Category: examining the mainstream

I guess mainstream TV news journalists are sometimes allowed to speak their mind. The Daily Northwestern reports on an appearance by Dateline NBC correspondent John Hockenberry at the McCormick Tribune Forum: He said viewers should be particularly critical of broadcast media after the Sept. 11 attacks. “In light of the paralysis of the government and…

Matt posted a focused critique of the mainstream coverage of Saturday’s Anti-War rally in DC: “One imbalance, of many, from the so-called mainstream media was the reporting of Iraqi nationals at the pro-war or “Patriot’s” rally, the small counter demonstration at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue. What was missing? The information that there were just…