Numerous media sources reported this week that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was publicly “booed” at a mixed martial arts event in Moscow’s Olympic Stadium. The YouTube video of the spectacle has already gained massive momentum online, with more than 1 million views. The mass coverage of the event by the media highlights that […]
Arroyo 2007 election fraud charge recalls 2009 Ampatuan massacre
Manila: It was an arrest that came almost two years to the day in 2009, of the worst mass killing of journalists in this century. A massacre, that took place in a town that bears the family name of her alleged co-accused and political ally, Amaptuan, also the name of a powerful political clan in a […]
Media Will Choose Status Quo Over Sanity in Coverage of Stewart Rally
by Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared at the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. Porta-potties. Oh the horrible irony. This Saturday’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear was billed by Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, as a rally “for some nice people to get together for fun… and some great conversation.” […]
Twittering the Indonesian Election
Throughout June, Twitter users brought the world’s attention to Iran’s disputed election. With the curbed media on ground, protesting Iranians have been relying on Twitter and other social tools to get the word out. As trending topic, hashtagged #iranelection, New York University professor Clay Shirky noted the phenomenon as “The big one. This is the first revolution that has […]
The U.S. Presidential Elections
"For whatever reason, the media are portraying Barack Obama as a better choice for president than John McCain. If you watch the evening news, you’d think you should vote for Obama." – Prof. Robert Lichter George Mason University Questionable study about media ‘bias’ in U.S. election coverage On a sunny Friday, the Associated Press […]
Senator Pileggi Electioneering, Obama Making History and Local Politics as usual
Whether you voted for Obama or not one thing we can all agree on is that history has been made. Some would say that another great accomplishment is that the American people have regained a higher level of confidence in the nation’s democratic process of voting. Yet the thing to consider about these successes […]
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