Bush en al-Jazeera 5

De Amerikaanse onderzoeksjournalist Danny Schechter die dagelijks de mediaverslaggeving analiseert, schrijft over de wijze waarop de Bush-regering onafhankelijke journalistiek probeert te verhinderen: 'Writing in this week's Nation, John Nichols and Robert McChesney catalogue the various strategies that have been deployed, charging, "with its unprecedented campaign to undermine and, where possible, eliminate independent journalism, the Bush Administration has demonstrated astonishing contempt for the Constitution and considerable fear of an informed public"' En over de Amerikaanse massamedia schrijft Schechter: 'Why aren't these companies speaking out when other media organizations like Al Jazeera are threatened and attacked? What are they doing to demand independent inquiries into the killings of journalists and media staff? The toll in Iraq now stands at 93, and the Reuters bureau chief in Baghdad says the US military poses a bigger threat to newsgathering than the insurgents. (Reuters has bravely challenged the Pentagon to tell the truth!)' De rest kunt u hier lezen: http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/05/11/con05452.html