"I just wanted literally to puke on my living room carpet when I read this bilge."
U. of Michigan Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Juan Cole was reacting to a Wall Street Journal op-ed demonizing Islam in the context of his response to Mitt Romney's statement on his religious faith, not to something from the White House. Not altogether irrelevant, though.
CMD reports on organized campaigns to shape public opinion and policy, with a focus on those that are deceptive in some way. We posted the story on the NAB email campaign because we felt it fit with that focus. It was not a comment on the merger.
Our goal is to inform the public, reporters and researchers about how issues are framed and spun. CMD does not take a stance on most of the issues we report on. We have taken a stance against media consolidation in general, and on a few other issues that directly deal with the role of the news media in a democracy (for instance, [:taxonomy/term/142|in favor of VNR disclosure] and [:taxonomy/term/141|against journalists being forced to testify against their sources]).
"Stauber pointed out that since this 'is a lame duck Administration responsible for the biggest foreign policy disaster in US history,' it is probably having 'a difficult time filling positions because no one wants to book a ride on a doomed vessel.'"
Once they're "in," I don't think any of these folks is ever really "out," although one or another may be forced into a lower profile on occasion.
This gig Wolfowitz has landed sounds like one he might well be asked to stay on in and get promoted from if our next president is another Republican. For a tenaceous power-seeking ideologue who takes the long view, like Wolfowitz, "doomed vessel" is a shortsighted frame.
I oppose the proposed merger between the satellite radio networks XM and Sirius. I have no involvement with the NAB. I oppose the current state of media consolidation, let alone further consolidation. To my knowlege, XM and Sirius are the ONLY TWO satelite radio providers available which means they are already, inherently a monopoly (duopoly).
I would have assumed this website would oppose the merger and would realize that most emails in opposition were probably from citizens.
From [http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/news/ng.asp?n=81791-personal-care-product-council-ctfa-pcpc-safety-consumers CosmeticsDesign.com]:
In the US there has been increasing pressure from both consumers and lobby groups over the regulation of personal care products, which has led to what the PCPC [Personal Care Products Council] refers to as a lot of 'misinformation'. ...
Although the organization remains a mouthpiece for the industry, the focus on the consumers is stressed on the new website, by providing them with a clear navigation from the homepage to the Cosmetics and Personal Care Product Safety area.
Not all bloggers regurgitate so obligingly:
http://www.juancole.com/2007/12/romney-some-beliefs-are-more-equal-than.html
U. of Michigan Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Juan Cole was reacting to a Wall Street Journal op-ed demonizing Islam in the context of his response to Mitt Romney's statement on his religious faith, not to something from the White House. Not altogether irrelevant, though.
Hi, waterflaws,
CMD reports on organized campaigns to shape public opinion and policy, with a focus on those that are deceptive in some way. We posted the story on the NAB email campaign because we felt it fit with that focus. It was not a comment on the merger.
Our goal is to inform the public, reporters and researchers about how issues are framed and spun. CMD does not take a stance on most of the issues we report on. We have taken a stance against media consolidation in general, and on a few other issues that directly deal with the role of the news media in a democracy (for instance, [:taxonomy/term/142|in favor of VNR disclosure] and [:taxonomy/term/141|against journalists being forced to testify against their sources]).
Best,
Diane
Once they're "in," I don't think any of these folks is ever really "out," although one or another may be forced into a lower profile on occasion.
This gig Wolfowitz has landed sounds like one he might well be asked to stay on in and get promoted from if our next president is another Republican. For a tenaceous power-seeking ideologue who takes the long view, like Wolfowitz, "doomed vessel" is a shortsighted frame.
I oppose the proposed merger between the satellite radio networks XM and Sirius. I have no involvement with the NAB. I oppose the current state of media consolidation, let alone further consolidation. To my knowlege, XM and Sirius are the ONLY TWO satelite radio providers available which means they are already, inherently a monopoly (duopoly).
I would have assumed this website would oppose the merger and would realize that most emails in opposition were probably from citizens.
Does CMD SUPPORT the merger?
From [http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/news/ng.asp?n=81791-personal-care-product-council-ctfa-pcpc-safety-consumers CosmeticsDesign.com]:
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