As MediaChannel.org marks its fifth anniversary, co-founder and News Dissector Danny Schechter opens a discussion on where we go from here in the first of a series of articles. Your comments, ideas and help are most welcome — post here or e-mail dissector@mediachannel.org.
THE ENVELOPE PLEASE TOM FENTON BLASTS TV NEWS LOST CITY FOUND Red and reds were out, Blue was in on the red carpet… Lips were sealed… Bland was beautiful. When Chris Rock started rocking at the outset of the Academy Awards last night, it appeared as if this was a show that was going to [...]
SYRIA UNDER PRESSURE There are continuing illegal demonstrations underway in Beirut demanding that Syria leave Lebanon, a response to the recent assassination by downtown car bomb of a popular leader …. Threatened by Israel, pressured by Lebanon, and chastised by America, Syria sought to buy some good will from its more powerful detractors. It denied [...]
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Danny Schechter "The News Dissector" has been offering a counter narrative
to news and perspectives on global issues, politics and culture since l970
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rants and books. His latest book is PLUNDER
and he is now making a film on the economic crisis that the book explores
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His latest film is Plunder: The Crime of Our Time
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