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Fear & Favor 2000
FAIR's first annual report on how the powerful shape the news.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2013
"Rogue States", by Noam Chomsky
Article by Chomsky arguing the US and UK are in fact themselves "rogue states".
http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/articles/z9804...
Free the Media
Includes a calendar of events, how to get involved, a forum, and a list of resources.
http://freethemedia.org/
Media Tycoon
RealVideo copy of an ABC pilot show made by Australia's John Safran that criticises the media and news reporting. Satirically styled, it includes 'tips' on how to get on the nightly news, how to get a music video on Rage and how to get a movie onto the video shelves.
http://www.chez.com/folder1/frameset.htm
Take Back the Media
Includes a media ownership chart, how to get involved, and news.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/
Treasure State Review
A periodical devoted to journalism and justice that is published and edited in Big Fork, Montana.
http://www.nathanielblumberg.com/tsr.htm
Studying the Media
Talk by Noam Chomsky on the power structures in the mainstream media - and on recognising subtle distortions that they implictly encourage.
http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/articles/z9710...
The Fox-BGH Cover-up Lawsuit
In a lawsuit, the journalists say they were ultimately fired at FOX-owned WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa for refusing orders to broadcast false and slanted stories about BGH (or rBST). The dairy hormone is banned in all of Europe and other countries because of human health concerns.
http://www.foxbghsuit.com/
The Television Project
Helps parents understand how television affects their families and community and proposes alternatives that foster positive emotional, cognitive, and spiritual development within families and communities.
http://www.tvp.org/
Media Foresight Society
Forum for discussion on how journalism and news industry is changing. Includes "Newstradamus," where stories about media trends from around the web are linked.
http://www.mediaforesight.org
Center for Media and Democracy
A non-profit organization dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry. Serves citizens, journalists and researchers seeking to recognize and combat manipulative and misleading PR practices.
http://www.prwatch.org/
What's Wrong With the Local News
Lists grievances against local news stations, and how they copy eachother's problems.
http://www.wwwtln.com/
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