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Bush and Iraq: Mass Media, Mass Ignorance Posted: Monday, December 1, 2003 News you may have missed in 2003 US Foreign Policy: a Monstrous Mess Bush 'highlights Iraq instability with secrecy of visit' Playing the Fear Card Dozens killed in Samarra carnage A Coward Goes to Baghdad Forget "The eagle has landed." On Thursday, the turkey landed - on many Americans dinner plates, and on the runway of the airport formerly known as Saddam Hussein International. Only dictators ban television news Crunch-time for Al-Jazeera Al Arabiya TV denies U.S. charges over Iraq Talking Turkey About a 'Free' Press Bush and Iraq: Mass Media, Mass Ignorance The president's secret Thanksgiving trip to Iraq prompted predictable gushing from major media. As we head toward a presidential election, mainstream media and their pundits are telling us Bush will be difficult to beat. What mass media don't discuss much is their own role in public opinion and public ignorance, two measures that run hand in hand. Crocodile Tears For The Troops   Printer friendly version  Send page by E-Mail |