from Huff Post: UPDATE: Fox News officially announced on Monday afternoon that former Democratic Senator Evan Bayh is becoming a contributor to the network. Michael Clemente, the network’s senior vice president for news, announced the move in a statement. He said that “Senator Bayh’s decad[...]
Posts Tagged ‘news media’
March 9th, 2011 - 6:59 am § in Politics
The NY Times … a tabloid level coverage of the economy?
Ed. Recently the Ave has covered major criticisms of the American Corporate Cable News Media. Hillary Clinton has, rightly, pointed out that US media are far behind the quality of Al Jazeera, not only in on the ground reportage but in the quality of commentary. Brad Delong of UC Berkeley argues th[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 11:46 pm § in Uncategorized
Update: Fox News Channel: “surprised and kind of curious” why Sec. Clinton Critcized US News Media
A few days ago, The Ave reported on Hillary Clinton’s biting critique of the UN corporate infotainment system that pretends to be news. FRox responded, “We’ve got leadership issues there, the safety of people, the safety of our own people,” said Clemente, senior vice presiden[...]
The Story of Citizens United: New Video Lays Out the Case
New animated short shows how corporate power has eroded our rights and corrupted our democracy. Animations parody the political process we all know and love. 9-min video goes a long way toward explaining why the people's expressed desires are thwarted over and over by special interests.[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 12:13 pm § in Schools & Colleges
HUMOR: Western Governor’s University is FUNNY
This is too good to be true. Two for the price of one! Well free is free! The video is a hilarious parody of the goings on in Wisconsin … BUT the opening ad in the video is from “Western Governor’s University ” … a rather shameless effort by several sates to offer c[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 9:21 am § in Uncategorized
Could Fox Fire Beck?
FROM Darryl Holman at HorsesAss. This is almost sad. Via The Guardian: For America’s beleaguered liberals, Monday’s New York Times reports what sounds like a dream come true: Fox News is considering parting company with Glenn Beck, the rococo conspiracy theorist who inspires those on the swivel-[...]
March 6th, 2011 - 11:55 am § in Politics, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Government Says Demonstrations, Marches Prohibited by Kingdom’s Laws
from Bloomberg News: Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry said that : Protests “contradict” Islam and the values of society, the Riyadh-based news service cited the official as saying. They harm public interest, infringe on the rights of others, spread “chaos” and lead to bloodshed, the offici[...]
March 5th, 2011 - 4:11 am § in Uncategorized
Hillary Clinton: Al Jazeera ‘Real News,’ U.S. losing “information war”
Despite an embargo by the corporate cable systems, as Secretary Clinton noted, “Viewership of Al Jazeera is going up in the United States because it’s real news, like it or hate it, it is really effective.” Clinton speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the U.[...]
March 3rd, 2011 - 8:59 pm § in America
PETITION: Getting Glenn Beck of the air!
Links on the Ave From The Hill From Blatherwatch From Firedoglake Glenn Beck’s Focus on CUNY Professor Brings Her Death Threats The other side. [...]
A Wonderful Human Just Died
Lynn Allen, R.I.P. by Goldy, 02/24/2011, 10:26 PM … cross posted from HorsesAss Lynn Allen was one of the first political bloggers I met, way back when the local liberal blogosphere was just taking shape, and while she may not have been one of the best known or most read, within our community [...]