Archive for March, 2006


31
Mar

ABC NEWS Suspends Staffer for E-mail

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 read […]


31
Mar

Challenging the Media Order

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 assumed his […]


31
Mar

Dissector Daily Forum: Your Letters

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 advertising and public […]

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