Archive for March 19th, 2008
Today is the 5th anniversary of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. This week in Washington, returning soldiers have gathered for an event called “Winter Soldier,” to share their stories and make public their eyewitness accounts and confess their participation in atrocities and war crimes committed by the US Military, inspired by the 1971 [...]
The non-profit Project for Excellence in Journalism has released its annual report on the state of the news media (h/t Think Progress). Its highly interesting findings include detailed analysis of the three major 24-hour cable news channels and what they do and do not cover. In its review of 2007, they find that MSNBC led [...]
Tom Curley, president of the Associated Press, gave a speech this week to the National Press Club accusing the US Government of arresting journalists in Iraq in order to “control information” rather than for any legitimate criminal reasons. He also criticized the Administration’s restrictions on the Freedom of Information Act and challenged the major Presidential [...]
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