Category Archives: Media Bias

Help Restore Balance on the Public Airwaves – Bring Back the Fairness Doctrine

Posted on January 24, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Help Restore Balance on the Public Airwaves – Bring Back the Fairness Doctrine FairnessDoctrine.com For many years, television and radio stations were required to give equal time to opposing sides of public or political issues to ensure the American public … Continue reading →

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The Counterpoint: Everyone’s Vote Must Count (Even Hyman’s)

Posted on January 23, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Everyone's Vote Must Count (Even Hyman's) The rational counter to “The Point,” “The Counterpoint” critiques and corrects the daily editorial by Sinclair Broadcasting's corporate vice president, Mark Hyman, that is broadcast on all Sinclair-owned television stations across the country.  … Continue reading →

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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Fair Lending Task Force Meets January 20th (and other meetings of interest)

Posted on January 19, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Fair Lending Task Force Meets January 20th (and other meetings of interest) ICCI The first meeting of CCI's Fair Lending Task Force will be Thursday, January 20th at 6:00 pm.   This new task force … Continue reading →

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Join a Conference Call with George Lakoff

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Join a Conference Call with George Lakoff BlogforAmerica.com George Lakoff is a professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. I was thrilled to learn how many meetups there were and how many of you came to them. I am honored … Continue reading →

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The Counterpoint: We Love the Sound of Hyman Whining in the Morning…It Sounds Like Victory

Posted on January 8, 2005 by Trish Nelson

We Love the Sound of Hyman Whining in the Morning. . . It Sounds Like Victory The rational counter to “The Point,” “The Counterpoint” critiques and corrects the daily editorial by Sinclair Broadcasting's corporate vice president, Mark Hyman, that is … Continue reading →

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Calling all Citizens to Take Back the Media!

Posted on January 5, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Calling all Citizens to Take Back the Media! Visit http://www.freepress.net, an amazing resource for media activists.  Freepress offers an action page where you can submit your own ideas for media actions, a database of groups whose core missions and goals … Continue reading →

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DFQC Meet Up January 6 Covers George Lakoff and The Importance of Framing

Posted on December 29, 2004 by bfialindathieman

DFQC Meet Up January 6 Covers George Lakoff and The Importance of Framing A Message from Dr. Alta Price Hi everyone! I wanted to invite you to the Democracy for America/Democracy for the Quad Cities Meetup. This is one to … Continue reading →

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Bush Propaganda Machine Takes Aim at Social Security

Posted on December 20, 2004 by Trish Nelson

  Bush Propaganda Machine Takes Aim at Social Security Brace yourself for more Orwellian doublespeak, sleight of hand, smoke and mirrors and bald-faced lies, as the Bushies launch their public relations campaign to drum up popular support for dismantling…er, I … Continue reading →

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The Counterpoint: Sinclair Hypocritical in Support of Soldiers

Posted on December 19, 2004 by Trish Nelson

The Counterpoint:  Sinclair Hypocritical in Support of Soldiers The rational counter to “The Point,” “The Counterpoint” critiques and corrects the daily editorial by Sinclair Broadcasting's corporate vice president, Mark Hyman, that is broadcast on all Sinclair-owned television stations across the … Continue reading →

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Keep Corporate Bias off Local News: Take Back the Media from Sinclair Broadcasting

Posted on December 18, 2004 by Trish Nelson

Keep Corporate Bias off Local News:  Take Back the Media from Sinclair Broadcasting  MoveOn.Org, MediaMatters, Iowa Rapid Response Please join us in the fight to take back our public airwaves from corporate special interests! Before the election, we stopped Sinclair … Continue reading →

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