| A New Years's Resolution For The Right: Conservative commentators Brent Bozell and Michael Medved contend that a challenge for the right is overcoming the fact that television's emotional nature inherently favors liberals rather than the logic of conservatism. |
| Ben Bagdikian Interview: Interview with media analyst about effect of corporate media ownership, using tobacco issue as example. From PBS Frontline. |
| Blithe Spirit: Articles by Jim Bowman. |
| Bloodbath in the District of Columbia: An essay from UnquietMind.com about the destructiveness of the Washington scandal culture. |
| Chris's News and Views: Media analysis and criticism from a former TV news anchor, reporter and meteorologist. Also includes links to media research groups and organizations committed to creating a more democratic, citzen-based media environment. |
| Consent, American Style: Analysis and commentary by Steve Mizrach about manipulation of the public through the media. Based on views of Michael Parenti, Noam Chomsky, and Ben Bagdikian. |
| Hold On to Your Phone Bill -- It's Merger Time: Commentary on lack of FCC concern about the effects of consolidation of telephone and broadcasting services on consumer interests and democracy. From Mother Jones. |
| Making Media Democratic: Article that critcizes the effect of commercial corporate media on society, and that calls for reform that brings diversity of ownership and access. By Robert McChesney from The Boston Review. |
| Meditations on Media -- Jane W. Prettyman: An independent critique of commercial media's effects on democracy and society by editor of the Real News Pages website. |
| Necessary Illusions -- Online Book by Noam Chmosky: Commentaries contend the "free press" serves the needs of those in power, rather than free speech and democracy. |
| OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today: Running commentary about current events. The work of James Taranto and Elizabeth Crowley of the Wall Street Journal editorial page. |
| Tabloids, Talk Radio, and the Future of News: Technology's Impact on Journalism by Annenberg Senior Fellow Ellen Hume |
| The Television Thing: This article summarizes The Sound Bite Society, a study of television and ideology. (Dissent Summer 1995) By Jeffery Scheuer |
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