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This page features some of the more interesting media criticism and media news we've seen on the Web lately. We don't necessarily endorse every opinion expressed, but we did find them worth reading. Not all outlets archive material indefinitely, so some links may have expired.

• Uh, What We Meant to Say... , by Ray Hartmann (Riverfront Times, 11/14/01). St. Louis Post-Dispatch changes tune on stadium funding after acquiring a stake in the Cardinals.
• The Networks Flunk Media History 101, by Ben H. Bagdikian (San Francisco Chronicle, 11/19/01). Osama bin Laden and Joe McCarthy.
• "The O’Sama Factor": Bin Laden Mimics Fox's Bill O’Reilly, by Dennis Hans (CommonDreams, 11/17/01).
• Theft of UM Papers Leads to Suspensions, by Erin C. Hastings (Miami Herald, 11/17/01). Fraternity stole papers that revealed anti-Arab slurs.
• Shock to the System: Should Torture Be Used in the U.S.? It Already Is, by Alexander Cockburn (Creators Syndicate, 11/15/01).
• Boss on Cover Raises Issues for Magazine, by Geraldine Fabrinkant (New York Times, 11/15/01). Fortune fawns over Gerald Levin. (Registration required.)
• WTO Attacks Website, Reaps Hundreds of Others (RTMark, 11/15/01). Pranksters respond to censorship attempt by distributing parody software to the masses.
• Money Concerns Hit Local TV News, by David Bauder (Associated Press, 11/14/01). See the original report at the Project for Excellence in Journalism's News for Sale: Half of Stations Report Sponsor Pressure on News Decisions, by Marion Just and Rosalind Levine, with Kathleen Regan.
• St. George Paper Apologizes for Cartoon, by Thomas Burr (Salt Lake Tribune, 11/14/01).
• BBC Used MI5 to Vet Pacifist Staff, by Owen Bowcott (London Guardian, 11/14/01).
• X Marks the Press, by Laura Flanders (WorkingForChange.com, 11/14/01). Untangling the spin of the Al Jazeera bombing.
• CNN (Becoming) a Shadow of Once-Great Network, by Stephanie Salter (San Francisco Chronicle, 11/14/01).
• U.S. Bombs Hit Kabul TV Station, by Vernon Loeb (Washington Post, 11/14/01).
• Journalists (and Blunkett) Pour Scorn on Simpson, by David Lister (London Independent, 11/14/01). John Simpson is a BBC reporter who claimed to have "liberated" Kabul.

• The Other Coulter, by Chris Mooney (American Prospect, 11/13/01). Columnist Michelle Malkin and guilt by association.
• Down for the Count: Florida Has Exposed Democracy's Achilles' Heel, by Geov Parrish (WorkingForChange.com, 11/13/01).
• Arab Satellite Channel's Kabul Office Destroyed by Missile, by Adnan Malik (AP, 11/13/01).
• Bush Wins! Gore Would Have Won! We Lose!, by Dan Kennedy (Boston Phoenix, 11/12/01).
• Gore's Victory, by Robert Parry (consortiumnews.com, 11/12/01). And how media gave it a pro-Bush spin.
• Three Arrested After Protest Over CNN's War Coverage, by Rebecca McCarthy (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11/11/01).
• Pakistan Expels Our Foreign Correspondent, by Martin Bentham (London Telegraph, 11/11/01).
• Powder Burns, by Richard Byrne (Washington City Paper, 11/9/01). The Washington Post on anthrax.
• Media Criticism in Mono, by Laura Flanders (WorkingForChange.com, 11/9/01).
• Voices That Must Be Heard: IPA Wins Relief, Builds Bridges for New York's Endangered Ethnic Press, by Abby Scher (Independent Press Association).
• New York's Media Mogul Mayor: Bloomberg News Faces Tough Task of Covering the Boss, by Howard Kurtz (Washington Post, 11/8/01).
• Television's Talking Heads Lack Female Voices, by Paul Farhi (Washington Post, 11/8/01).
• What the Media Is Churning Out Is Trash, by Masood Anwar (Pakistan News, 11/8/01). A skeptical look at how the press corps operates in Pakistan.
• Blind Predator Fools Seymour Hersh, by Alexander Cockburn (New York Press, 11/7/01).
• White House Summons Biz Chieftains, by Peter Bart (Variety, 11/7/01). Recruiting media moguls for the "war on terrorism."
• Delayed Broadcasts Draw Local Scrutiny, by David Folkenflik (Baltimore Sun, 11/6/01). Technology can squeeze in more commercials.
• Covering (Up) the "War on Terrorism": The Master Frame and the Media Chill, by Bob Hackett (Free the Media).
• Life in Radioland Proves Less Stressful, by Laura Billings (St. Paul Pioneer Press, 10/28/01). Columnists takes Jesse Ventura's advice to listen to talk radio instead of reading newspapers.
• Media Still Wait to Be Called Up, by David Shaw (L.A. Times, 11/1/01). "Reporters grow increasingly frustrated at Pentagon's denial of access to the battle against terrorism."
• IndyMedia in a Snit with CNN, by Farhad Manjoo (Wired News, 11/1/01). Word "IndyMedia" banned from chat rooms.
• "Tell Them Nothing Till It's Over And Then Tell Them Who Won": In Wartime, Government Considers Media a Menace, by Phillip Knightley (The Public I, 10/31/01).
• Networks Recruit Military Advisers, by David Folkenflik (Baltimore Sun, 10/31/01). "The lines are beginning to blur between news 'sources' and paid commentators."
• The Daily Jolt: Take the bin Laden Halloween mask off the anthrax threat" by Al Giordano (Boston Phoenix, 10/31/01)
• CNN Chief Orders 'Balance' in War News: Reporters Are Told To Remind Viewers Why U.S. Is Bombing, by Howard Kurtz (Washington Post, 10/31/01).
• Consolidation Transforms the Radio Industry (Hollywood Reporter).
• U.S. Attempts to Shore Up Support for War, by Claire Cozens (London Guardian, 10/30/01).
• Networks Push Pentagon for More War Access, by Pamela McClintock and Paula Bernstein (Variety, 10/30/01).
• "Patriotism" and "Treason": A New Trend in Irresponsible Wartime Rhetoric, by Ben Fritz (Spinsanity.org, 10/29/01).
• Information Lockdown, by Bruce Shapiro (The Nation/Alternet, 10/29/01). September 11 and the public's right to know.
• Full Bloom, by Michael Wolff (New York, 11/5/01). Why have media given New York mayoral candidate Michael Bloomberg a pass on his sexual harrassment cases?
• McKinney Lambastes Media: Dissenting Opinions on War Are Ignored, She Says, by BEN SMITH (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/28/01). Georgia rep on Afghanistan coverage.
• The CNN of the Arab World, by Tamara Straus (AlterNet, 10/26/01). Interview about Al Jazzera with Jordanian journalist Lamis Adoni.
• The Gary Conditization Of The Terror Story, by Arianna Huffington (OverthrowTheGov.Com, 10/24/01).
• Public Radio, Private Pressures, by Dan Kennedy (Boston Phoenix, 10/24/01).
• Afghanistan: On-Air Supremacy, by Tony Callaghan and Rohan Jayasekera (Index on Censorship (online), 10/18/01). U.S. military bombs Afghan radio stations for broadcasting "propaganda."
• Watchdog Not Dogged Enough, by Micheal Olsen (Hotline, 10/26/01). How the press dropped the ball on anthrax.
• Marketing Considered as a Tactic in Mideast: State Department Wonders if Madison Avenue Can Change Muslims' Attitudes About the United States, by David Folkenflik (Baltimore Sun, 10/26/01).
• Uncivil Liberty (Metro Santa Cruz, 10/24/01). Scroll down for the story of radio host Peter Werbe's Santa Cruz censorship.
• Squelching the News in Democracy's Name, by Mark Crispin Miller (Mother Jones.com, 10/24/01).
• FCC Leaves Independents in the Cold, by Brian Lowry (L.A. Times, 10/24/01).
• When the Press Is in the Dark, So Is Everyone, by John Balzar (L.A. Times, 10/24/01).
• Telling It Like It Isn't, by Ameena A. Saeed (The Hindu, 10/24/01). What the U.S. press doesn't tell Americans.
• ABC Signs Deal to Promote West Point, by David Bauder (AP, 10/23/01). Buy ads, get a primetime special free.
• AOL, MSN, Yahoo to Label Sites for Questionable Content, by Dina ElBoghdady (Washington Post, 10/23/01).
• Study Finds Local News Skews Youth Coverage, by Greg Braxton (L.A. Times, 10/23/01).
• Where the Bodies Are: News of Civilian Death Tolls Is Being Under-Reported, by Geov Parrish (workingforchange.com, 10/22/01).
• The CNN of the Arab World Deserves Our Respect: Al Jazeera Tells the War Story Unfiltered, by Hussein Ibish and Ali Abunimah (L.A. Times, 10/22/01).
• Paper Fires Two Involved in Editorial, by Glenn Coin (Syracuse Post-Standard, 10/19/01).
• Rumsfeld OKs Principles for Media Access to Troops, by David Shaw (L.A. Times, 10/19/01).
• Novel Security Measures: Philly Man Was Kept Off a Recent Flight Because of a Book He Was Carrying, by Gwen Shaffer (Philadelphia City Paper, 10/18/01).
• Unsung Heroes: Why Are We Ignoring One Group of Americans' Experience With Anthrax Threats?, by Laura Flanders (workingforchange.com, 10/18/01).
• Bleaching the Disaster, by Amy Alexander (Black World, 10/18/01). Race and September 11 coverage.
• Mideast News Network Has Fans Here: Al Jazeera's Coverage Uniquely Uncensored, by Jonathan Curiel (San Francisco Chronicle, 10/18/01).
• Alright, Let's Feel Real Bad For Limbaugh, by James Klurfeld (Long Island Newsday, 10/18/01).
• Alt Pubs Threatened for Criticizing President, Policy (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, 10/17/01).
• "Radical" Radio Shows Forced from the Net, by Janet Kornblum (USA Today, 10/16/01).
• Networks Want a Break in Wake of Sept. 11 Attacks, by Pamela McClintock (Reuters/Variety, 10/15/01).
• Navy Photo Shows Anti-Gay Slur on Bomb, by Randy Dotinga (PlanetOut, 10/12/01).
• Not News, Just Propaganda, by Magnus Linklater (London Times, 10/12/01).
• A War Without Witnesses, by Felicity Lawrence (London Guardian, 10/11/01).
• Terrorist Message Stirs Scrutiny, by Scott Lindlaw (Associated Press, 10/10/01). News networks deciding whether to air footage from Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda.
• Networks Enlist Old Soldiers For Expertise, by Howard Kurtz (Washington Post, 10/10/01).
• Press Watch, by Michael Massing (The Nation, 10/22/01). Media coverage of the Northern Alliance/United Front in Afghanistan.
• The Elephant in the Bedroom, by Jon Carroll (San Francisco Chronicle, 10/8/01). What The West Wing left out.
• CNN vs. BBC, Bias vs. Balance, by Rajeev Shukla (Indian Express, 10/6/01).
• Right-Wing Snarling Lifts Liberal Heart, by Robert Reno (Long Island Newsday, 10/4/01).
• Speak No Evil: How Patriotism Is Tying to Silence Voices of Dissent, by Daryl Gale, Frank Lewis and Gwen Shaffer (Philadelphia City Paper, 10/4/01).
• Staffers Concerned About Credibility, by David Folkenflik (Baltimore Sun, 10/4/01). Station's news staff forced to read editorial statements from management.
• Boondocks, 10/4/01. This strip was spiked by the New York Daily News for questioning U.S. foreign policy.
• U.S. Pressures Qatar to Restrain TV Outlet , by Andrea Koppel and Elise Labott (CNN, 10/4/01). See commentary on this from Ali Abunimah.
• Behind the Media Veil, by Laura Flanders (WorkingForChange.com, 10/3/01). Unheard voices of Afghan women.
• War of Words, by Danny Schechter (Alternet, 10/1/01). Terrorism coverage and media consolidation.
• What the President Said and When He Said It, by Howard Kurtz (Washington Post, 10/1/01). Is the White House using the crisis--and the media--to burnish Bush's image?

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