Extra! May/June 2005

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Defeated by Democracy
Reported as triumph, Iraq elections were really Bush team’s nightmare
By Seth Ackerman

Fuzzy Math
Media buy White House line on “deficit reduction”
By Neil deMause

Right, Center Think Tanks Still Most Quoted
Study of cites debunks “liberal media” claims
By Michael Dolny

The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism
Few raise alarms when media bigs attack Jews
By Steve Rendall

The Great Emancipator
Media credit Bush for “democratization” of the Mideast
By Peter Hart

World’s Worst Disasters Overlooked
Survey identifies biggest “forgotten” crises
By Carole J.L. Collins

Opinion Omission
Women hard to find on op-ed pages, TV panels
By Julie Hollar

Stand by Your Man
Mostly male pundits defend male-dominated science
By Jessica Wakeman and Julie Hollar

“The Profit Motive”
CounterSpin Interview with Laurie Garrett

Soundbites

Letter to the Editor

Self-Described Ombudsmen
Editor's Note
By Jim Naureckas

I Was Right All Along
You can look it up—but better not
By Peter Hart