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Independent Media in a Time of War

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Abstract
In this important, powerful, and timely lecture, Amy Goodman - independent journalist and host of the popular radio show Democracy Now! - speaks about the corporate media's coverage of the 2003 Iraq War. She discusses the way that the U.S. media downplayed civilian causalities and glorified military combat, and she asks her audience to consider the costs of coverage that is both sanitized and sensationalized. At the core of her lecture is a deep commitment to the ethics of journalism - she believes that the role of reporters is to ferret out the facts, to question those in power, and to "go to where the silence is, and say something." Goodman uses the concrete example of the Iraq war to ask her audience to grapple with a larger question - what impact does the commercialization and consolidation of the media industry have on journalism and democracy?
Collection
Media Education Foundation Collection
Subject
Iraq War, 2003- --Mass media and the war, Mass media--Political aspects--United States, United States--Military relations--Iraq--Press coverage, Iraq--Military relations--United States--Press coverage, United States--Military policy--Press coverage, Iraq--Politics and government--2003- --Press coverage, Iraq--Social conditions--Press coverage, Journalism, Democracy
Contributors
Goodman, Amy (Creator), Miller, Branda (Production personnel), Buchen, Charlotte (Production personnel), High, Kathy (Production personnel), Kay, James (Production personnel), Lane, Penny (Production personnel), Lynn, Andrew (Production personnel), Malouf, Jill (Production personnel), Pierce, Steve (Production personnel), Press, Elizabeth (Production personnel), Hudson Mohawk Independent Media Center (Producer)
Duration
00:29:16 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
Grade 9, Higher education
Copyright Holder
Name Media Education Foundation
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