Monthly Archives: September 2011

Did the NYT Coverage of Occupy Wall Street Just Get WORSE?

Posted on 09/28/2011 by Peter Hart

Under the somewhat nonsensical headline, "Wall Street Demonstrations Test Police Trained for Bigger Threats," New York Times reporter Joseph Goldstein may have managed to turn in (9/27/11) a more offensive piece than Ginia Bellafante's June 25 dispatch (picked apart by … Continue reading →

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Critics–and Questionable Sponsors–at NBC's Education Nation

Posted on 09/27/2011 by Peter Hart

There's an interesting piece at the Huffington Post (9/27/11) by Joy Resmovits about what some critics of the corporate-backed NBC Education Nation conference are saying. Even though some are crediting NBC for a more balanced program than last year, not … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Activists Talk Back to NYT

Posted on 09/27/2011 by Peter Hart

It is very unusual to see such direct criticism of the New York Times in the Times itself (9/27/11)–this is something to celebrate. To the Editor: Anyone who has spent a few days–or nights–in occupied Zuccotti Park near Wall Street … Continue reading →

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GOP Reality TV Show Needs New Contestant

Posted on 09/26/2011 by Peter Hart

ABC This Week (9/25/11): CHRISTINE AMANPOUR: And coming up, Rick Perry on the ropes. PERRY: Yep, there may be slicker candidates and there may be smoother debaters, but I know what I believe in, and I'm going to stand on … Continue reading →

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CBS Celebrates 20 Years of Speaking…to Power

Posted on 09/26/2011 by Peter Hart

There's a piece at the CBS website (9/21/11) by Robert Hendin marking Bob Schieffer's 20 years hosting the network's Sunday morning show Face the Nation. Hendin, a senior producer for the show, writes: From the get go, Bob made his … Continue reading →

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Obama Plan=Class Warfare? NBC Asks a Billionaire

Posted on 09/26/2011 by Peter Hart

At the top of Meet the Press yesterday (9/25/11), NBC anchor David Gregory announced one of the topics to come: Is the president's plan basic fairness or class warfare? As with too many other media debates, an absurd proposition–that returning … Continue reading →

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CNN Covers Occupy Wall Street–Especially the Parts They Can't See

Posted on 09/26/2011 by Peter Hart

CNN anchors Carol Costello and Ali Velshi today (9/26/11) provided some rare TV coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protest in Lower Manhattan: VELSHI: A group of people protesting Wall Street greed are now screaming abuse after they were arrested … Continue reading →

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Public TV's Inequality Balancing Act

Posted on 09/23/2011 by Peter Hart

The PBS NewsHour did a pretty strong piece last month (8/16/11) on inequality in America. So perhaps it was a sense of "balance" that drove them to do a follow-up segment on September 21 that argued that things aren't so … Continue reading →

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Krauthammer, the Real Obama and a Fake Question

Posted on 09/23/2011 by Peter Hart

Charles Krauthammer's column today in the Washington Post ("Return of the Real Obama," 9/23/11) reveals the Barack Obama, who's apparently been hidden away for the past few years: In a 2008 debate, Charlie Gibson asked Barack Obama about his support … Continue reading →

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Action Alert: Where Is the Coverage of Occupy Wall Street?

Posted on 09/23/2011 by Jim Naureckas

The same corporate media that will rush to cover the latest burp from Tea Party protesters seem strikingly uninterested in demonstrators camped out in Manhattan's financial district, protesting the corporate takeover of U.S. politics. Please see FAIR's latest Action Alert … Continue reading →

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Meet the Other Chuck Todd

Posted on 09/22/2011 by Peter Hart

I caught this MSNBC commercial last night featuring their own Chuck Todd, explaining (apparently) how he thinks about his job: My job is to bring up issues that Americans care about. It's my responsibility to ask the tough questions. No … Continue reading →

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Convincing Arab Protesters

Posted on 09/22/2011 by Peter Hart

From a Washington Post story today about Obama's speech at the United Nations: In his remarks, Obama sought to celebrate the Arab Spring â┚¬” the popular revolutions that have upended the political order of the Middle East â┚¬” but his … Continue reading →

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We Can't Talk About Class Because We Can't Talk About Why We Can't Talk About Class

Posted on 09/21/2011 by Jim Naureckas

In the L.A. Times today (9/21/11), media reporter James Rainey asks a very important question: In a week that saw the number of people in poverty hit a half-century high and President Obama propose a tax increase on those with … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, L.A. Times, Media Business | Tagged , | 25 Comments

Michael Moore on Progressive Protests and Media Blackouts

Posted on 09/21/2011 by Peter Hart

Michael Moore on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC (9/19/11): Or, if you prefer reading: But last week when Wolf Blitzer and CNN had that debate, the CNN/Tea Party Express debate, and Wolf sat there and called them his partners–I … Continue reading →

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Obama Tries Hard to Be President Friedman, but Still Isn't Bonkers Enough

Posted on 09/21/2011 by Jim Naureckas

Politicians beware: Thomas Friedman is still threatening to launch a third party. In his New York Times column today (9/21/11), Friedman moans: One would hope that our politicians would rise to the challenge by putting forth fair and credible recovery … Continue reading →

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