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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch

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To: jlallen who wrote (68285)12/3/2004 2:28:17 PM
From: sylvester80  Read Replies (1) of 89467
 
- Controlled Mass Media
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

<links for these FACTS below>
Chain of TV and radio station donates $300,000 worth of airtime to GOP candidates for free last-minute political ads
In bed with the republicans and banning antiwar songs: Clear channel

The White House recently called the president of NBC News, to discourage that network from broadcasting interviews with author of book about the Bush family

Anti-Kerry film to air in prime-time Nation's largest TV chain orders all 62 stations to show movie without commercials right before election

US seizes webservers from independent media sites
Fibbing It Up at Fox

If it's allowed to stand, an FCC ruling will feed media merger mania

Articles published by American outlets suppressed in their own country

Reporters in chains: Under Homeland Security orders, journalists from England, Sweden, Holland and other friendly countries are being detained at U.S. airports, strip-searched and deported.

Bush releases another fake news video

See an excerpt from the Education Department fake news propaganda video here (realplayer)

oldamericancentury.org
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