March 11, 2005

Counterspin – March 11, 2005

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4 minutes

Sure, Million Dollar Baby is just a movie, but given

how rarely the media spotlight ever makes it around to

people with disabilities, the movie is bound to shape

public opinion and understanding. So the questions

provoked by the film would seem to deserve more

thoughtful, and inclusive, journalistic treatment than

they’ve thus far received. We’ll talk about media

coverage of the controversial Oscar winning film and

its ostensible message with NBC correspondent John

Hockenberry, author also of Moving Violations: War

Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence.

Also on the show: The average US media consumer might

think democracy and freedom was flourishing in the

Middle East. The latest round of media happy talk

about the situation in the Middle East began with

reporting on the January 30th Iraq elections, and

since then the US media has provided a steady stream

of rosy reporting about democracy on the march in Iraq

and elsewhere in the region. Independent, un-embedded

journalist Dahr Jamail has just returned from Iraq,

he’ll join us with another view.

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March 11, 2005

Counterspin – March 11, 2005

Listen Later

4 minutes

Sure, Million Dollar Baby is just a movie, but given

how rarely the media spotlight ever makes it around to

people with disabilities, the movie is bound to shape

public opinion and understanding. So the questions

provoked by the film would seem to deserve more

thoughtful, and inclusive, journalistic treatment than

they’ve thus far received. We’ll talk about media

coverage of the controversial Oscar winning film and

its ostensible message with NBC correspondent John

Hockenberry, author also of Moving Violations: War

Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence.

Also on the show: The average US media consumer might

think democracy and freedom was flourishing in the

Middle East. The latest round of media happy talk

about the situation in the Middle East began with

reporting on the January 30th Iraq elections, and

since then the US media has provided a steady stream

of rosy reporting about democracy on the march in Iraq

and elsewhere in the region. Independent, un-embedded

journalist Dahr Jamail has just returned from Iraq,

he’ll join us with another view.

The post Counterspin – March 11, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.

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