No Debate: Antiwar Voices Absent from Corporate TV News Ahead of U.S. Attacks on Iraq & Syria

[KoKo]

No Debate: Antiwar Voices Absent from Corporate TV News Ahead of U.S. Attacks on Iraq & Syria

Published on Nov 18, 2014
http://democracynow.org - A new analysis of corporate TV news has found there was almost no debate about whether the United States should go to war in Iraq and Syria. The group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting found that of the more than 200 guests who appeared on network shows to discuss the issue, just six voiced opposition to military action.

The report, titled "Debating How — Not Whether — to Launch a New War," examines a two-week period in September when U.S. involvement in Iraq and Syria dominated the airwaves. The report also finds that on the high-profile Sunday talk shows, out of 89 guests, there was just one antiwar voice — Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation.

We speak to Peter Hart, activism director at FAIR. (Fairness & Accuracy in Media)

Don't let the Pic of Henry Kissinger scare you off....

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[zeemike]

1. And it has been that way for over a decade.

We lost journalism about the time CNN was taken over by a hostile takeover...after that is slowly morphed into what we have today...and I don't really know what that is because I no longer watch TV, but my guess it has not improved from when I did.

Democracy Now is about all we have left.

[RufusTFirefly]

2. Mostly agree, but with a shout out to The Real News Network

Paul Jay and the team do an excellent job. He doesn't provide daily news, of course, but his in-depth interviews are thoughtful, provocative, and generous in length.

Much as some people continue to rest their hopes on the so-called liberal shows on corporate media, they shouldn't delude themselves. Those networks have a line you can't cross, and everyone who works there is acutely aware of it. The only way to come close to achieving uncorruptible reporting is to eschew all corporate funding and advertising.

[tclambert]

3. Henry Kissinger? Who still listens to that pompous idiot?

Oh, Henry, explain to us again how wisely you handled the VietNam War.

[hibbing]

4. That's the esteemed Dr. Kissinger please

Him and the idiot son should be cell mates.

Peace