Tim Russert and guests on NBC's Meet The Press were discussing the possibility that Barak Obama might be stuck talking about race, as if they themselves and the rest of the news media were not responsible for forcing him to do so.
This is called the "invisible stir-stick" effect. The news media creates the controversies they discuss on Sunday morning news programs, by distorting the context of the information they gather.
Think about the story of the story. A short look at MediaMatters.org will be highly educational.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
WikiLeaks: the Internet's Canary for the Coal Mine
We will keep the Internet Honest. Our website has linked to www.wikileaks.org which was ordered blocked by U.S. courts because documents about banking in the Cayman Islands were leaked at that site.
Because WikiLeaks was temporarily shut down by U.S. courts via injunction, then reversed, this creates the currently most sensitive measure of how much freedom the Internet has.
Periodically check the WikiLeaks site. If you get a server error, that means the Internet may no longer be free, and free speech has been directly threatened. Respond with extreme prejudice.
Because WikiLeaks was temporarily shut down by U.S. courts via injunction, then reversed, this creates the currently most sensitive measure of how much freedom the Internet has.
Periodically check the WikiLeaks site. If you get a server error, that means the Internet may no longer be free, and free speech has been directly threatened. Respond with extreme prejudice.
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