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SHARE Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Politicians As Media Critica
Now even Presidents are becoming media critics, reports News Dissector Danny Schechter
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Next Steps For Al Jazeera America
Al Jazeera needs to understand why programs like The Daily Show resonate so deeply or even why competing networks like RT or shows like Democracy Now win admiring audiences. They need a new approach based on honesty, not to be seen as another pretentious pool of "talent" or an establishment-rationalizing apparatus. Newsrooms in the service of the 1 percent, as staffed by a showbiz" punditariat, are losing viewers.
SHARE Tuesday, January 15, 2013 Meet Jack Lew, The Insider's Outsider
Lew is unlikely to stand up to the President. He has had successes working with Republicans and reportedly earning their trust. He may have started in politics opposing the Vietnam War, but he is now spoken of as a pragmatist who will rationalize Obama's more conservative predelictions, not challenge them.
SHARE Monday, January 7, 2013 The Middle Class Has Been Saved, Or Has It?
News Dissector Danny Schechter argues that the Middle Class Is Not Being "Saved" By Obama Administration policies but attacked further,
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 6, 2013 Will Americans Ever Get To See Al Jazeera?
Time Warner executives are sensitive to a competitive business environment and polarized political culture. They are very aware that Al Jazeera is considered "controversial" even as competitors fear its reputation for news excellence. They don't necessarily want to show the superficiality of most international news coverage in the US and prefer to stop the channel from gaining a foothold here, as it has in many countries.
SHARE Sunday, December 30, 2012 Looking Back At The News of 2012
Those of us who hoped the Obama re-election might usher in a little more justice and equality remain disappointed. Those of us who longed for a change we could believe in then took to the streets to try to create it, only to confront the power of the police state -- the NYPD, FBI et al. Only now, with the disclosure of new documents, do we have a hint of how we were spied upon and lied to.
SHARE Sunday, December 23, 2012 HooHa: What The Banksters Have Wrought
Revealed: Conspiracies Exist in the World Of High Finance. News Dissectpr Danny Schechter on what we learned from the Libor Scandal.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, December 16, 2012 Ignoring Warnings Can Be Fatal
Why Do so many warnings go unheeded. Why is denial so common? News DIssector Danny Schechter discusses why ignorance is not bliss.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Obama Wins But The People Can Still Lose
President Obama Won Reelection but will he have the leverage to promote the changes that he embraced on the campaign trail. News Dissector Danny Schechter dissects.
(4 comments) SHARE Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Tell Me Lies: Europe Silences Iranian TV Channels
One Day, The EU Wins the Nobel Peace Prize. The Next It Censors Iranian Channels? A Step For Peace wonders News Dissector Danny Schechter?
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, October 8, 2012 Putting Palestine on the Agenda: The Russell Tribune in New York
Founded by the late Lord Bertrand Russell. the Russell Tribunal focuses on human rights and war crimes with a pro-resistance approach. I covered the first tribunal on Vietnam and this on Palestine. There was a lot to learn--Danny Schechter
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, September 23, 2012 When Is A Terrorist No Longer a Terrorist?
For years they were branded a terrorist group--until they decided to invest in price Washington Lobbyists. And Now, poof, They are terrorists No More. News Dissector Danny Schechter explains how they did it,
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Re: The Obama-Netanyahu "Rift:" October Surprise Anyone?
As tensions build in the MiddleEast, is there an "October Surprise" coming? News Dissector Danny Schechter examines the "rift" between Israel and the United States.
(9 comments) SHARE Monday, August 27, 2012 Can The War Israel Wants With Iran Be Averted?
Israel has had a war of words with Iran. Will it turn into a shooting war? News Dissector Danny Schechter asks can the conflict be averted.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, August 6, 2012 US Says Iran Violates "International Obligations." What Are They?
President Obama signed an executive or impose even more stringent sanctions on Iran, charging Tehran has violated its "international obligations."
What are "international obligations?" Danny Schechter dissects.