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Re: Freedom from information
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Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:09:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> I've just completed reading MM's now dated "Stupid White Men". If half of
> what he has to say about "president" Bush & co is true, the US media should be
> ashamed of themselves [based on UK standards]. I love how he congratulates the
> BBC for bringing the “vote rigging” in Florida to the public’s attention.
I'm a big fan of Moore! I note with great amusement that "Stupid White
Men" was already a bestseller on your island before it was even release
there--thanks, Amazon!
It's a chilling read, but I'm afraid it suffers from Moore's habit of
sparse documentation, hasty conclusions, and occasionally speculative
research. Of course, Conservative pundits have used those same tactics for
decades, but when Moore is taking Conservatives to task, I think it would
benefit him to be more stringent in his techniques.
Have you seen "Bowling for Columbine?"
> That said, it’s easy to castigate the media, perhaps it’s the public who’re
> really to blame?
A good point, worth pondering. Sadly, there's very little unbiased media
access available in the US, other than the Internet which lacks the
seductive convenience of TV newschannels with their constant state of "NEWS
ALERT."
Dave!
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| (...) I share that opinion... especially as I read it without knowing there was an acknowledgments section at the back of the book. His arguments would have been more convincing if he’d put his references in the text. (...) It only got limited (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) As an aside, this letter made it into the Guardian yesterday: ==+== Matthew Engel says (Move over John Wayne, January 14) anti-war demos "still failed to get reported anywhere that matters". After reports in the New York Times failed to do (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Perhaps the problem is that the news networks’ balance sheet has some protection from the "cyclical" economy due to the war on terror? ;) I've just completed reading MM's now dated "Studpid White Men". If half of what he has to say about (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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