Media Information

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BBC News - Is truth a victim? - - CBS newsman Dan Rather says "core American values" - including the freedom of the press - are being undermined by the wave of patriotism which has swept the US since 11 September.

FAIR: Afghanistan - - Action alerts and advisories, counter spin, media beat and web resources. Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting. USA.

Journalism, Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism - - A report by the International Federation of Journalists on the aftermath of September 11, based on a survey of media coverage in more than 20 countries.

NCAC: Free Expression After September 11th - - An online index, by the National Coalition Against Censorship.

One Year Later: September 11 and the Internet - - Report analysing September 11 related websites and the reactions of the online community on the attacks, by Pew Internet and American Life Project. [html and pdf.

Rumors of War - - Identifies specific rumors as true; false; undetermined or ambigous veracity; of indeterminate origin.

World In Crisis, Media In Conflict - - Reports, commentary and resources from the global MediaChannel network.

CNN: "We Didn't Want to Criticize a Popular War" - - Kurt Nimmo critizises the lack of investigative journalism in the US mainstream media. Counterpunch, US. (August 23, 2002)

Long Spin, Gentle Press - - Commentary on US media and White House press conferences. The Guardian, UK. (June 18, 2002)

Journalism Should Never Yield to "Patriotism" - - Comment on the moral responsibility of journalists and the meaning of the term "patriotism" in the aftermath of September 11. Counterpunch, US. (May 30, 2002)

US Media Profit, Propaganda and Puffery - - Discusses the intellectual level of mainstream media and the profit interests of the media. By John Stanton and Wayne Madsen for CounterPunch. US. (April 25, 2002)