Category Archives: Media Bias

Jon Stewart Impersonates Glenn Beck for Entire Segment

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Jon Stewart Impersonates Glenn Beck for Entire Segment Huffingtonpost.com “You know who else didn't answer medical questions? Hitler.” ~ Jon Stewart The “Daily Show” host spent an entire segment acting like, talking like, crying like, dancing like, and gesticulating like … Continue reading →

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Are Iowans Being Brainwashed by Fox News?

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Are Iowans Being Brainwashed by Fox News? Brainwash: subject (a person) to a process by which ideas are implanted in the mindWell, it does feel like torture, listening to Fox or right-wing talk radio for any length of time at … Continue reading →

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Iowa Civility Gains Foothold Against Right Wing “Shock Jocks”

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Civility Gains Foothold Against Right Wing “Shock Jocks” Civility wins over hyperbole on a local progressive talk radio program now on the air in Iowa. The Fallon Forum is an island of intelligent, rational talk radio in an ocean … Continue reading →

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Demand Rational Radio in Iowa!

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Have you had enough of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dennis Miller, Michael Savage, Jan Mickelson, Steve Deace, Fred Thompson, and friends saturating the publicly owned radio airwaves across Iowa and across the nation? Here’s what we’re doing about … Continue reading →

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Former FCC Commissioner: Congress and FCC Abandon Citizens – Appeal to Rupert Murdoch Our Only Hope

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Former FCC Commissioner: Congress, FCC Abandon Citizens – Appeal to Rupert Murdoch Our Only Hope FromDC2Iowaby Nicholas Johnson “Rupert Murdoch, this Australian-born, 78-year-old media mogul, and 132nd richest person in the world, controls the News Corporation, which owns Fox. And … Continue reading →

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Right Wing Media and the Politics of Vitriol

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Columbia Journalism Review Vitriol. 2. caustic or hostile speech, criticism, or feeling.Most progressives I know pay little attention to conservative talk radio. We don’t listen to it, therefore, it is easy enough to put it out of our minds … Continue reading →

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Donald Kaul Agrees with Blog for Iowa on Caroline Kennedy Appointment

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Donald Kaul Agrees with Blog for Iowa on Possible Caroline Kennedy Appointment I have long suspected that former Des Moines Register columnist and RAGBRAI co-founder Donald Kaul is getting inspiration for his column from reading Blog for Iowa. Here is … Continue reading →

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Gullible Media Necessary for Clean Coal PR Campaign

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Gullible Media Necessary For Clean Coal PR Campaign Center for Media and Democracy PR Watch.orgby Sheldon RamptonThe coal industry's campaign to “make coal sexy again” has included every trick in the book – even a music video ad featuring supermodels … Continue reading →

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‘Shock Jocks’ on the Radio Airwaves in Iowa

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Trish Nelson

by Trish Nelson As you know, if you have been following this blog lately, BFIA has a renewed focus on (1) Progressive Action; and (2) Media Reform. The over-saturation of conservative talk (shock jocks, hate speech, etc.) on … Continue reading →

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Conservative Talk Radio in Iowa – How Much is Too Much?

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Conservative Talk Radio in Iowa – How Much is Too Much? Yesterday, Blog for Iowa posted an article about the future of conservative talk radio and suggested an action to go with it (scroll down). After doing a little research, … Continue reading →

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