Posts Tagged ‘media’’

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On The Listening Post this week, we look at Yemen, which zoomed to the top of the news agenda with the attempted bombing of a passenger jet bound for Detroit. And ten years after the handover of Macao to China we look at the implications for free speech there.

Iceland parliament votes for strong media laws
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press Writer LONDON (AP)- Iceland’s parliament voted Thursday to create what supporters hope will be the world’s strongest protections for free speech and journalism, passing…

Kurt Nimmo Infowars May 19, 2009The corporate media has linked teen idol Miley Cyrus, who plays schoolgirl rock star Hannah Montana in the hit Disney series and movie, to an unconstitutional bill now working its way through Congress. Teen idol Miley Cyrus, who plays schoolgirl rock star Hannah Montana, had her feelings hurt, now the corporate media is using her as a poster child for a bill that would effectively criminalize free speech. According to Reuters, Cyrus recently posted an angry tirade on her Twitter web page in response to criticism about her weight. Those remarks that you hateful people use are fighting words, the ones that scar people and cause them to do damage to themselves or others, the teenager wrote. Kids hurt themselves. This is not something to be taken lightly. The First Amendment of the Constitution shouldnt be taken lightly, either. If passed, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (HR 1966) would outlaw speech meant to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person. According to the text of the bill, individuals who bully others via any electronic means could face fines, two years in prison, or both. Critics call it the Censorship Act of 2009. www.infowars.com

I am doing a paper on how media influences politics through television and I was wondering what are some ways that audiences are manipulated. If you have any websites or online articles, please list them, I would really appreciate it. Thanks guys.

Channels TV chief sees ‘new media’ as path to more free speech
Keri Stokstad, the recently hired Santa Barbara Channels TV executive director, says she is going to use new media to help the community access station’s 150 current producers and others provide increased free speech along the South Coast.