The Media

The media have been criticized at times for weak ethics and a lack of objectivity. Is there evidence to support such accusations? What are other criticisms of the media?

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Reclaiming trust or discarding it. (Ross On Radio). (behavior of journalist Jayson Blair) Sean Ross. Airplay Monitor June 6, 2003 v11 i23 p55(1) (892 words)

Why Even Try The Imitation? The technique of disdain and dismissal isn't something you want to cultivate when the media need dispassionate analysis more than ever. Anna Quindlen. Newsweek July 28, 2003 p64 (862 words)

Pols attempt to block dereg. (Federal Communications Commission's new media ownership rules) Susan Crabtree. Daily Variety July 16, 2003 v280 i8 p1(2) (783 words)

The press and private Lynch: the Pentagon was selling a patriotic tale. It found many eager buyers. (Articles). Daphne Eviatar. The Nation July 7, 2003 v277 i1 p18 (2122 words)

Who rules the media? (Dateline Washington). Alex Adrianson. Consumers' Research Magazine July 2003 v86 i7 p6(1) (738 words)

De-reg roadblock: Senate panel guts FCC ownership decree. (key ownership deregulation ruling in Congress) Susan Crabtree. Daily Variety June 20, 2003 v279 i53 p1(2) (1001 words)

Don't Blame It on Jayson Blair: Big media's big problem isn't plagiarism--it's a passion deficit. James Poniewozik. Time June 9, 2003 v161 i23 p90 (773 words)

While we're at it. (The Public Square). Richard John Neuhaus. First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life June-July 2003 p64(9)

What liberal media? (Articles). (United States) Eric Alterman. The Nation Feb 24, 2003 v276 i7 p11

Once again: ten stories that puncture the deadly silence of U.S. mass media. (Late Edition). Charles L. Klotzer. St. Louis Journalism Review Nov 2002 v32 i251 p30(6)

POLITICS: Frustrated and Dizzy. (presence of conservative media bias) National Review Dec 23, 2002 v54 i24 pNA

Global media. (Think Again). Benjamin Compaine. Foreign Policy Nov-Dec 2002 p20(6)

Media overkill is more frightening than the real thing. (Words & Images). (Column) Joe Saltzman. USA Today (Magazine) Nov 2002 v131 i2690 p53(1)

Days of Rage: News organizations have been besieged by outraged critics accusing them of unfair coverage of the violence in the Middle East. Are they guilty as charged? Sharyn Vane. American Journalism Review July-August 2002 v24 i6 p32(5)

Advertising and political bias in the media: the market for criticism of the market economy. Daniel Sutter. The American Journal of Economics and Sociology July 2002 v61 i3 p725(21)

Chameleon man meets ticking time bomb. (Reporting). (Brief Article) Christopher Hanson. Columbia Journalism Review July-August 2002 v41 i2 p74(2)

Rudy Giuliani, September 11, and the making of a media myth. (Hype). (Brief Article)(Editorial) John Giuffo. Columbia Journalism Review July-August 2002 v41 i2 p76(1)

Irrevocable vulgarization. (The media). James Bowman. New Criterion June 2002 v20 i10 p70(5)

Journalist Robert Fisk critiques "Lobotomized" U.S. media coverage. (The Mideast in the Midwest). Kristin Szremski. Washington Report on Middle East Affairs June-July 2002 v21 i5 p60(2)

As the Press Turns. (media coverage of the Bush government)(Brief Article) MICHAEL TOMASKY. The Nation June 10, 2002 v274 i22 p5

Bloviation Nation: Why are we so ashamed that pundits rule? (Culture and Reviews). (Brief Article) Tim Cavanaugh. Reason April 2002 v33 i11 p55(4)

Bioethics and the rituals of media. Peter Simonson. The Hastings Center Report Jan-Feb 2002 v32 i1 p32(9)

Grading the media on terrorism coverage. (Your Life). (Brief Article) USA Today (Magazine) Jan 2002 v130 i2680 p6(2) Mag.Coll.: 109L0721.

Something Old, Something New : Media Policy in the Digital Age. (Brief Article) Jeffrey Chester, Gary O. Larson. The Nation Jan 7, 2002 v274 i1 p12

What's Wrong With This Picture? THE RISE OF THE MEDIA CARTEL HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. THE CULTURAL EFFECTS ARE NOT NEW IN KIND, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME CONSIDERABLY LARGER. Mark Crispin Miller. The Nation Jan 7, 2002 v274 i1 p18

Getting it right? Not in 59 percent of stories. (Statistical Data Included) Scott Maier. Newspaper Research Journal Wntr 2002 v23 i1 p10(15)

Whose first amendment? Media conglomeration as free speech. Jeffrey Chester, Gary O. Larson. The American Prospect Dec 17, 2001 v12 i22 p28(2)

From the legacy of Richard Jewell. ('97). (Brief Article) Ellen Alderman, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg. Columbia Journalism Review Nov-Dec 2001 v40 i4 p122(2)

Bad Luck - Why Americans exaggerate the terrorist threat. Jeffrey Rosen. The New Republic Nov 5, 2001 p21 Mag.Coll.: 109J0150.

My Turn: My Sister's Dead Body Is No Longer News: Recycling footage from an accident scene may help ratings, but 'if it bleeds, it leads' is cheap journalism. (Brief Article) Newsweek Sept 17, 2001 p12 Mag.Coll.: 108K0419. Bus.Coll.: 134Y0846.

From Protest to Agenda Building: Description Bias in Media Coverage of Protest Events in Washington, D.C. [*]. JACKIE SMITH, JOHN D. McCARTHY, CLARK McPHAIL, BOGUSLAW AUGUSTYN. Social Forces June 2001 v79 i4 p1397

How Daily News Dumbs Us Down. (Column) C. John Sommerville. World and I April 2001 v16 i4 p64

THE UNWORKABLE TRINITY: TRUTH, MARKET FORCES AND THE MEDIA. (the shaping of mainstream media) DAVID CROMWELL. The Ecologist Feb 2001 v31 i1 p46

Media Myopia and the Future of Democratic Politics. (Brief Article) John Buell. The Humanist Jan 2001 v61 i1 p35

The 2000 Election. (Brief Article)(Critical Essay) Bill Gloede. Editor & Publisher Dec 11, 2000 p18

Needles & Spin. (Brief Article) Joe Strupp, Greg Mitchell. Editor & Publisher Dec 11, 2000 p20

Media hopscotch. (presidential campaign predictions)(Brief Article) John Leo. U.S. News & World Report Nov 13, 2000 v129 i19 p22

AIDS Scare. (Brief Article) Brian Doherty. Reason Nov 2000 v32 i6 p10

The Bankrupt Estate: Bias at the Times, and everywhere else. (comparison of how Democrat and Republican candidates are covered in the media) Jonah Goldberg. National Review Oct 23, 2000 v52 i20 pNA

Reporter, Heal Thyself. (Brief Article) The Wilson Quarterly Autumn 2000 v24 i4 p110

Corporate Versus Independent Media. (-)(Brief Article) Norman Solomon. The Humanist, July 2000 v60 i4 p3

Loaded Coverage. Kenneth Smith. Reason, June 2000 v32 i2 p39

U.S. mass media ignore or simplify key issues. St. Louis Journalism Review, June 2000 v30 i227 p16

Seeing ourselves through the public's eyes. Fred Brown. The Quill, March 2000 v88 i2 p26

Risky Business. JOHN RUSCIO. Skeptical Inquirer, March 2000 v24 i2 p22

I'll See It When I Believe It. (manipulation of media)(Brief Article) New York Times Upfront, February 14, 2000 v132 i12 p7

Who Do You Trust and Why? (the television broadcasting of news is trusted by more people than any other source of news, including world of mouth) Joe Saltzman. USA Today (Magazine) January 2000 v128 i2656 p59

Shocking, but not true. (journalism often reports bias that does not really exist)(Brief Article) John Leo. U.S. News & World Report, November 22, 1999 v127 i20 p18

The Big Media Game Has Fewer and Fewer Players. (impact of consolidation on journalistic integrity) ROBERT W. McCHESNEY. The Progressive, November 1999 v63 i11 p20

Why does the public hate the press? Follow the money, attorney says. Mark Fitzgerald. Editor & Publisher, October 30, 1999 p12

Doing THE Right Thing. (journalistic ethics)(Statistical Data Included) CHRIS HARVEY. American Journalism Review, October 1999 v21 i8 pS1

Fair Game? (mass media ethics) Kelly Heyboer. American Journalism Review, October 1999 v21 i8 p46

We are training our kids to kill. (negative role models in the media) Dave Grossman. Saturday Evening Post, September 1999 v27 i5 p54

Media Insensitivity to Victims of Violence (the media is concentrating more on crime coverage, often wounding the victims again with their insensitive coverage) Sue Carter. USA Today (Magazine) July 1999 v128 i2650 p26

The Same Old Story, the Same Old Blame. (media's influence on society)(Brief Article) JOE SALTZMAN. USA Today (Magazine) July 1999 v128 i2650 p29

'One click' to safety. (children, violence, pornography, and the Internet) Bill McConnell. Broadcasting & Cable, May 10, 1999 v129 i20 p12(1)

Massive uncritical publicity for supposed 'independent UFO investigation' demonstrates media gullibility once again. (includes related article on TV networks' role in misinforming public about UFOs) Robert Sheaffer. Skeptical Inquirer Sept-Oct 1998 v22 n5 p5(3)

The state of the fourth estate. (James Fallows on book, "Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy")(Interview) Lorraine Calvacca. Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management May 15, 1996 v25 n8 p18(1) Bus.Coll.: 93X0261.

International news is dominated by violence, male view. (UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) Junior Bridge. The Quill June 1995 v83 n5 p22(2)

Censorship that dare not speak its name. (corporate control of the press)(Media Matters)(Column) Trudy Lieberman. The Nation June 23, 1997 v264 n24 p10(1) Mag.Coll.: 89G0239.

The new censorship. (media underreporting of environmentally critical issues)(Editorial) Ed Ayres. World Watch May-June 1997 v10 n3 p3(1)

Media conclave seeks to reform corporate dominance. (aims of the Cultural Environment Movement) Daniel Hellinger. St. Louis Journalism Review April 1996 v26 n185 p10(2)

Can James Fallows practice what he preaches? A year ago he was making headlines with his critique of the press. Now he's editor of U.S. News. Mike Hoyt. Columbia Journalism Review Nov-Dec 1996 v35 n4 p27(4)

AIDS and the media. Joel Schwartz, David Murray. The Public Interest Fall 1996 n125 p57(15)

Massacres in Latin America under-reported. Bill Ramsey. St. Louis Journalism Review July-August 1996 v26 n188 p13(1)

Media coverage of issues and candidates: what balance is appropriate in a democracy? Graham P. Ramsden. Political Science Quarterly Spring 1996 v111 n1 p65(17)

The "left" is left out of newspapers, broadcasting and even most op-ed pages. Norman Solomon. St. Louis Journalism Review Dec 1995 v26 n182 p14(1)

Death in the news: the public invigilation of private emotion. Tony Walter, Jane Littlewood, Michael Pickering. Sociology Nov 1995 v29 n4 p579(18)

Nixon and the sixties: mass media and the sanitized past. (recycling of history to portray former Pres Richard Nixon as great statesman) Edward P. Morgan. Tikkun Sept-Oct 1994 v9 n5 p66(7) Mag.Coll.: 75M5392.