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This week's show:
Broadcast dates: 5/21-5/27/04
Guest:
Amy Goodman on The Exception to the Rulers
This week's CounterSpin is a special interview with Amy Goodman. She's the host of the acclaimed daily radio and television show Democracy Now!, and co-author with David Goodman of the new book: The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media that Love Them. As you can probably tell from a title like that, Amy's got a lot to say about the media: how they cover the big issues, and even how independent journalists are treated by the press pack.
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CounterSpin is FAIR's weekly radio show, hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart. It's heard on more than 125 noncommercial stations across the United States and Canada.
CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage. Combining lively discussion and a thoughtful media critique, CounterSpin is unlike any other show on the dial.
CounterSpin exposes and highlights biased and inaccurate news; censored stories; sexism, racism and homophobia in the news; the power of corporate influence; gaffes and goofs by leading TV pundits; TV news' narrow political spectrum; attacks on free speech; and more.
--Ben Bagdikian, author of The Media Monopoly
Find a station near you airing CounterSpin.
CounterSpin staff:
Host/Producer:
Janine Jackson (jjackson@fair.org)
Host/Producer:
Steve Rendall (srendall@fair.org)
Host/Producer & Distribution:
Peter Hart (phart@fair.org)
CounterSpin is recorded and engineered at Mercer Media.