personal note at the start to some 1 who had a difficult day (medically), hope you're feeling okay and let me know if there's anything i can do.
so let's talk about resources. danny schechter does the news dissector blog over at media channel. if you haven't checked it out, you should. you get a nice overview of the day. not just the day domestically but globally.
and by globally, i don't just mean iraq. there are other countries in this world besides iraq and the united states though sometimes you'd have to wonder by how little is covered online.
maybe that's a reflection of what's happening with our media which has seen non-stop cuts in international coverage. with the tsunami, it looked as though we might be turning a corner and going back to showing some interest in the world. but that really hasn't happened.
if you watch democracy now, you get the world. but tell me how much you know about nepal from anywhere else? pick a country, any country. did you hear about the outbreak and who?
if so, name the country.
as a common ills community member, i can cheat and say 'well i know people can go there for international coverage.' but it's not like i'm commenting on any thing other than iraq here so don't think i'm pointing fingers and unaware of my own failings.
but danny schechter does a strong job of covering the world around us.
i'll also note that if you haven't yet seen his film wmd, you should make a point to.
in the roundtable, over at the third estate sunday review, we were talking and i made this comment:
Fox "News" is bullshit but I think it was Danny Schechter who made the point about how easy it was to dog pile on them and to avoid dealing with the realities at other media outlets.
if you didn't get that, you haven't seen wmd. fox 'news' lies, big surprise. but they were far from the only cheerleaders in this war that's cost the lives of over 1500 americans, an untold number of iraqis, as well as the lives of many whose country decided to be part of the coalition.
the buck doesn't stop with fox 'news.' and it wasn't on fox 'news' that cokie roberts made her idiotic 'none that matter' statement.
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i also want to remind you that tomorrow on air america, the rachel maddow show debuts.
she's trying to do a front page of items that should be on the front page and it should be interesting so listen if you have the opportunity. visit the rachel maddow show for more information. you can also go to this entry that c.i. did over at the common ills.
