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Vaclav Havel: What He Inspired
Zantovsky's voice is so engaging that he becomes a presence in the tale he tells.
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The Media’s Failure With the Biggest Story in the World
The mainstream media are largely to blame for the public's ignorance on climate change.
Reporter’s Guide to ALEC’s “Rich States, Poor States” Report
The document is sold to the press as an objective, academic measure of state good economic performance, but should instead be viewed as a lobbyist scorecard.
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Making Babies Scared of Bunnies: The Roots of Fear in Advertising
Watson and Rayner started with the premise that fear was innate.
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Towards a Media That Is “Good and Just“
From “America's Battle for Media Democracy,” this excerpt situates current internet policy battles within a historical narrative.
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Media Silence on Libya
Libya is back in the news and this very recent past is never mentioned by corporate media.
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Plagiarism, Patchwriting and the Race and Gender Hierarchy of Online Idea Theft
In a mad rush for online content, women and people of color are getting trampled.
Pacifica Stands in for All Public Media
Pacifica, the embattled progressive radio network, has been the recipient of bad press and suggestions that it should simply be allowed to go into bankruptcy.
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Albert Maysles, RIP
A word about documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, who died last week.
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Confronting the Rhetoric of “Black on Black Crime”: A Response to Derailing Strategies
This article is dedicated to all those who seek to produce justice in the face of state sanctioned violence vis-u00e0-vis police brutality