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This week's show:
Broadcast dates: 7/9/04-7/15/04
Guests:
Patrick Cockburn on Iraq handover
Meredith Fuchs on Freedom of Information Act
This week on CounterSpin: the transfer of power ceremonies in Iraq happened ahead of schedule, filling the media with stories about sovereignty and a historic transfer of power in Iraq. But what-- if anything-- has changed? We'll ask Patrick Cockburn, the foreign correspondent for the Independent newspaper who has been reporting recently from Iraq.
Also on the show: it's the 38th anniversary of FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act, the law that allows reporters and others to pry information out of governments that may not want to disclose it. Is FOIA alive and well, or has the Bush administration got it on life support? We'll hear from Meredith Fuchs of the National Security Archive.
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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
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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.