Ben Bagdikian Interview «
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/smoke/interviews/bagdikian1.html | | Interview with media analyst about effect of corporate media ownership , using tobacco issue as example. from pbs frontline. |
Blithe Spirit «
http://blithe-spirit.com/ | | Articles by jim bowman. |
Bloodbath in the District of Columbia «
http://unquietmind.com/bloodbath.html | | An essay from unquietmind. com about the destructiveness of the washington scandal culture. |
Chris's News and Views «
http://members.tripod.com/chris.shumway/ | | Media analysis and criticism from a former tv news anchor , reporter and meteorologist. also includes links to media research groups and organizations committed to creating a more democratic , citzen-based media environment. |
Consent, American Style «
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Media/Consent_AmerStyle.html | | Analysis and commentary by steve mizrach about manipulation of the public through the media. based on views of michael parenti , noam chomsky , and ben bagdikian. |
Hold On to Your Phone Bill -- It's Merger Time «
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1999/10/fotc6.html | | Commentary on lack of fcc concern about the effects of consolidation of telephone and broadcasting services on consumer interests and democracy. from mother jones. |
Making Media Democratic «
http://bostonreview.net/BR23.3/mcchesney.html | | Article that critcizes the effect of commercial corporate media on society , and that calls for reform that brings diversity of ownership and access. by robert mcchesney from the boston review. |
Necessary Illusions -- Online Book by Noam Chmosky «
http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/ni/ni-contents.html | | Commentaries contend the " free press" serves the needs of those in power , rather than free speech and democracy. |
OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today «
http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/ | | Running commentary about current events. the work of james taranto and elizabeth crowley of the wall street journal editorial page. |
Tabloids, Talk Radio, and the Future of News «
http://www.ellenhume.com/articles/tabloids_contents.html | | Technology's impact on journalism by annenberg senior fellow ellen hume |
The Television Thing «
http://www.jscheuer.com/dissent.htm | | This article summarizes the sound bite society , a study of television and ideology. (dissent summer 1995) by jeffery scheuer |
