This Week in Media
The
“must read” of the week is “When Message and Medium Look to Fool” by
Leonard Pitts Jr. It takes on the Bush administration's abuse of the media both here and in Iraq.
“…while political
manipulation of the news is hardly new, Team Bush has a long and
singularly sordid record of trying to turn the media into a wholly
owned public relations subsidiary. Now they’re taking their act
on the road. And get this: They’re doing it under the guise of building
democracy. Which is rather like stealing from the collection plate
under the guise of giving to the needy.”
Click here for the full
story.
Indecency
is back to center stage as Federal Communications Commission Chairman
Kevin J. Martin pressures the industry to clean up offerings and the
Congressional Research Service Study says proposed indecency rules
likely violate First Amendment.
John
Nichols and Robert McChesney, founders of FreePress have a new book
out. “Tragedy and Farce: How the American Media Sell Wars, Spin
Elections, and Destroy Democracy.” Associated Press article is
here, and Buzzflash review is here.
A
transcript of “Town Hall Meeting on the Future of Media” held October
5, 2005 in Iowa City is now available here. Audio is available
here.
Free Press Media Minutes are here.
Blog For Iowa 
A very good point about the manipulation of media. It's a shame they have done this and they should stop. Earn it or buy it…but make sure that if it's purchased, people know the difference.
But what about when the media maniuplate themselves? I wonder how many of the modern media would have been as silent regarding John Kennedy as the media of the time was.
Doug
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