Brett, legal manager of News International’s Times Newspapers on June 28 and July 2. Brett claims a Times Journalist, Bronwen Maddox, has been subject to threatening emails from Media Lens readers. Brett also claims that we have breached copyright by publishing an email from Maddox without permission. We have sought legal advice and, having essentially zero resources for fighting a court case, feel we have no choice but to delete Maddox’s email from our media alert, ‘Selling The Fireball’, as demanded. You can see the amended version here:

http://www.medialens.org/alerts/08/080625_selling_the_fireball.php

With more than 1 million people lying dead in Iraq, it pains us greatly to see our attempt to host an honest, rational discussion on the looming threat of war with Iran butchered in this way.

It is almost exactly seven years since we started Media Lens and this is the first time we have been threatened with legal action. We will have more to say about this in due course, as will others. As ever, we strongly urge readers to maintain a polite, non-aggressive and non-abusive tone in communicating with journalists.

Best wishes

The Editors’

]]> By: Hue Longer http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/dispelling-the-murkiness-of-the-corporate-media-the-real-news/#comment-23530 Hue Longer Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:08:03 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2290#comment-23530 Petersen delivers and Cahill didn't get cold ...can you imagine asking Air America questions about the duopoly or capitalism? I'll have to check the site, but am not big on hoping for a TV alternative Petersen delivers and Cahill didn’t get cold …can you imagine asking Air America questions about the duopoly or capitalism? I’ll have to check the site, but am not big on hoping for a TV alternative

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