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POPSMedia in the United States edia power is political power. Politicians hesitate to offend the handful of media operators who control how those politicians will be presented — or not presented — to the voters. Media political power has always been a fixture in American history. But today the combination of the media industry and traditional corporate power has reached dimensions former generations could not match. ... Today ... political variety among the mainstream media has disappeared. As the country enters the twenty-first century, the news and analyses of progressive ideas and groups are close to absent in the major media. Similarly absent is commentary on dangers of this political one-sidedness to American democracy. — Ben H. Bagdikian, The Media Monopoly, Sixth Edition, (Beacon Press, 2000), pp.xv - xvi
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POPSU.S. is not the only accused meddler Many people may believe that Obama 'could do and say more.' Maybe nothing is the thing to do - while we sit and wait it out, seems Iran may be shifting blame to Britain by expelling diplomats.
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POPSCell Phones for Kids? I have a 14 yr old who has been nagging for a cell phone for a year now. Disney mobile was suggested (by his "real" mom - the boys are my step sons) and he darned near died and claimed that it's not only restrictive (uhum) but would be a complete embarrassment in school or around other kids because it has the Disney logo on it. I was not the one that made this suggestion. However, I can't seem to get it through to him that with the responsibility also comes "restriction of use." Why would any parent leave a child to his own devices without enforcing restrictions? Our 15 yr old hasn't even voiced a desire for a gadget of any type. He likes them but he's not a gadget addict like our 14 yr old. And soooo, he's off on a google search for phones for kids that offer more freedom. I don't know what good it will do but he will make every attempt to prove his point in case. ;)
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POPSThe Encyclopedia Movement Unbelievable stats. Had no idea this was in the works. Article worth checking out. Maybe you have something to contribute?
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POPSGerman Media Coverage of the United States some correspondents working in the United States are influenced by pre-existing views. One interviewee stated anonymously that many journalists come to the U.S. “with preconceived bias.” Eberhard Piltz concluded that, “they tend to look at America with their European, German eyes.” He added that, "stories that make Bush look bad were requested all the time." According to Piltz, one would only have to "wait by the phone for the editors." Piltz also stated that the editors were those who "went in the streets and cried for Ho Chi Minh" at an earlier time and many still viewed the United States as "the spoiler of their dreams." Piltz was of the opinion that Spiegel and Stern magazines were in the forefront of "Bush bashing" and cautioned that it was often difficult to separate "Bush-bashing from anti-Americanism." He described anti-Americanism as a "larger phenomenon" that reaches back to at least 1917.
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POPSCall Out to Protect our Water “I believe the proposal to allow increased dumping of ammonia and toxic sludge into Lake Michigan from British Petroleum's oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana is unconscionable. Certainly a company that claims to be "Beyond Petroleum" can also be beyond polluting our waters. "Please halt progress on this proposal now and find a way to deal with the waste this plant produces other than dumping more of it into Lake Michigan."
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POPSWorkplace Bullying: What Can You Do? I've clipped a similar topic not long ago. This is I like a lot. I'm just happy that it's finally being recognized. When people read the word "harrassment," they automatically think "sexual." Harrassment in the workplace isn't confined to sexual harrassment. And many people don't know the law in regards to it. Help yourself or someone else and check out this article. Thanks.
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