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DESCRIPTION:John Nichols and Robert McChesney - two of the country’s foremost media 
 analysts and founders of the national media reform group Free Press 
 (http://www.freepress.net) - will discuss how the media have failed to 
 properly cover war and a popular election, and the burgeoning media reform 
 movement.   They will be joined by Andrea Buffa from Global Exchange 
 (http://www.globalexchange.org) and Paul Jay from International World 
 Television (http://www.IWTnews.com).   The event is part of Nichols' and 
 McChesney's national tour promoting their new book: Tragedy & Farce: How 
 the American media sell wars, spin elections, and destroy democracy. 
 Tragedy & Farce is both an exposé and a call to action. Nichols and 
 McChesney take on the corporate interests and political strategists that 
 influence the spin on news, and often more importantly, the omission of 
 news – such as CBS' decision to delay airing of a story on the 
 administration's manipulation of intelligence to make the case for war – 
 until after the Nov. 2 Election. Documenting the decline in resources and 
 standards for political journalism and examining the organized campaign by 
 the political right to control the news cycle, Nichols and McChesney 
 provide an essential framework by which to judge the role played by the 
 media in American democracy.   A $5-$10 donation is requested. No one will 
 be turned away for lack of funds.  Sponsored by: Free Press, Global 
 Exchange, Independent World Television, Media Alliance, New College Media 
 Studies MA Program, The New Press, The Ruth Group and others.  For more 
 information contact:  Global Exchange  415-255-7296 ext. 253  
 http://www.freepress.net     \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/10/25/79003.php
SUMMARY:John Nichols & Robert McChesney discuss How the Media Have Failed
LOCATION:First Unitarian Universalist Church, Starr King Room, 1187 Franklin Street 
 (at Geary Blvd.), San Francisco  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/10/25/79003.php
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