It appears as though the fallout from the invasion and occupation of Iraq is continuing. The North American media, indeed Western media is on trial and is likely to suffer from its blantanly false "reporting" regards just about everything to do with this war.
In fact there is a lot of accountability going on in society in general. I have gotten quite a few queries on the article on nepotism from those who know me, asking if I were referring to this or that particular organization. This tells me that the quest for accountability is snowballing. Just about every institution/organization is about to get closely scrutinized.
But first read about how media is beiung held to account. I guess the free market will rule on this one.
Arabic-language media have an unprecedented chance to take over as the world's premier news source because trust in their US counterparts plummeted following their "shameful coverage" of the war in Iraq, a conference heard today.
The US media reached an "all-time low" in failing to reflect public opinion and Americans' desire for trusted information, instead acting as a "cheerleader" for war, said Amy Goodman, the executive producer and host of US TV and radio news show Democracy Now!, at a news forum organised by al-Jazeera.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1700692,00.html
Saturday, February 04, 2006
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