WEEKEND OUTRAGE ABC NEWS SUSPENDS PRODUCER FOR WRITING PERSONAL ANTI-BUSH E-MAIL Readers of my current Mediachannel piece on the unbrave world of media will note that I referenced a DRUDGE REPORT “expose” of a private e-mail sent by an ABC GMA producer expressing his personal disgust with our President’s way of communicating. Read it–and then [...]
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA NEWS Pacifica Radio reports it is reorganizing: ”BERKELEY, CA – The Pacific Foundation, a national listener-sponsored radio network that celebrates its 57th anniversary on April 15, is filling open positions at one of its local stations and on the national staff. “We’re moving cautiously to preserve continuity,” said Executive Director Greg Guma, who [...]
THE BUSH MEDIA PUSH Dan Cassidy of New College in San Francisco sends a local article of interest Bush spends heavily to get message out “The Bush administration, amid record budget deficits, has been spending huge amounts on advertising and public relations contracts to counter a hostile media environment. “The administration spent $1.62 billion on [...]
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