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To: tejek who wrote (207848)	10/20/2004 7:48:35 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574493

The policy of violently crushing a popular movement in Colombia. Tom

To: tejek who wrote (207848)	10/20/2004 7:49:34 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574493

The Bush Administration has been particularly good at manipulating the media. Note especially the part on Page 61 titled "When the Americans are safe, save the children". Nice insight into the use of a propaganda device. Media Coverage of Weapons of Mass Destruction Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland This study supports four major findings about the media’s coverage of WMD during the three periods: 1. Most media outlets represented WMD as a monolithic menace, failing to adequately distinguish between weapons programs and actual weapons or to address the real differences among chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological weapons. 2. Most journalists accepted the Bush administration’s formulation of the “War on Terror” as a campaign against WMD, in contrast to coverage during the Clinton era, when many journalists made careful distinctions between acts of terrorism and the acquisition and use of WMD. 3. Many stories stenographically reported the incumbent administration’s perspective on WMD, giving too little critical examination of the way officials framed the events, issues, threats, and policy options. 4. Too few stories proffered alternative perspectives to official line, a problem exacerbated by the journalistic prioritizing of breaking-news stories and the “inverted pyramid” style of storytelling. cissm.umd.edu