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RealVideo copy of an ABC pilot show made by Australia's John Safran that criticises the media and news reporting. Satirically styled, it includes 'tips' on how to get on the nightly news, how to get a music video on Rage and how to get a movie onto the video shelves. www.chez.com/folder1/frameset.htm NutraSweet Soured on the Truth In 1998, Fox Television stations, allegedly fearful of Monsanto's lawyers, dropped a documentary in which NutraSweet was criticized. Covers the high-profile lawsuit involving the reporters of that program. www.foxbghsuit.com/ PR Watch - Center for Media & Democracy Asserts that citizens today find themselves confronted by a bewildering array of hired propagandists paid to convince the public that junk food is nutritious, pollution is harmless, and what's good for big business and big government is good for everyone. www.prwatch.org/ "Rogue States", by Noam Chomsky Article by Chomsky arguing the US and UK are in fact themselves "rogue states". www.zmag.org/chomsky/articles/z9804-rogue.html Studying the Media Talk by Noam Chomsky on the power structures in the mainstream media - and on recognising subtle distortions that they implictly encourage. www.zmag.org/chomsky/articles/z9710-mainstream-media.html Treasure State Review Montana periodical devoted to journalism and justice that is published and edited by Nathaniel Blumberg of WoodFIREAshes Press. www.nathanielblumberg.com/tsr.htm Take Back the Media Includes a media ownership chart, how to get involved, and news. www.takebackthemedia.com/ Free the Media Includes a calendar of events, how to get involved, a forum, and a list of resources. freethemedia.org/ Noam Chomsky Archive Chomsky is one of America's most prominent political dissidents. A renowned professor of linguistics at MIT, he has authored over 30 political books, which repeatedly highlight the vital role of the mainstream media in implictly setting the parameters for debate, and "Manufacturing Consent" for actrocious policies. The searchable archive contains volumes of papers, and several complete books. www.zmag.org/chomsky/ Fear & Favor 2000 FAIR's first annual report on how the powerful shape the news. www.fair.org/index.php?page=2013 The Television Project Helps parents understand how television affects their families and community and proposes alternatives that foster positive emotional, cognitive, and spiritual development within families and communities. www.tvp.org/ Is It News, Ad Or Infomercial? Article by Doreen Carvajal discussing the ethics of TV infomercials and other media sources. www.journalism.indiana.edu/gallery/Ethics/isnews.html Other Search by Media
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