Month: June 2004

The stakes are high for anyone willing to pit their capacity for independent, rational thought against the media’s version of the world. All too often, we find ourselves faced with the choice of deciding that →

A Machiavellian Romance – Don’t Mention The O-Word Paxman again asked about Bush’s motivation for invading Iraq: “Then why would he do it?” NOAM CHOMSKY: “Because invading Iraq has value in itself. I mean establishing…” →

Media Bleat Points, Herd Traps, Herd Clichés, And Other Exotica On May 21, BBC2’s Newsnight programme contained an 8-minute interview with Noam Chomsky hosted by Jeremy Paxman, the country’s premier political interviewer. A Newsnight anchor →

In Part 1 of this Media Alert we described some of the horrific reality of the Reagan years for the people of Central America. The United States did not impose this vast terror out of →

Media Modes – 1 and 2 Mainstream media performance alternates between two distinct modes of reporting: the first, ‘fig leaf’, mode presents a view of the world that is overwhelmingly biased in favour of the →

Towards A Compassionate Mass Media In considering the development of honest media, we begin from the premise that truth telling should be motivated by compassion for suffering rather than greed for wealth, status and privilege. →