Scientists concluded that smoking is the only thing worse than violence on television.
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Archive for the ‘media’ Category
Scientists: Media violence bad for society
Saturday, December 1st, 2007Report: UK media covers climate change better
Thursday, November 15th, 2007It was reported that UK newspapers report on climate change 3 times as much as the US, and they did it more accurately.
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Hollywood screenwriters go on strike
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Hollywood screenwriters went on strike. “I’m really scared,†said Oren Ashkenazi, a dry cleaner who caters to Warner Brothers.
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FEMA apologizes for fake press conference
Sunday, October 28th, 2007FEMA apologized for holding a fake press conference.
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FCC proposes doing away with media ownership restriction rules
Thursday, October 18th, 2007The Chair of the Federal Communications Commission proposed doing away with media ownership rules that bar companies from owning both a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same city.
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U.S. Military Censors ThinkProgress
Saturday, September 1st, 2007The US military banned soldiers from accessing thinkprogress.org after an Aug. 22 column in which Ret. Maj. Gen. John Batiste posted an op-ed that was strongly critical of the President’s policies and advocated a “responsible and deliberate redeployment from Iraq.â€
China: All news must be good news
Monday, August 20th, 2007China ordered the media only to report on positive developments.
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Poll: Americans think the media sucks
Saturday, August 11th, 2007More than half of Americans think that US media is politically biased, inaccurate, and doesn’t care about the people they report on.
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Murdoch to buy Wall Street Journal
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Rupert Murdoch won his bid to take over the Wall Street Journal.
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NYT: Impeach Gonzales
Monday, July 30th, 2007The New York Times called on Congress to impeach Alberto Gonzales.
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Judge awards defendant $70k in illegal download case
Saturday, July 21st, 2007A federal judge ordered Capitol Records to pay nearly $70,000 to cover the attorney fees and litigation costs of a woman the company unsuccessfully sued for illegal downloading.
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House rejects cut to public broadcasting
Friday, July 20th, 2007The House on Wednesday evening overwhelmingly rejected President Bush’s plan to eliminate the $420 million federal subsidy for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Fox disputes effectiveness of condoms
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007Fox refused to air a Trojan commercial, saying it objected to the message that condoms can prevent pregnancy.
[pretty much useless]
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Murdoch to buy Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007Rupert Murdoch’s New Corp has reached a tentative agreement to purchase Dow Jones & Company and the Wall Street Journal.
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University chairman blames use of N-word on rap music
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007The longtime chairman of the Roger Williams University board admitted Monday that he had used the N-word during a board meeting, saying he learned the term from television and rap music.
“I apologized for that,” Ralph Papitto said in an interview on WPRO-AM. “What else can I do? Kill myself?”
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NYT calls for Iraq withdrawal
Monday, July 9th, 2007A Sunday New York Times editorial called for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, calling the war a lost cause.
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BBC’s Alan Johnston is released
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007BBC correspondent Alan Johnston has been released by kidnappers in the Gaza Strip after 114 days in captivity.
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7-11s become Kwik-E-Marts
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Over the weekend, 7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, where you will be able to purchase Buzz Cola, KrustyO’s cereal and Squishees, the slushy drink knockoff of Slurpees.
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Marine Memo: “Fighting al-Qaida” sounds good
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007A Marine Corps memo, circulated after the 2005 Haditha massacre, was made public. “’Fighting terrorists associated with Al Qaida’ is stronger language than ’serving’,†read the memo. “The American people will side more with someone actively fighting a terrorist organization that is tied to 9/11 than with someone who is idly ’serving,’ like in a way one ’serves’ a casserole.â€
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CNN chooses Hilton over Moore
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007CNN canceled it’s interview with Michael Moore to make room for Paris Hilton.
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