Media & Journalism - July 2007

Hi I would like to ask our american friends just what they make of the Beckhams. Are they real celebs or just is it just media hype

2007-07-19 23:15:32 · 3 answers · asked by oilman 2

Is this site all true or is this just mixed with flase info if so where can I find info on celebs ?
http://www.celebopedia.com/alba/bio.php (Is it fake or real?)

2007-07-19 17:09:33 · 2 answers · asked by frost2266 2

Whenever I sit to watch some news, I check all the news channels. Amongst them, I think India TV is the worst in terms of content. They show more of family matters, people performing stunts on bikes, fake ghost stories and there's no need to mention the snakes. I think this channel should be named 'Naag-Naagin Channel' since everyday there's some new news based on snakes. The working people don't have time to watch such rubbish. On the other hand, NDTV and AajTak are responsible news channels.

2007-07-19 16:40:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

so you're saying my bank has more security cameras than the pentagon.

2007-07-19 16:33:54 · 7 answers · asked by Spencer M 2

Hey everyone. :) I'm working on a short story for a writing course I'm taking, and I have just about everything done except for the title.

The story's about a girl who's caught in a trap in the woods because she was separated from her friend Matt that she was hiking with. She's in pain and eventually Matt comes to rescue her. He takes her to the hospital, gets her leg x-rayed, etc.

But eventually the scene cuts back to her in the woods, and she's still caught in the trap. Matt was never there in the first place. He died in the same woods a year ago, and she went for a walk to commemorate it. When she was caught in the trap the pain was too much, and she began to hallucinate the whole thing.

I know it sounds really lame when you read the summary (I had such a hard time trying to write it) but the story is actually not that bad. If anyone can help me with an idea for a title, it'd be greatly appreciated. I'll also email the draft to you if it helps. The story's due tomorrow. :)

2007-07-19 13:29:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I DON'T LIKE TO READ, SO I WANT TO KNOW NOW!!!!!

2007-07-19 12:55:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did they meet thier objective?

2007-07-19 12:22:33 · 10 answers · asked by douglas j 2

We miss seeing him on the weather channel- Have followed him ever since he left the Dayton, Ohio TV Station.
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Thanks-- Fred and Milly

2007-07-19 12:21:22 · 1 answers · asked by Tippy1998 1

Last year 6/6/06 matched the number of the beast. This year 7/7/07 marked the luckiest day of the century. But what about next year. What will we have in store for 8/8/08?

2007-07-19 11:59:23 · 14 answers · asked by saini_147 2

2007-07-19 11:37:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I almost wish it were another QB for all the crap that will be spewed on airways going forward...yes it is a reprehensible ALLEGATION!!! but until proven guilty I wish everyone would shut up.
Now he has to respond and further muddy the waters so as to help his defense!

2007-07-19 10:33:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-19 10:02:20 · 10 answers · asked by Steve C 7

Give examples

2007-07-19 07:55:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think that this newspaper was a spoilsport for printing an advance review of the new Harry Potter book?

2007-07-19 06:55:34 · 12 answers · asked by ms vicci pollard 5

Is it part of the local culture and community?

2007-07-19 04:18:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-19 04:15:59 · 3 answers · asked by pearl p 1

My daughter was in it and we were watching it and the man went to question's about the Irish Pub when she was going to be on she was heart broken ,she did not see her self and they said the broadcast was the whole parade?

2007-07-19 03:36:46 · 1 answers · asked by butch082255 1

2007-07-19 03:03:19 · 4 answers · asked by Jasmine 3

This is a perfectly respectable and correct headline, but like the famous wartime headline "Monty flies back to front" it conjures up some unexpected images.

2007-07-19 02:47:46 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-18 22:54:41 · 11 answers · asked by tribunis_laticlavius 2

Do people who live on the u.s canada border get canadian channels like ctv?

just wondering becuase I have heard this but assumed not.

2007-07-18 22:37:40 · 1 answers · asked by J. 4

2007-07-18 22:23:03 · 8 answers · asked by GrnEyedGurl 2

Did the U.S. use military retaliation against foreign journalist to prevent or intimidate media from reporting on the War in Iraq?





WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)




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Independent investigative reporter and filmmaker Danny Schechter's documentary focuses on howDid the U.S. use military retaliation against foreign journalist to prevent or intimidate media from reporting on the War in Iraq?




WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)




Average of raters like you: 4.7 stars
Average of 12,861 ratings: 3.6 stars

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Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
Length:
90 minutes
Director:
Danny Schechter
Genres:
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Color; interactive menus; scene access.
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Screen Formats:
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Independent investigative reporter and filmmaker Danny Schechter's documentary focuses on how the media shaped people's views of the Iraq War through their intense coverage from the war's inception through February 2004. Schechter's film examines provocative theories such as the Pentagon's involvement in media messages, how new methods such as satellites and embedded journalists affected media coverage, and the competition between media outlets.
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"WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception" offers an intelligent and critical look the media and how it was more or less manipulated or controlled by interests other than journalism during its coverage of the run up to Operation Iraqi Freedom and beyond. Danny Schechter uses his experience in news broadcasting combined with original film, interviews, file footage, print, etc. to examine the role of news media in OIF and how the war was delivered to the public as a carefully package and planned media event not unlike the Superbowl. An insightful study of news which is much less agenda-driven propaganda than Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" and consequently less entertaining, "WMD..." will appeal most to those interested in major network news broadcasting. (B)


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I was sorry to see that only one person reviewed this film. Having said that, I must also say that there's really nothing else to add other than opinion. I would hope that many people watch this film because it will help the viewer acquire a more critical eye about the "facts" that are fed to us every day by the media...not just about Iraq but about everything else. I would like to suggest you view this film if for no other reason than to help you become a more critical media viewer.


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I am not even sure where to begin. I am absolutely outraged to know now what I didn’t know 2 hours ago. Yes, we all knew that the news played a major part on our opinions and beliefs about the war in Iraq, but I was not aware of the meticulous planning to bring us one sided stories, the precision of which it was executed, and the driving forces that made it all work almost as well as a scripted film. This documentary was not at all like Outfoxed. Outfoxed targeted one news outlet blaming them for all that was wrong with the media. This program brought you the facts, which were presented by an independent investigator, one who is not funded by either side, one who has nothing to lose or gain by the facts he presents. What he brings to the table is how all of the news outlets failed the American public at a time when we needed them the most. There is no one person/company/station to blame, which makes the content even more disturbing. All of the news outlets lacked the balls to question and investigate, and instead gave us the filtered version, and often times the outright misleading version of the stories they were expected to tell. When Hollywood producers and major non-news related companies have a hand in the content and the method in which it is delivered, when journalists are no longer expected or even encouraged to actually investigate, when delving deeper into the stories than you are told to sidestep could have devastating effects on your career and the future of the station in which you work for, the American public only stands to lose. Regardless of your political affiliation, regardless of your agreement or disagreement of the war in Iraq, each of us must take action to ensure that the very journalists and stations that we expect to bring us the truth remain separate from the government otherwise the humor of “Wag the Dog” could become a sad blueprint for our future.


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15 minutes into the movie, I concluded that this movie is trying to sell that the anti-war media is actually pro-war. As a soldier, who has earned a combat infantry badge, I am disgusted to see the way the media handles the war, and even more disgusted that this movie seems to think that reporters have some sort of right to broadcast my comrads in arms as they are dying. This movie is a weapon of mass deception, and I would be surprised if Al Queda funded it's creation.


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The incredible importance to the general public of the underlying message compels a high rating. The filmmaker is known not for his newscasting but for his news dissecting, a skill that all media viewers could bear increasing. Schechter has a passioned task to bring public awareness to the power of the media and consequent propaganda that we are subjected to daily. If you consider what could mean the difference between war and peace, his use of WMD's as a subject to demonstrate this power is successful. If one is unable or unwilling to separate their politics from facts and from wanting to better understand media manipulation, then it's doubtful they will harness any media analysis capability that this film aptly demonstrates the public's need for in our society.


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why does this reporter or preducer fail tomention any error by jimmy carter or bill clinton administration? i can only come to the conclution that he or she is an extreme leftist and i dont trust extreme leftist or extreme right because neither has a broad perspective and they both only criticize the other. whatever good point this documentary makes gets lost and its own political agenda. i give a A+ in trying to get their message but a F- in delivering an objective opinion.


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2007-07-18 16:57:08 · 6 answers · asked by trevathantim 2

i heard that there were no jewish people killed in the world trade center on 9/11. i have trouble believing this though, considering that there is a large population of jewish people in new york city. do you have any evidence for or against it? did you hear / read about a jewish person killed? or perhaps not?

i'm not anti-semitic, just to let you all know...

2007-07-18 16:09:43 · 9 answers · asked by RQ 2

quoting...ap wire
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who urged the Imus' firing, wouldn't object if the radio personality returned to the airwaves. "He has a right to make a living," he said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
first, who made Al judge jury and executioner. Why should anyone care what Al thinks. He has no standing as a moral leader of any community or radio station.
next, hasnt he done enough to ruin this guy anyway. Ok, so Imus is a real slime, but whats the point of all this? the only thing i can see is the fifteen minutes of fame are over so move on.
Liberal media bias in action...wow.

2007-07-18 15:59:49 · 7 answers · asked by koalatcomics 7

2007-07-18 15:55:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://usinfo.state.gov/dd/democracy_dialogues/freedom_speech/free_speech_essay.html

2007-07-18 15:19:08 · 2 answers · asked by g-la 2

2007-07-18 12:03:37 · 7 answers · asked by Barb 2

it just smacks of CIA involvement. Criminal Intelligence Agency. I don`t think so. It`s like these sad bastards write the script for EastEnders the punch lines are so obvious.

2007-07-18 11:53:11 · 3 answers · asked by hairybear_042000 1

Are you tired of turning no the news and everything is negative? Would you be willing to read a newspaper or watch a news program that only reported GOOD news? Would you rather it be on TV or the internet? Would you be willing to hear only GOOD news from Iraq, Afghanistan, or some other country that the US is in? There are things that go on in our world that doesn't involve killing, hatred, abuse, or some other kind of wrong doing. Do you think the media portrays the war in a negative or positive sense? What would you rather see on the news? Serious Answers Only Please.

2007-07-18 11:18:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous