Thinking About Media, Pt. 1

“Alternatives for News.” Unlimited Freedom of Speech (Huge Archive of Links to News Sources From Around the World)

Alternet (Independent News Service—Probably One of the Biggest and Best on the Internet)

Astor, Dave. “Trudeau: Drop-'Doonesbury' Poll Was 'Unfair.” Editor and Publisher (July 22, 2004)

Avni, Sheerly. “Doonesbury: Jerked Off the Funny Pages.” Salon (September 5, 2003)

Beckerman, Gal. “Forward Thinking: So What if the Goyim are Looking? A Jewish Newspaper Lets It All Hang Out.” Columbia Journalism Review (January/February, 2004)

---. “Indymedia: Between Passion and Pragmatism.” Alternet (September 17, 2003: originally published by Columbia Journalism Review)

Benning, Jim. “Remembering Neil Postman.” Alternet (October 10, 2003):

“Culture Jammers: Spoof Ads.” Adbusters Online Exhibit:

Esposito, Joseph J. “The Devil You Don’t Know: The Unexpected Future of Open Access Publishing.” First Monday 9.8 (August 2004)

Fenkl, Heinz Insu. “American Dreamtime.” Journal of Mythic Arts (2000)

Finke, Nikki. “Outfoxing the Conservatives.” Alternet (July 18, 2004)

Free Speech TV (Independent Cable Station—can access shows online)

Gross, Terry. “Comedian Bill Maher.” National Public Radio (August 3, 2004)

Gumbi, Bandile. “Speaking the Word.” Agenda #57 (2003)

Hazen, Don. “Fox News: Unfair and Unbalanced” Alternet (July 18, 2004)

Hilf, Bill. “Media Lullabies: The Reinvention of the World Wide Web.” First Monday 3.4 (April 1998)

Karlyn, Kathleen Rowe. “Scream, Popular Culture and Feminism’s Third Wave: ‘I’m Not My Mother.’” Genders #38 (2003)

Kelliher, Laurie. “A Meat Story Well Done: How the Omaha World-Herald Inspected a Tough Local Industry.” Columbia Journalism Review (January/February, 2004)

Logan, Marty. “Media—U.S.: Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Inter Press Service News Agency (August 6, 2004)

“Media Carta.” Adbusters (Online Exhibit: 2004)

“Media Culture.” (A special themed archive of current articles) Alternet

Media Watch

Montagne, Renee. “Best-Seller Withdrawn Over Authenticity Questions.” NPR (July 30, 2004: Morning Edition)

Moore, Michael. “Moore’s Speech in Cambridge, Mass.” Alternet (July 28, 2004)

Morford, Mark. “Who Will Save The Children?! Aww, heck. The FCC says curse words now cost $500,000! And your child might just hear one, and explode!” SF Gate (June 25, 2004)

Negra, Diane. “Quality Postfeminism?: Sex and the Single Girl on HBO.” Genders #39 (2004)

Rosen, Jay. “Press Think: An Introduction” Press Think: Ghost of Democracy in the Media Machine (August 18, 2003)

---. “Neil Postman (1931-2003): Some Recollections.” Press Think: Ghost of Democracy in the Media Machine (October 7, 2003)

Shaw, David. “Words You Won’t See In Your Daily Paper.” L.A. Times (August 1, 2004)

Siegel, Carol. “Curing Boys Don’t Cry: Brandon Teena’s Stories.” Genders #37 (2003)

Stack, Megan K. “In Iraq, Al Jazerra Navigates Minefield of Press Freedom.” L.A. Times (July 31, 2004)

Susstein, Cass. “Exposure to Other Viewpoints is Vital to Democracy.” The Chronicle of Higher Education (March 16, 2001)

Turner, Ted. “My Beef With Big Media.” Alternet (July 26, 2004; originally published in Washington Monthly)

Wald, Gayle. “’I Want it That Way’: Tennybopper Music and the Girling of Boy Bands.” Genders #35 (2002)

Walsh, David. “New York Times Offers Bush Friendly Advice on Terror Alerts.” World Socialist Web Site (August 7, 2004)