June 7, 2009 archive
Jun 07 2009
Overnight Caption Contest
Jun 07 2009
Changing the Rules of Media
We have seen over the years how the media went from being our friend to being our foe. What used to be the public “watchdog” against government evolved into a force requiring its own watchdog; the public. At Media Matters, there is an endless display of inaccuracy and dishonesty. The internet blog rose to prominence because of this dishonesty by our “traditional” media sources. But, did the rules of media actually change? I had thought so until I read this:
Cindy Sheehan to RAW STORY on Their Coverage of Her Upcoming Bush/Dallas Protest: ‘Eff’ You!
The article that Cindy Sheehan is responding, found here, was authored by Stephen Webster and David Edwards.
Jun 07 2009
The Hateful Slander Of The New York Post – Act Now!
Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post has a long history of shameless bias and insensitivity. This is, after all, the paper that published a cartoon portraying President Obama as a monkey being shot to death.
Now the Post has moved their repulsive imagery onto the front page and presented it as news.
What first drew my attention to this was the utterly disgusting reference to the death of David Carradine. What Post editors must have thought was a cutesy play off of “Kung Fu,” the TV series in which Carradine starred, was entirely inappropriate and shockingly lacking in sympathy for the deceased’s family and friends.
But upon further examination, I noticed that the image at the top was no less repulsive.
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