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Roger Sherman writes from Whitefish Montana:

”The censorship on this war is no different than Dictatorships we have opposed in the past. Mainstream media is emasculated, afraid to ask the difficult truth. They have been the other heavy boot of the Bushies standing on the necks of those who tell the open truth about this illegal war in Iraq.”

FROM INTERNATIONAL WORLD TELEVISION

TIME LINE ON PLAMEGATE
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/Plame_Leak_timeline#February_2003

FROM AIR AMERICA

The Weakly Radio Uhdress
http://shows.airamericaradio.com/maddow/node/1182

AND TONIGHT IN NEW YORK: YR DISSECTOR PANELIZES

Readers Welcome:

“Whose/Who’s News: An Exploration of Bias in American News Media.”

WHEN: Wednesday, October 26th, 6:00pm

WHERE: Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue, at Second Street

ISSUE: “Does mainstream news under-report political and social issues of public importance, as critics contend, while over-reporting gossip and hearsay? Journalists and media analysts on our panel debate these allegations and consider questions of bias in American news media.

Moderator: Mary Megee – Director, On Television, Ltd., and Producer/Writer, On Television: Public Trust or Private Property

I will join these panelists:

Cliff Kincaid – Cliff Kincaid serves as editor of the Accuracy in Media

Lizz Winstead - Lizz Winstead is a writer, producer and performer. She is the co-creator and former head writer of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,”

Stanley Weithorn, a nationally recognized authority in the field of nonprofit organizations and family estate planning for wealthy individuals. Mr.
Weithorn has served as an officer, a board member and/or a committee member of more than 50 nonprofit organizations.

This is part of the Eureka film festival that also shows WMD Saturday at 5PM at the same location.

On to my day…Keep your letters and comments coming.

Write: dissector@mediachannel.org

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