Show Summary: The image war over the War in Iraq, the British withdrawal from Basra Palace and pop-cultural allusions to Gitmo
Offense Taken
This week brought the long-awaited congressional testimony from General David Patraeus. Subsequent chatter centered on Iraq War policy, but a sub-narrative emerged in the media: should Democrats condemn a MoveOn.org advertisement? MoveOn's Tom Mattzie defends the controversial ad.
Attack Ads
Stories this week about the Iraq War policy debate sat next to others about the anniversary of September 11th. A more deliberate attempt to link the anniversary and the war came in a series of TV spots from the conservative group ...
The Only Story Ever Told
British media have been obsessed with the story of missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann since her disappearance last May. And when her parents became suspects in the case, it seemed there was no other news in England. Guardian media editor Matt Wells says he's ...
Goodnight Basra
In an effort to avoid its own "Saigon moment," the British military carefully stage-managed its withdrawal from Basra Palace earlier this month. But Spiked editor Brendan O'Neill argues that, in spirit at least, Britain pulled out long ago.
Black and White and Red All Over
This week marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of USA Today. Richard Curtis was there in the beginning, and he’s still there today. As graphics editor, he knows well the four-color look that helped the national paper make its mark.
The Sound of Pain
U.S. detainee accounts of waterboarding, temperature extremes and sleep deprivation have reinvigorated the legal and political debate over what constitutes torture. But writer David Peisner describes another all too common U.S. interrogation tool - popular music. He explains the history and application of sonic suffering.
The Sound Salvation
Attorney Clive Stafford Smith represents nearly three dozen Guantanamo detainees. Frustrated by their accounts of being tortured with music, Smith has come up with a novel legal tactic: sue the U.S. government for royalty payments. He explains why, for his clients, copyright law suddenly sounds so good.
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More Misleading Unemployment Numbers Quoted By the Media
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Reporting on Taboo Topics in Liberia
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The Phony Statistic About College Graduates
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