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Written by http://www.medialens.org
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 13:43 |
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We are living through a deepening economic crisis - now Greece, who will be next? Yet the commercialized media is full of upbeat stories about economic recovery. Read www.medialens.org solid critique of coverage from UK's Sunday Times and what an alliterative coverage may look like.
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Written by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 12:11 |
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In this excerpt from the seminal book Manufacturing Consent, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky present the A Propaganda Model that explains how editorial bias emerges from the commercialized media. They suggest that all information is shaped by the filters of ownership and profit orientation, advertising, the selective use of sources, flack, and ideology.
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Read the excerpt here
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 27 June 2010 11:47 |
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Pamphlets are an important way of getting information to the community. Here are some tips for producing pamphlets that mobilize people to support your cause, to advertise a meeting or specific event, and to popularise your slogans and messages.
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 25 June 2010 11:23 |
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read the tips here
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Written by Administrator
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In October 2009 Robert McChesney, historian and political-economist of the media, gave a far reaching interview providing critical insights into the current media crisis and the struggle for the future of journalism, net neutrality and the struggle for a public internet, the dominace of official sources, and the Blogosphere and Citizen-Journalism in the context of the global economic crisis.
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Read the full interview here
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