War, Lies and Videotape
Edited by Lenora Foerstel
International Action Center, 2000
From Leftbooks.com:
What passes for “news” today has been predigested by a handful of media megacorporations.
In this book, hard-hitting media critics, journalists, and activists examine the newly-emerging global media systems.
Authors include:
- Michael Parenti
- Ramsey Clark
- Sara Flounders
- Diana Johnstone
- Peter Phillips
- Ben Bagdikian
- Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Scott Armstrong
- Barbara Nimri Aziz
- David Barsamian
- Brian Becker
- Michel Collon
- Thomas Deichmann
- Benjamin Dupuy
- Nawal El Saadawi
- Laura Flanders
- Manse Jacobi
- Charles Levendosky
- Manik Mukherjee
- Zoran Pirocanac
- Adel Samara
- Danny Schechter
Related sites
Media Beat
http://www.fair.org/media-beat/
“Media Beat is the insightful weekly syndicated column on media and politics written by FAIR associate Norman Solomon. It runs in newspapers across the country.
“Utne Reader called Solomon one of ‘the fiercest and most articulate media critics around.’ A Los Angeles Times reviewer wrote: ‘The bold, muckraking tone of these columns offers a welcome respite from the decerebrated discourse that too often passes for contemporary journalism.’”
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting — FAIR
http://www.fair.org/
“FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. We work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints.
“As an anti-censorship organization, we expose neglected news stories and defend working journalists when they are muzzled. As a progressive group, FAIR believes that structural reform is ultimately needed to break up the dominant media conglomerates, establish independent public broadcasting and promote strong non-profit sources of information.”
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