MEDIA ANALYSIS / CRITIQUE
IMC | 12.10.2001 14:20
The first casualty of war is truth and blood sells. Contributions and articles about the corporate coverage so far and the role of the media.
This section is under construction. Help us decide what should be in it as it grows. Please send recommendations for links to 
imcuk1@indymedia.org.uk so that we can all continue to expand this section.
The Media Goes to War
John Tarleton & Mary Ann Thompson, SEP-13-01
"[Communications Professor Robert] McChesney says that public anger is being manipulated by the choice and repetition of certain images and voices. The mainstream media set certain limits on the range of analysis deemed acceptable as well as the conclusions to be drawn from this analysis."
http://nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=10031&group=webcast
Media face information squeeze
26/09/01
The media are facing an "unprecedented" degree of control of information from the US and UK military and defence agencies, according to Sky's head of news, Nick Pollard.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4265063,00.html
Nothing's Shocking: Mainstream Media Manipulation and the Gulf War
http://www.struggle.ws/issues/war/gulf_media.html
Commissars of the Free Press - Media Critique
http://struggle.ws/issues/war/afghan/pamwt/media.html
WITH A FEW NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, MEDIA STICKS HEAD IN THE SAND
10/4/01--El Diario, the Spanish-language daily in New York City, was the exception that proved the rule. It ran a huge picture of the Washington anti-war demonstration on its front page.
http://www.iacenter.org/s29_media2.htm
The propaganda war Oct 4th 2001
From The Economist print edition
http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?Story_ID=806392
PSYOPS: In War on Terrorism, Information Becomes a Prime Weapon
http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/story1c100301.html
Metaphors of Terror - Images and Language
http://www.inthesetimes.com/web2524/lakoff2524.html
Flying Blind With A Lazy Press
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/1007-05.htm
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RELATED LINKS:
Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting - Good Special Section
http://www.fair.org/issues-news/terrorism.html
Media Channel Special Section containing:
World in Crisis, Media in Conflict
The Media's Role - Commentary and Analysis - Guides and Resources for Journalists - Global Views and Diverse Coverage - Discussion
http://www.mediachannel.org/atissue/conflict/intro.shtml
Media Lens
http://www.medialens.org
Media Workers Against War - UK site
http://www.mwaw.org
imcuk1@indymedia.org.uk so that we can all continue to expand this section. The Media Goes to War
John Tarleton & Mary Ann Thompson, SEP-13-01
"[Communications Professor Robert] McChesney says that public anger is being manipulated by the choice and repetition of certain images and voices. The mainstream media set certain limits on the range of analysis deemed acceptable as well as the conclusions to be drawn from this analysis."
http://nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=10031&group=webcast Media face information squeeze
26/09/01
The media are facing an "unprecedented" degree of control of information from the US and UK military and defence agencies, according to Sky's head of news, Nick Pollard.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4265063,00.html Nothing's Shocking: Mainstream Media Manipulation and the Gulf War
http://www.struggle.ws/issues/war/gulf_media.html Commissars of the Free Press - Media Critique
http://struggle.ws/issues/war/afghan/pamwt/media.html WITH A FEW NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, MEDIA STICKS HEAD IN THE SAND
10/4/01--El Diario, the Spanish-language daily in New York City, was the exception that proved the rule. It ran a huge picture of the Washington anti-war demonstration on its front page.
http://www.iacenter.org/s29_media2.htm The propaganda war Oct 4th 2001
From The Economist print edition
http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?Story_ID=806392 PSYOPS: In War on Terrorism, Information Becomes a Prime Weapon
http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/story1c100301.html Metaphors of Terror - Images and Language
http://www.inthesetimes.com/web2524/lakoff2524.html Flying Blind With A Lazy Press
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/1007-05.htm ==============
RELATED LINKS:
Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting - Good Special Section
http://www.fair.org/issues-news/terrorism.html Media Channel Special Section containing:
World in Crisis, Media in Conflict
The Media's Role - Commentary and Analysis - Guides and Resources for Journalists - Global Views and Diverse Coverage - Discussion
http://www.mediachannel.org/atissue/conflict/intro.shtml Media Lens
http://www.medialens.org Media Workers Against War - UK site
http://www.mwaw.org
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