Los Angeles Times Downplays Release of Fox News Journalists
August 28th, 2006 9:30 PM
Has the Los Angeles Times downplayed the release of Fox News Channel journalists Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig? From today's LA Times (Monday, August 28, 2006):"Fox Journalists Freed After 2 Weeks in Gaza," p. A4, one photo, 925 words.Compare this coverage with that of the release of journalist Jill Carroll, whose story was covered on March 31, 2006:
Self-Inflicted Wounds: E&P Editor Attempts to Defend MSM
August 25th, 2006 12:15 PM
First published as a weekly in 1884 as The Journalist, Editor & Publisher (E&P) is a monthly journal covering the North American newspaper industry.
Since 2002, Greg Mitchell has been the Editor of E&P, and
he writes both an online and print column. While I've never read the
print version, I have occasionally read Mitchell's online Pressing Issues column, and have actually written…
HBO Commentator: Black Union President Is 'Personal Pet' of NFL Commi
August 21st, 2006 10:29 PM
Let us try, for a moment, to imagine a media figure. Let us assume that this figure has been a major media personality for more than 20 years, but has, on occasion, been known for making racially tinged comments. This media personality has built a reputation as an intellectual, so he's aware of what kind of comments can be mis-interpreted or mis-construed.
Now, let us a imagine a professional…
Is the Media Ignoring Captured FNC Reporters' Plight
August 19th, 2006 12:01 PM
From Mediacrity:
The Palestinian kidnapping of Fox news correspondent Steve Centanni and camerman Olaf Wing is now in its fifth day, and it's interesting to note the flabby response from both the media and so-called journalism "protection" organizations -- which are usually quick to condemn Israel and the U.S. authorities in Iraq.
The usually garrulous Committee to Protect Journalists issued a…
