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.
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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.
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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.
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