This clip only increases in importance as money and media continue to drive our political consciousness. It's very high live-TV drama, as well as a great example of the power of newsmedia criticism--just watch as both hosts squirm, and one loses his composure completely in the twelve minutes that led to the show being permanently pulled off the air! (Please also see the Special Section on Jon Stewart below.)
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
News media links
Democracy Now, hosted by Amy Goodman (avail. online 24-7)
--and the network her show is based at, KPFA / Pacifica Radio, 94.1fm in the Bay Area--totally listener-supported radio
One very interesting show on KPFA is Hard Knock Radio—on the radio in the Bay Area Mon-Fri on 94.1fm, 4-5pm and online anywhere, anytime at:
http://kpfa.org/archive/show/35--The show starts with the national news headlines, followed by interviews, reporting, and sometimes music with an urban, human rights focus.
BIAS NOTICE: KPFA (Pacifica radio and internet) is seen by many as having a progressive-liberal-activist bias, mainly among believers in the “liberal vs. conservative” false dichotomy .)
Fox News’ Shepard Smith and Geraldo Rivera reporting from New Orleans during Katrina:
A brief, intense report during a human tragedy, and a rare day for Fox http://www.spike.com/video/geraldo-rivera/2678976SPECIAL SECTION: JON STEWART AND THE MEDIA
Here’s a link to Stewart’s show’s homepage—then you can look to the lower-left for “more episodes”:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/
Who is America’s most trusted news anchor? According to a July 2009 national poll...
http://www.timepolls.com/hppolls/archive/poll_results_417.html
This guy says “why” very well—especially in section 3: “The Truth Factor”
http://newsflavor.com/politics/us-politics/why-is-jon-stewart-americas-most-trusted-newscaster/?44934#comment-44934&reload
Radio interview with Stewart on NPR Oct. 4 2010. (National Public Radio) “I have become increasingly unnerved by the depth of corruption that exists at many different levels. I'm less upset with politicians than [with] the media. . . somebody's gotta be the zookeeper.”
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=130321994&m=130324991
(From 20 minutes to 30 is the most interesting part of the interview regarding media.)
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Some very deep water: Fascinating global-focus interview with John Perkins, an author who worked to influence business and government activities in central and south america for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency:
Thande Chimurenga’s reporting on the trial of J. Mehserle:
http://twitter.com/OscarGrantTrial
http://www.therealnews.com/t2/about-us—interesting site with a stated set of standards—this link is to their “About Us” page, where those standards are stated!
BIAS NOTICE: The Drudge Report—a news hub, with an anti-liberal bias apparent in some advertisements and in the selection, placement and prioritization of headlines--and sometimes their wording.
More news organizations: (These are URLs for now—please copy and paste into a web browser’s address bar.)
bbc.com
msnbc.com
cnn.com
pbs.org/newshour
ft.com
abcnews.com
sfgate.com
indybay.org
newser.com
nyt.com
npr.org
gregpalast.com
thomhartmann.com
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