Mon 5 May 2008
It is so frustrating having seen months of political news and media shape the way people vote. Pure speculation or fallacy slowly molds itself into truth. It is sad that the races are less about the issues and the personalities of the people running and more about whatever National Inquirer style snippets can be derived from the daily sound bytes.
Seeing the local and national campaign commercials now starting to run like crazy give me so many reasons to laugh, shrug and shake my head. Realizing that this is the basis for how many people will vote, I shake my head even more.
Even though it is three and a half years old, conspiracy theorists and documentary lovers should take 78 minutes out of their day and check out this video about Fox News. (Thanks to Lynn for the link!)
Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News, have been running a “race to the bottom” in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public’s right to know.
May 6th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
whoa. facebook note posting is pretty effective.
anytime cam cam. thanks for the great post.
July 14th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Fair and Balanced Journalism in “Progressive” Lane County & the Bus Project!!
I’ve been mistreated, abused, and discriminated against, time and time again, by the Media.
First encounter, right after, I filed to run for Lane County Commission on Thursday March 6-08. I called the KVAL, RG, to cover my candidacy announcement at the Plaza Lanita’s on Friday March 7-08.
No one showed up from the Media! Especially the “Progressive” Lane County Media!!
-The media didn’t cover the interview they did with me. Matt Cooper the Register Guard reporter for the County commissioner candidates, and the endorsement report by Paul Neville from the Register Guard.
-The “progressive” Eugene weekly was in the pocket of the “progressive & our Mayor for all”. “The Progressive EW” called me NOT serious candidate!!
-Jason N. Reed jasonreedemerald@gmail.com a reporter from the University Daily Emerald sent me few questions to answer them. I’ve sent the response to him. Jason Reed never responded or published the interview with me.
-The Bus Project down played my candidacy, by degrading, humiliating, and insulting me on their “nonpartisan” election website! Every time they have the chance to do it!!!
-Four years ago, in 2004, when “Mayor for all Piercy” was running for the Mayoral seat against Jim Torrey. One of her campaign aids contacted an American Iraqi woman- that happened to write something to the editor not in favor of Mayor Piercy!!
The campaign person telephoned this woman and informed her, she needs to go back to Iraq! Because she’s not welcome in the USA! and continued to harassed her!
There was a letter to the editor supporting my statement in the RG!
“It is sad that the races are less about the issues and the personalities of the people running and more about whatever National Inquirer style snippets can be derived from the daily sound bytes.”
Mr.”Intellect” Handy, spent every possible time he gets, NOT speaking about the issues. But he was obsessed by trashing Bobby Green.Yet, noone comment on this, from the fair & Balanced Bus Project gangs!!
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Salaam. nadia
We will forget and forgive any judgment error that you make, but integrity
mistakes are forever.
– David Cottrell
I’m running as a write in for Lane County Commissioner: Please, I need your
financial support, endorsement, VOTES.
www.nadiasindi.com
I am the Oregon Representative for:
www.StudentLoanJustice.Org
July 14th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Yes, the title is sarcastic, so you prove my point very well. I would love to see the example of…”The Bus Project down played my candidacy, by degrading, humiliating, and insulting me on their “nonpartisan” election website”.
That seems pretty hard to believe.