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Danny Schechter was this week's guest on McChesney's Media Matters
Sunday's Media Matters guest was Danny Schechter, founder of Media Channel. He is also the author of “Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception: How the Media Failed to Cover the Iraq War.” In this program he talked about American debt and discusses his new film, In Debt We Trust.
The weekly radio program Media Matters
features host Bob McChesney in conversation with a variety of guests.
Bob McChesney is a research professor in the Institute of Communications Research and the Graduate School of Information and Library Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
“The media are central to all our lives,” he says. “Yet the media are the most frequently misunderstood parts of our lives. We want to help people understand the role of media in society.”
Bob McChesney is a research professor in the Institute of Communications Research and the Graduate School of Information and Library Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
“The media are central to all our lives,” he says. “Yet the media are the most frequently misunderstood parts of our lives. We want to help people understand the role of media in society.”
Every Sunday Media Matters audio stream is accessible on the internet at 11 am Pacific Time, and it is normally archived and downloadable by Monday.
When live, listeners may call the program with comments or questions. The toll-free telephone number is 1-800-222-9455.
MORE INFO ABOUT DANNY SCHECHTER:
Wikipedia Bio
The News Dissector
In Debt We Trust
LAST WEEK'S GUEST ON MEDIA MATTERS:
Last week's guest was founder of the New Press and is the author of The Business of Books and also A Political Education: Coming of Age in Paris and New York, Andre Schiffrin.
More Indybay Citations of Media Matters Programs
(Please Note: Michael Albert was not a guest on March 18, 2008.)
COMING UP NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2007:
John Nichols of the Nation Magazine will join host Bob McChesney to appeal for pledge support to keep WILL-AM Media Matters going. Pledge shows are notable because supporters of Media Matters like Phil Donahue, Robert Jensen, Amy Goodman and others often call in. Please show your support by participating-- or by spreading the word about Media Matters.
SUNDAY MORNING STREAMING PROGRAMS AND ALL PAST SHOWS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MEDIA MATTERS WEB SITE:
For more information:
http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/
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