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Buying the War

Moyers video: The Plantation Mentality in American Media Today

by: mbair

Sat Jan 13, 2007 at 16:59:39 PM EST

(I generally don't promote non-local stuff, or cross-posted stuff, but I'm 20 minutes into this video, and it's a must see. Not necessarily shocking, but a forceful, coherent, tour-de-force of what we know, and what we must do... - promoted by Mike)

cross-posted at dailykos


Image Hosted by ImageShack.usMoyers went down to Memphis to open the National Conference for Media Reform for more than three thousand people yesterday. The group started as a means to address the issues of media consolidation and the "plantation mentality" pervasive in major news organizations which are killing today's media and in the process our country.


And our favorite American journalist gave a rousing speech. He started out strong, the middle was explosive and he ended with a major earthquake. He focused his remarks on class, the media, the media's performance in the run up to the war and he gave us an historical perspective on the magnitude of the problems that media reformers face today. He also informed me that nothing could be more vitally important to our country today than the needed reform of the our media.
As bloggers, we need to play an important role in that battle.

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