Archive for February 2nd, 2005


02
Feb

Getting Grounded on Groundhog Day

POPE IMPROVING
MOVE ON “STUCK?”
DEAN TO RUN DEMS
It’s Groundhog Day. If you saw the movie, you will recall that Bill Murray kept going back to the same old place. That’s probably what we can expect tonight when President Bush gives his annual State of the terror war speech. (For my take, see “State of the Media […]


02
Feb

Movin On

TIME FOR MOVEON TO MOVE ON?
Attention MoveOn members.
I am real disappointed to report that the organization whose membership TRIPLED because of opposition to the War and the Bush Administration doesn’t have the inclination or energy to help us promote our film screenings of WMD on the media and the war when it opens […]


02
Feb

On the Frontlines of Freedom

ELECTIONS HERE AND THERE
Sam Smith writes in Progressive Review:

“As the residents of America’s oldest colony, Washington DC, can attest, elections are a manifestation of democracy but far from a guarantee of it. Elections accompanied by continued colonial rule are part fraud and part frustration. Elections that change names but keep the power elsewhere are […]


02
Feb

Tracking the Media Beast

CNN CHIEF CHARGES US MILITARY KILLED JOURNALISTS
In my film WMD, I have a segment raising questions about the targeting of journalists in Iraq. Last week at the World Economic Forum in Davis. CNN’s Eason Jordan told a media discussion at the conference that many journalists were targeted by the US military.” The room went […]


02
Feb

A World of Issues

AIDS ORPHANS: THE NEW THREAT
Albina du Boisrouvray, president of a leading NGO aiding and lobbying for the support of the hundreds of millions of AIDS orphans and all vulnerable children has praised the report of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) just released in Davos at the World Economic Forum pointing out the […]


02
Feb

Your Letters and Events

YOUR LETTERS
Dan Beach: “Today was the first blog I’ve gotten complete with your photo. It’s far easier to read and really nicely done. Kudos to your web folks.Great work, Danny, especially the “State of the Media” address which “found”its way to your desk. One of the most hilarious pieces I’ve read in a very long […]

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Shock Jocks: Hate Speech and Talk Radio

Written by veteran media critic and Emmy winner Rory O'Connor, Shock Jocks features unsparing profiles of the ten worst conservative radio talkers in America, including Michael Savage, Bill O' Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Don Imus and the rest.

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