"Security guards at the Republican National Convention overreacted when USA Today guest columnist Michael Moore entered Madison Square Garden Monday night and were responsible for a disruption that made it difficult for several members of the press, including Moore, to cover the proceedings, said the U.S. House Daily Press Gallery, which oversees press credentials for the convention. The gallery conducted a review of the Monday incident, which it calls the worst case of police media control since the 1968 Chicago convention."

A new video from the Media Education Foundation examines how the Bush administration uses the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to manipulate Americans. Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire places the last three years of White House deceptions in a global context, asking questions seldom posed by mainstream corporate media. The hour-long documentary features nearly twenty political observers, including Lt.

The pharmaceutical industry has begun to discuss the idea of product placements in movies to create interest in its drugs. "I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a disproportionately important avenue for building brand awareness for drugs within the next five years - because it gets people when they are engaged," says Simon Williams, president and CEO of the Sterling Group, a New York-based brand consultant.