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the toxic waste spewed by the corporate media. News Hound Judy Daubenmier has assembled a brilliant collection of voices. Her own context-setting essay is a must read. It’s high time to send the golden rolodex of gas bags and mountebanks and the networks that promote them to the media ashbin. Wire up with this book now!” —David Barsamian, Director, Alternative Radio |
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Unwired: How the media got disconnected, by Judy Daubenmier II. The great rewiring: Internet media covers the media Rather Ridiculous, by John Nichols The Lynching of Dan Rather: On British TV, Dan Feared the Price of “Asking Questions,” by Greg Palast Talking Points Memo, by Josh Marshall Cameron’s fake Kerry story capped Fox commentators’ manicure fixation, by J.C. of Media Matters Laundered, Spun and Hung Out to Dry: The Real Lesson from Last Week’s Riots, by John Atcheson Christine Amanpour Is Right About the U.S. Media, by Eric S. Margolis Don’t Look Back (Part 1)! Pundits snooozed on the road to Iraq. Jim Lehrer has a strange explanation, by Bob Somerby American Free Press Media Coverage of Iraq Called “Shameful” by Peers, by Christopher Bollyn The Downing Street Memo and the Court of Appeal in News Judgment, by Jay Rosen Downing Street Bozo, by Bob Somerby No Question the Media Is Right, by David Sirota Doesn’t Ring a Bell, by Ted Barlow Chris Matthews and the Hardball Gang, by Sheldon Drobny TomPaine Woodward’s Weakness, by Russ Baker The Irrelevancy of the Constitution, by The Cranky Media Guy Kicking a Corpse—The Whore Media might do what Osama bin Laden could not: Destroy American freedom, by Bryan Zepp Jamieson Big Media, Some Nerve!, by Robert Parry Slanted Liberal Media Poll: Bush Approval is Down, by RepublicanPress.com Staff A JOURNALISTIC WAKEUP CALL!— Jon Stewart rips Crossfire a new one on Crossfire, by Dave Cullen Freedom of the press is great if you own one, by John Quiggin An open letter to the New Republic, by Ted Barlow Looking for real information? Try non-corporate media, by Eli Stephens Sheehan Breakthroughs, Unbridgeable Divides, and Taboos Unbroken, by David Swanson Return of the Media, by Josh Silver Why We Need a Media and Democracy Act, by Danny Schechter How to Explode TV News in Four Easy Steps, by Jeff Jarvis Ethical Questions About Covering Katrina, by Kelly McBride Priorities, by Ted Barlow The Left’s Media Miscalculation, by Robert Parry Forever wired: keepers of internet media 10 Questions for every candidate and elected official (formulated by Free Press: www.freepress.net) Contributors (in order of appearance) |
 JUDY DAUBENMIER is a veteran AP reporter who left journalism after becoming disillusioned with editors who wanted “‘light’ stories, briefer pieces, and simplified fare” that “eliminated just about anything having to do with government or the important public policy issues of the day.” earned a Ph.D. in history and became a lecturer at the University of Michigan. She has been a volunteer media critic for MoveOn.org and for Robert Greenwald’s Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism. She blogs at News Hounds with other researchers for that film. |
a book. Project Rewire powerfully reminds us of what the old media has plainly forgotten: that truth is not a matter of opinion.” —David Bender, host of “Politically Direct,” Air America Radio got there, this is the book to read. Judy Daubenmier gives us hope, though, that there might be rewiring that leads us out of this dark period for the press. understands that a healthy democracy needs a free press. Her aim isn’t to tear the press down; it’s to help it rise back up. Let’s hope people read what she has written so they can figure out how to do just that.” —Cenk Uygur, host of “The Young Turks” and contributor to The Huffington Post |
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