Displaying 931 To 960 Of 1,432 Comments If they are both wrong, what is your solution, Adonai? » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 11:26 pm Adonai, I think you simply shy away from taking responsibility for your decisions or non-decisions. You can do what you want, but you ARE responsible, that was the main point I was trying to convey to you. “Is it weird that I see my vote as something more than a poorly conceived offensive in a futile war of attrition between two Parties with similar methods?” — and here I don’t really understand what you want to say. Yet I don’t think at all that GnOP and Dems are similar. If you do think so, phantasize a bit more of what a McCain/Palin presidency would look like and how democracy would have been more eroded by now. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 11:22 pm Foxisms, I must have read at one point what I told you recently, (but luckily, I absorbed it and made it mine….): We have to be the change we want to see in the world. (Mahatma Gandhi) » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 11:10 pm Very much agreed, AdLib. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 11:04 pm Adonai, “We are responsible for what we do, but also for what we don’t do.” (Voltaire)
“If you have to take a decision and you don’t take it, that too is a decision.” (William James) In other words, I guess the Republicans are so very grateful for your ideological “purity”. Your intention may be totally the opposite, but you offer them a free vote on a silver plater. Maybe you let go one day of your grandiose ideas and accept that Small steps are always better than big words. (Egon Bahr) And yes, they are work. While it is so much easier to merely dream of better times. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 10:58 pm Mild Bill, that’s why it was not a good joke. Take care! » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 7:34 pm Mild Bill, yes, I was joking, but maybe it was a bit over the top, and it’s difficult to convey a joke like that in written form, especially if you don’t know me yet. Btw I liked your name Ohioan4Truth. I roamed around as TruthWins on Huff before I deleted my account in disgust. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 7:17 pm Foxisms, you have just a real knack to make friends, do you – like with 98% of the American public in one go 😆 » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 1:19 pm 😀 … but I prefer to follow your lead next time around…. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 1:16 pm Mild Bill, that was my question: if there are any solutions offered. Otherwise it would be suicidal (to me) to watch it. You’re pretty cool, your reply convinced me and so I’m going to have a look (bookmarking it for now). I like especially this part: “Other than that, all I can say is for us earthlings is to not go off on wild tangients as individuals, but to group together as a consumer block and MAKE happen the changes we need to continue on as a species.” PS: to have more chances that others see your replies, it is best to click the reply button » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 1:13 pm I hope you repost it again RS – I have no more time to read that now, but it sounds awfully good! » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 1:08 pm Mild Bill, thanks, but I’m not feeling suicidal today….. The bad thing is, the trend towards what you say is absolutely there, for real. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 12:34 pm That’s utterly bad, Pundit, but no surprise here. I heard about globalization say 20 years ago (on a progressive Swiss radio show), and it became clear during their discussion that not much can be done against it. However, I think things are going to change now, since it starts to be bad enough for a sufficient amount of people. And, growth can’t go on forever in one single direction only. So, change will come. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 12:29 pm Foxisms, this was only a very brief google search, but I’m excited that I found the chart and all those excellent links. However the chart is only upto 2004, so changes will have occurred. And again, this is a living testimonial to the adage that if one can control the information…one can control the people and thus the past(history), present(acceptable norms) and future (the shape and direction the world will be in tomorrow). OH YES!!! And that is why I think the airwaves should go back to the public, whom they really belong. Media reform NOW!!! (And if one of you Americans is leading the next project, I’m in….! ) 😀 » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 12:22 pm Yes, PW, good point, and it led me to do some google search – the result is posted above. The 5 % is accurate, see chart! » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 10:59 am Talking about the fairness doctrine and how about 5 (!!!) corporations own the entire US media, I went on a google stroll. And the results show clearly, something has to be done. Links for initiatives are posted further down in this post. http://www.corporations.org/media/ In 1983, 50 corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the U.S. At the time, Ben Bagdikian was called “alarmist” for pointing this out in his book, The Media Monopoly. In his 4th edition, published in 1992, he wrote “in the U.S., fewer than two dozen of these extraordinary creatures own and operate 90% of the mass media” — controlling almost all of America’s newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations, books, records, movies, videos, wire services and photo agencies. He predicted then that eventually this number would fall to about half a dozen companies. This was greeted with skepticism at the time. When the 6th edition of The Media Monopoly was published in 2000, the number had fallen to six. Since then, there have been more mergers and the scope has expanded to include new media like the Internet market. [img]https://planetpov.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/media-ownership-jpeg.gif[/img] Oh, and I was asking about some initiatives concerning media reform. Here are some: These are all links, but I couldn’t copy them over for some reason. They are also on this site: http://www.corporations.org/media/ Media Reform Advocacy Groups: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) (the #1 media watchdog group) Media Reform Articles/Books: The New Media Monopoly (new 2004 version of Ben Bagdikian’s book, revised with 7 new chapters) » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 10:48 am Buddy, there must be many more of these charts. I googled another one, since the letters were so tiny in PW’s. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 10:32 am Here’s one more chart: http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart/main » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 9:51 am Good for you e’cat! However if the issue persists its good to check with different scanners. I once had a bug which was detected only by Kaspersky, and others only by other scanners. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 9:04 am E’cat, great! If you’re going to lead the next project, I’m in. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 8:59 am Here’s some more from an article about the fairness doctrine (1997): Since these attempts to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, media ownership has passed into fewer and fewer hands. Mark Crispin Miller, professor of Film and Media Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, has written extensively on the media and the increasing concentration of ownership of media companies in the United States. Miller has created charts that trace the holdings of four major conglomerates: Time Warner, Disney/Cap Cities, General Electric, and Westinghouse. Each of these conglomerates owns a news network, CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS, respectively. And not only do they own news networks, but also radio stations, magazines, cable TV, motion pictures, music, and newspapers. Furthermore, the (non-media) holdings of these conglomerates create “alarming conflicts of interests” says Miller. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 8:39 am E’cat, maybe your computer caught some virus though? Not sure, but it seems to make funny things, also with the notifications. (that however could be some mess up with gravavatar) » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 8:31 am AdLib, but it’s chapter 12 and we have not even started the series….. so there is pleeeeeeenty of time, and you wouldn’t have to write much (in fact, I like brief summaries straight to the point best anyway)….. 🙂 all in all it doesn’t need to be much more than a slightly extended comment. (But if you really, really can’t write a little bit something, please give me a hint where I find the info, legal background etc) And oh! I gather you have to go about some other work for money. However, to make the Planet really bloom your continued presence would be required…. at least that’s what I’m thinking. » Posted By Truth On March 21, 2011 @ 12:02 pm Good that you’re well, AdLib. Now could you please provide chapter 12 to the Emerald series…. 😀 » Posted By Truth On March 21, 2011 @ 11:29 am Redemption: Exactly, the “why thank you” response… 😆 !!! » Posted By Truth On March 21, 2011 @ 8:47 am e’cat, 😆 » Posted By Truth On March 21, 2011 @ 8:46 am e’cat, Redemption: I doubt that she realized what he really said. I bet she was flattered by “sexiest brand” and somehow filtered out the rest…. » Posted By Truth On March 21, 2011 @ 8:32 am Before I get upset over this stupid person I should remind myself that she’s not capable of anything better than lashing out…. Anyhow, it was almost worth it to suffer through the entire article, for…. While Palin was quick to get into some of her favorite talking points, her appearance at the conference got off to a rough a rough start. Purie, who introduced her to the gathering, poked fun at Palin’s “creative vocabulary” and her polarizing place in American politics in his introduction of the former governor. Purie identified Palin as the “the sexiest brand in Republican politics” and frequently made clear that not everyone in the United States has a positive view of the former Alaska governor. “Either you love her or hate her,” he said. Alluding to Palin’s penchant for sometimes venturing into unique terminology, Purie said “if I may be forgiven for saying so, she has a creative vocabulary.” “Governor Palin, I hope you don’t refudiate me,” he said, smirking to an amused crowd. If Palin took the comments as a dig, she didn’t show it, thanking Purie for “a kind introduction.” The former governor called the introduction “an exemplification” of the kind of welcome she’s received in India. —well, except for “sexiest brand” maybe. But then, besides Limbaugh etc she may look really, really hot » Posted By Truth On March 21, 2011 @ 7:46 am I may agree with them on the issue, but the title they chose annoys me. » Posted By Truth On March 21, 2011 @ 5:53 am Announcement: I posted “Invite For Collaboration Part 4” as promised to some people more than 24 hours ago. Unfortunately admins seem to be busy and it’s still pending, which is a bit sad, since I have to leave now. What to do…. » Posted By Truth On March 19, 2011 @ 12:22 pmComments Posted By Truth
So sorry to have set off a bell- and whistle concert…..
So I’d like to know if there are any suggestions as to how to avoid that scenario in the film?
In 2004, Bagdikian’s revised and expanded book, The New Media Monopoly, shows that only 5 huge corporations — Time Warner, Disney, Murdoch’s News Corporation, Bertelsmann of Germany, and Viacom (formerly CBS) — now control most of the media industry in the U.S. General Electric’s NBC is a close sixth.
Media Channel (check out their Issue Guides)
Media Access Project
Media Alliance
Center for Creative Voices in Media
Take Back the Media (consumer pressure group fighting corporate-friendly mass media coverage)
Reclaim the Media (working on federal media policy and local media reform in Seattle area)
Media Tank (working on federal media policy and local media reform in Philadelphia area)
Free Press
Media Matters (exposes conservative misinformation in media)
Action Coalition for Media Education (ACME)
Media Watch (challenges racism, sexism & violence in media)
Media Transparency: The Money Behind the Media
Rocky Mountain Media Watch (takes on the TV “news” media)
Media Geek
Media Transparency (exposes the right-wing foundations and institutes that influence much of when ends up in the mass media)
Media Tenor (media content analysis of media around the world)
The New Media Monopoly (Beacon Press website)
Excerpts and quotes from The Media Monopoly
More Excerpts and quotes from The Media Monopoly
Media Monopoly (read excerpts from the 6th edition here at Amazon.com, but don’t buy it from them… pay a few extra bucks and support a small bookseller!)
Robert W. McChesney’s website (author of several books on media and democracy)
Media Control, Propaganda, and Democracy (excellent compilation of articles)
The Making of a Movement (article on the media reform movement in The Nation magazine’s media reform issue (Jan 2002))
Off the Record: What Media Corporations Don’t Tell You About Their Legislative Agendas (by the Center for Public Integrity)
The Oh Really? Factor: Unspinning Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly
(But I think you could do those checks, if necessary at all, after having met your deadline at the end of the month.)
http://www.twf.org/News/Y1997/Fairness.html
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