OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW: The Media Year That Was Danny SchechterNews Dissector December 30 2002: At year’s end, a summing up is in order, a looking back, a projecting forward–you know the drill. Every network assigns someone to create a master reel with the hottest video and most poignant moments, usually [...]
*NY TIMES TO CONSUMERS: PAY MORE *COLIN POWELL TO NORTH KOREA: NUKES ARE OK *CAMUS FOR YOU The news this morning is that the news will cost more. Despite all of economist Paul Krugmans’ thundering in the New York Times against corporate greed, the New York Times itself raises its newsstand price today from 75 [...]
*US THREATENS KOREA *KOREA THREATENS WORLD *ANNOUNCING “THE IZZY” With a happy Xmas cheer to John and Yoko, may I begin by humming their memorable lines: “So this is Xmas “And What Have you done “Another year over “And a new one Just begun…” We are saying goodbye to this year with no less fear [...]
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