Iraq war

NYT Gets Court Documents: 3 U.S. Army Personnel Executed 4 Iraqis

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:08:31 -0700

U.S. Military Frees Iraqi Cameraman

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:06:20 -0700

Press Were Wrong on Iraq

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:45:33 -0700

Kurdish Journalist Killed in Iraq

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:21:32 -0700

War Takes Center Stage as Obama (and Media) Moves Overseas

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:18 -0700

Reporter Admits to Pro-War Pressure from Network Execs

mthompson — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:04:23 -0700

CNN's Jessica Yellin revealed that news executives at MSNBC actively pushed her not do hard-hitting pieces on the administration during the run up to the war in Iraq.

House Votes to Ban Pentagon Propaganda: Networks Still Silent

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:06:25 -0700

You probably didn't hear about the House voting to ban Pentagon propaganda last Thursday -- since the television networks have once again conveniently failed to cover the story.

Beware Cozy Deals Between Politicians and Their Pundits

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:53:22 -0700

Nobody interested in how people in power manipulate public opinion can afford to miss the expose of the Bush administration's use of "experts" to sell the Iraq war and defend itself over Guantanamo.

Society of Professional Journalists Says Media Must Hold Their Military Analysts to Journalistic Standards

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:58:21 -0700

Society of Professional Journalists leaders are urging the U.S. media to hold their military analysts to the same ethical standards journalists are required to meet concerning potential conflicts of interest, financial ties, and relationships with government agencies.

More Revelations About Pentagon's Media Propaganda Campaign -- Using Military 'Pundits'-- Emerge

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:25:25 -0700

As noted in previous E&P articles, the shocking New York Times article last month by David Barstow exposing the Pentagon's use of retired military officers to carry their talking points on the Iraq war in the media has received relatively little follow-up--or response--from the news outlets involved, principally TV and cable networks. One popular blogger who has kept the issue alive is Salon's Glenn Greenwald.

Society of Professional Journalists Calls for End to Pentagon Propaganda

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:38:40 -0700

An "outraged" Society of Professional Journalists called on the Pentagon to stop the practice of using military analysts on TV and other media as a "Trojan Horse" to carry the White House's message about the war in Iraq

'03 White House E-Mails Not Found

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:20:44 -0700

The Bush administration has not found disaster recovery files for White House e-mails from a three-month time period in 2003, according to court documents filed this week, raising the possibility that messages sent before and after the invasion of Iraq may never be recovered.

Propaganda Pundits and the Corporate Media

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:04:13 -0700

While the Iraq war rages on, the Pentagon has launched its own secret mission against the American people. Their weapon? Lies, misinformation and propaganda.

Pentagon Propaganda: So Much Worse Than We Thought

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:38:15 -0700

David Barstow of the New York Times has written the first installment in what is already a stunning exposé of the Bush Administration's most powerful

Media Minutes: April 25, 2008

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Media Minutes 2008-04-25

candace — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:31:40 -0700

The New York Times uncovers a Pentagon scheme to sell the occupation of Iraq to the American public. And Net Neutrality takes center stage at both Congress and the FCC.

TV's Response to Pentagon Propaganda? Never Happened

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:53:29 -0700

Last week, it was a mudslinging debate hosted by ABC. This week, it's revelations of pro-war propaganda on nearly every major television news outlet.

A Guide to 'NYT' Scoop on Pentagon's Media Propaganda

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:50:13 -0700

The front-page David Barstow epic in today's New York Times on how the Pentagon, starting in 2002, assembled a crew of retired military officers to disseminate propaganda via all-too-willing network and cable news outlets is drawing wide attention. Barstow aptly refers to this as "a kind of media trojan horse."

Behind Analysts, the Pentagon's Hidden Hand

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:27:25 -0700

In the summer of 2005, the Bush administration confronted a fresh wave of criticism over Guantánamo Bay. The detention center had just been branded “the gulag of our times” by Amnesty International, there were new allegations of abuse from United Nations human rights experts and calls were mounting for its closure.

Pentagon's Media Manipulation on War Extended to Newspapers

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:20:53 -0700

The New York Times today published a massive piece by David Barstow on how the Pentagon for years has secretly deployed a large crew of retired military officers to flood the airwaves – network and cable – to offer pro-war talking points to the unsuspecting viewers.