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Broadcast dates: 9/17-9/23/04
This week's show:
Stephen F. Cohen on Russia
Danielle Worthy on voting rights and the black press
This week on CounterSpin: The recent retreat from democratic institutions announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin after the school massacres in Beslan, has occasioned much criticism of Putin in the US press. CounterSpin is joined by Stephen F. Cohen, an NYU professor of Russian studies, who says US coverage often lacks depth and context.
And after the debacle in Florida in 2000, you may have had the impression that voting rights would be a big story this time around. But there are plenty of important developments that are being largely ignored by the mainstream media. Danielle Worthy of the Pacific News Service will join the show to talk about those stories, and where you are reading about them.
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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.