After The ABC News Debacle: How To Change Media - Why Making Media The Issue Is Crucial For Saving Democracy - reviewed by Stephen Silha

After The ABC News Debacle: How To Change Media - Why Making Media The Issue Is Crucial For Saving Democracy

The Smirking Chimp by Danny Schechter | Apr. 20, 2008 (Opinion)

How ironic that in the same week that the National Association of Broadcasters gave actor Tim Robins a platform to challenge media gatekeepers to open the airwaves to more perspectives ABC NEWS gave us all a classic example of how a network can dumb down a presidential debate and turn it into a disgraceful hit job rather than an enlightening hit. Full Story »

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by Stephen Silha - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a great blog entry -- if just to hear the ex-Pope's 'dying' words. They should be hung up in media organizations. Danny's background makes him a credible commentator... and he riles you up here, even if he doesn't exactly give a very mature strategy for the changes he envisions (going to the streets probably isn't going to do it)...