Adventures in Medialand: Behind the News, Beyond the Pundits.In addition to writing books and articles in the areas of politics and the media, Jeff Cohen
Jeffrey Bertan Cohen (born June 25, 1974) is an American former child actor whose claim to fame is appearing as Chunk in the 1985 Steven Spielberg production is the founder and executive director of the media watchdog organization FAIR, and Norman Solomon Norman Solomon (1951- ) is an American journalist, media critic and antiwar activist. A longtime associate of the media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), Solomon is also the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national is a commentator for the Pacifica Radio Pacifica Radio is a network of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations in the United States that is known for its progressive political orientation. Network. Adventures in Medialand brings together fifty-nine of their weekly syndicated columns. The book is divided into twelve sections encompassing such topics as the media elite, the pundits, press and prejudice, television, and political campaigns. Each of the columns focuses critically on an aspect of media and/or politics. For instance, "TV's Political Spectrum: the Best That Money Can Buy" laments the narrow and limited political perspectives available from television news and commentary. Their explanation for this state of affairs is that "political shows on television are shaped by a subtle -- and pervasive -- form of economic censorship. The same business interests that spread campaign contributions around Washington to narrow policy debate....use their ownership and sponsorship of TV to narrow media debates. Rather than a full political spectrum, the mass media spectrum often extends from GE to GM." (21-22) Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. and Solomon are concerned that there are few, if any, progressive spokespersons on television while conservatives and centrists abound. In other essays the authors take on the tobacco industry ("The Tobacco Industry's Smokescreen"), racism ("Institutional Racism  An editor has expressed concern that this article or section is .Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints, or by summarizing and in Media: The Verdict is In"), Ross Perot ("Is Perot a 'Watergate Waiting to Happen'?"), and NPR NPR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Nepal Rupee. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ("National Public Radio: Serving the Public?"). The columns in this volume raise some fundamental economic and political issues that impact on the mainstream media. All are thought-provoking and intellectually stimulating. |
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