[North-NV-Greens] Fwd: MediaCulture: Schiavo and the media; Women on the Op-Ed page

[Paul Etxeberri]

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>Subject: MediaCulture: Schiavo and the media; Women on the Op-Ed page
>Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:15:00 -0800
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>NO LIFE SUPPORT FOR YOU
>Brian Montopoli, CJR Daily.
>The media coverage of the Schiavo case doesn't
>include one important detail: a Texas law that
>authorizes health care providers to remove their
>patients from life support. Guess who signed it
>into law?
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21571/
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>WOMEN IN OP-EDS
>--->Women Without a Clue
>Lakshmi Chaudhry, AlterNet.
>It's not the number of women in the newsroom that
>counts towards diversity. It's what they have to
>say. http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21521/
>--->Michele Weldon, Women's eNews.
>The latest flare-up over the shortage of female
>Op-Ed writers on leading newspapers should not
>simply die down; female bloggers and journalists
>must cluster together and create a "fireball" of
>visibility
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21573/
>
>UNDEMOCRATIC MEDIA OVERSEAS
>Rory O'Connor, AlterNet.
>A new book argues that Japan has the least trust-
>worthy media in the democratic world - and guess
>how it began.
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21553/
>
>STUDY: MEDIA SELF-CENSORED ON IRAQ
>Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher.
>A new American University study anonymously surveyed
>Iraq War correspondents and confirms what many sus-
>pected about widespread self-censorship.
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21538/
>
>DEFENDING WOODY
>Jon Frosch, AlterNet.
>An impassioned plea: Don't discount one of the most
>talented filmmakers of our time.
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21530/
>
>LIPSTICK JIHAD
>Ann Marlowe, LA Weekly.
>Azadeh Moaveni's memoir of 'growing up Iranian in
>America and American in Iran' focuses on sexual
>politics of both cultures.
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21569/
>
>ROTTEN APPLE?
>Scott Thill, AlterNet.
>Are Apple's strong-arm tactics - aggressively
>targeting reporters who leak information - putting
>the highly-lauded company at risk for a backlash?
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21536/
>
>THE CASE FOR COMICS
>Kristian Williams, Columbia Journalism Review. Fusing
>images with text, comics can convey far more than
>traditional news stories to a readership hungry for
>voice and meaning.
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21520/
>
>SPELL IT OUT
>Matt Gaffney, The American Prospect.
>Fear, shame, and a puzzle that'll rip your heart
>out: scenes from a crossword-puzzle tournament.
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21523/
>
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>Pentagon refuses to investigate Reuters torture;
>Clear Channel spanked; AARP is pissed; The smearing
>of a journalist; AP doubletake
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Paul Etxeberri

"Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow"   ---Chateaubriand