AltWeeklies Wire
The Media Politics of Leaks
When thinking about leaks, it's very important to assess whether a journalist has been a watchdog or a flunky for powerful officials.
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Norman Solomon |
01-11-2006 |
Media
Tags: cia spy leaks, Valerie Plame
Media New Year’s Resolutions for 2006
Who could possibly be in more need of guidance for the next year
than the big media outlets that have besieged us during the previous
365 days?
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Norman Solomon |
12-29-2005 |
Media
Tags: yearinreview2005
God And Caesar: IRS Targets Liberal Church
The IRS has targeted a progressive church for "campaign intervention," ignoring much larger violations on the right
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Paul Rosenberg |
11-28-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Traitors In the White House
The outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame has damaged not only the White House but the media as well. If reporters can’t protect sources, there will be much less news to report.
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Paul Rosenberg |
11-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Crime of Fitting the Description
Jorel Evans fit the description of a suspect in a car burglary. In fact, he’d been "fitting the description" for some time, as police have been trying to fit him and his brother for matching prison suits for the last two years.
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Terelle Jerricks |
08-18-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
$81 Million– Record settlement Ends AQMD suit with BP-ARCO
On March 17 British Petroleum/ARCO West Coast settled a landmark case $81 million with AQMD on a suit worth $260 million.
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Mike Easterbrook |
04-01-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Justice On ICE for Iranian Immigrants
Four Iranian brothers arrested on immigration violations were held at a California detention center accused of terrorism but never charged. After one brother was beaten by a guard, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials suddenly forced them to leave, they say.
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Terrelle Jerricks |
04-01-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Objector to War
Aidan Delgado, a young soldier with four medals, an honorable discharge and photos of the war in Iraq, saw firsthand the abuses of Abu Ghraib prison and then decided to become a conscientious objector.
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Paul Rosenberg |
04-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Much More Could Be Done to Clean Up Port Pollution, Study Says
A study released by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Coalition for Clean Air doesn't tout a single “magic bullet” for reducing pollution. “Harboring Pollution: Strategies to Clean Up U.S. Ports” takes a broad, multi-faceted approach.
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Paul Rosenberg |
10-02-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Commission Omission: What's Missing From the 9/11 report
FBI whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds says the 9/11 Commission report is seriously flawed and doesn't address serious intelligence issues that she addressed in her testimony to the commission.
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Paul Rosenberg |
08-21-2004 |
Policy Issues
Michael Moore Is Rubber, His Critics Are Glue
Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" is an indictment of the elite national media as much as the Bush Administration. That same media has, unsurprisingly, turned its guns against Moore.
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Paul Rosenberg, Senior News Editor |
07-12-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Torturing the Truth
National news analysis explains the synergy between the Bush administration and the media that keeps America in the dark about the recent revelations of prisoner abuse in Iraq.
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Paul Rosenberg |
06-15-2004 |
International
Tags: international
