Spring Break
'Our Media, Not Theirs'
Louis Trigg
Issue date: 10/6/08 Section: Culture
The audience remained actively engaged for much of the evening, but became increasingly electrified by clear examples of media involvement in bad fact reporting.
Participation surged when Nichols related media instigation to the formation of putative panic in favor of the War in Iraq and recently, the bailout of Wall Street above Main Street.
"George Bush is not responsible for the War in Iraq. The media is responsible."
Nichols rushed to Kansas City, after covering the debate the night before for "The Nation Magazine." He ended his speech by serving rhetorical questions about the amount of participants allowed to take part in Thursday's debate compared to the amount of vice-presidential candidates in the race.
Tilted in support of media diversity and democracy, Friday night's theme deviated from mainstream acceptance of big media giants controlling radio and television airwaves.
"This is not the America we signed up for."
ldt6v8@umkc.edu
Participation surged when Nichols related media instigation to the formation of putative panic in favor of the War in Iraq and recently, the bailout of Wall Street above Main Street.
"George Bush is not responsible for the War in Iraq. The media is responsible."
Nichols rushed to Kansas City, after covering the debate the night before for "The Nation Magazine." He ended his speech by serving rhetorical questions about the amount of participants allowed to take part in Thursday's debate compared to the amount of vice-presidential candidates in the race.
Tilted in support of media diversity and democracy, Friday night's theme deviated from mainstream acceptance of big media giants controlling radio and television airwaves.
"This is not the America we signed up for."
ldt6v8@umkc.edu
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