[Peace] Mass Media coverage of the US Invasion

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

Hope you can tune in.  I know we are all frustrated by *mainstream*  media's
coverage of the US invasion of Iraq and what's not being reported.
Kimberlie  
NOW with Bill Moyers April 4, 2003 at 8pm CST. on WILL-TV
This week NOW with Bill Moyers presents a special one hour focus on the
media and democracy. Bill Moyers talks to Greg Mitchell about how the war in
Iraq is being covered by the American media. Mitchell has edited several
national magazines and written eight nonfiction books for major publishers
and serves as editor of Editor & Publisher, the authoritative weekly
magazine covering the newspaper industry in North America As the FCC
considers further deregulating corporate media, big media may get even
bigger. NOW goes inside the debate over relaxing restrictions that could
result in multi-billion dollar media conglomerates gaining more control over
the nation's radio and television airwaves. Opponents of media consolidation
fear that giving these giants a free pass to let the marketplace rule could
severely affect the ability of journalists to be independent. If
deregulation does take place, can democracy survive without the diversity of
ideas presented by a truly free press? And Bill Moyers reports on the
stories not being covered by the news.