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Friday, November 18, 2005

Reasserting news values

The mainstream media is under attack like never before and I'm often at the front of the line. News junkies still consume information across a wide spectrum. Many people are simply tuning out, however, and living their lives without the intellectual tools to make informed decisions on matters of war and peace.

What happens when news becomes little more than propaganda?

Michael Massing examines the conundrum in the New York Review of Books.

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Posting will be light this weekend. Deadlines approaching. If you live in Australia, enjoy the last days of free speech before the imposition of draconian anti-terror legislation.

4 Comments:

Blogger Ibrahamav said...

What happens when news becomes little more than propaganda?

Than you have what passes for news in most Arab countries. Austrailia should avoid that as much as possible and the odds are very high that it will avoid such rubbish.

Saturday, November 19, 2005 12:00:00 am  
Blogger Pete said...

AL

Half of commentaries on many blogs talk of the dangers of increasing media concentration. The other half say people are increasingly turning to blogs as replacement news sources. I suppose one can toss a coin.

I have talked to my comrades in ASIO and also Fred from Mossad. Yes, you are correct. All anti-state blogs to be closed down by Thursday. However fear not.. my intervention may mean your blog will in fact be free to say whatever it likes.

Time will tell.

Avagudweekend

Saturday, November 19, 2005 12:10:00 am  
Blogger Broken Left Leg said...

Just keep anti-government blogging no matter what. Just don't advocate violence. If enough people do it, the govt won't be able to shut it down.
I myself prefer satire as a form of defence.

Saturday, November 19, 2005 2:29:00 pm  
Blogger Human said...

I luv me sedition. It's almost as good as sex. Go ahead. Say it slowly. See what I mean? Oh I almost forgot -
SOS PLEASE HELP US OVERTHROW THE BUSH REGIME BY ANY PEACEFUL MEANS POSSIBLE.
THE VILLAGE YOU SAVE COULD BE YOURS.
thanks x.
PAIX.

Saturday, November 19, 2005 4:40:00 pm  

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