2011 P.U.-litzers: Journalism that doesn't pass the smell test
by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
It's that time of year again--when FAIR goes through the year's archives to collect a sampling of the worst moments of corporate media spin and malfeasance.
READ THE ARTICLE

Obama signs into law the Local Community Radio Act: FCC Chairman pledges “Swift action to open the dial”
by Prometheus Radio
WASHINGTON, DC – This week President Obama signed the Local Community Radio Act, the most recent victory in a ten-year grassroots effort to open up the airwaves to new community radio stations. At the Federal Communications Commission, Chairman Genachowski promised swift action to open the dial to these new stations.
READ THE ARTICLE

Facebook and Muslim outrage: gleaning the wrong lesson, again
by Ramzy Baroud
“Any depictions of the prophet are considered blasphemous by Muslims,” wrote Agencies, as reported readily by Aljazeera.net English. The above statement is meant to fully summarize the reason behind the outrage that arises in Pakistan and other parts of the Muslim world whenever some provocative ‘artist’ decides to express his freedom of expression and ‘expose’ Muslims as anti-democratic.
READ THE ARTICLE

Recent Media Watch Articles

'Keep on Trashin': Volume 1 of The Free Press Anthology available online!
  December 10, 2005
  Steven Conliff

Drowning the hard questions: A Nova special
  November 24, 2005
  Paul Rogat Loeb

Peering Under the Plame Outing
  October 16, 2005
  David Swanson

Seymour Hersh, Other Prominent Media Personalities Offer Perspectives on Media Control at University of Illinois Conference
  May 14, 2005
  John Peebles

Read Media Watch Articles by Year:
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000