Should the mainstream media fear Occupy Wall Street?

Should the mainstream media fear Occupy Wall Street?


The mainstream media as a whole has ignored the Occupy movement. Now the protesters have taken matters into their own hands and started broadcasting the movement online. Are the news networks afraid? Are their jobs in jeopardy? Adam Klugman, host of Mad as Hell in America, tells us what's going on.

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Bildeberg bans media

Bildeberg bans media



Heads of state, CEOs and NATO officials are gathering at the top secret Bilderberg conference this week in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Are the global elite meeting to carve up the world or is this just simply a talk shop? With these meetings perhaps shaping the future of the globe, why is the media not being allowed to listen in? Andrew Gavin Marshall of the Centre for Research on Globalization says that despite democratic-elected leaders from democratic countries conversing, these closed-door conversations are far from democratic.

Congress funding media propaganda machine

Congress funding media propaganda machine



Congress is spending billions on the Broadcasting Board of Governors, all the while cutting funds for public broadcasting. Why is it so? Author Eva Golinger says that the media perpetuated abroad by America is delivering US propaganda outside of the country. There is always a double standard when it comes to US foreign policy, says Golinger, who thinks the US' media apparatus is being used to shape public opinion outside of the States.

Bin Laden media hysteria

Bin Laden media hysteria

The mainstream media has been dominated today with coverage of the death of Osama Bin Laden. In the bigger picture, however, what role does his passing play? Will this end al-Qaeda? Will it end the wars? Filmmaker Danny Schecter debates the effect of the assassination of Bin Laden on America and the message that the media is missing out on.

The Resident: The Mid East protests

The Resident: The Mid East protests



After the success of protestors in Egypt, the media has quickly shifted their focus to other areas of unrest. Do they even care about the outcome or just their next scoop?

US media turns back on minorities

US media turns back on minorities




As more minorities fall through the cracks that the CIA has created through drug addiction, why has mainstream media largely ignored this epidemic or discounted any investigation into this problem? Georgetown University Professor Chris Chambers says investigative reporting has been suffering for a number of years and good reporting is bad business, so you have the corporatization of mainstream media.

Mainstream media driven by profits, celebrities

Mainstream media driven by profits, celebrities


There is still a double standard between how the American mainstream media treats US officials and foreigners. Has the American press become too soft on its politicians or are they concerned with other things? Russ Baker says the American media owned by corporations are driven by profits and why they flaunt celebrities over facts

US police target journalists

US police target journalists


Most of the mainstream media coverage of the arrest of RT correspondent Kaelyn Forde has focused on what happened, rather than why or how it happened. Many media members are targeted by police, not being distinguished from any of the activists in favor of repressing free speech. Peter Hart from Fairness and Accuracy Reporting believes the police have embraced that the media is part of the problem.

Veterans Day, soldiers abandoned upon return

Veterans Day, soldiers abandoned upon return


Veterans Day has taken on a new meaning as troops return home from the Afghanistan and Iraq war. As the country celebrates its veterans, are Americans turning a blind eye to the problems facing these heros? Jake Diliberto says the mainstream media has removed the American people from the wars going on, ignoring realities soldiers coming face such as PTSD and memories of war

Who doesn't love Bush? George W. that is

Who doesn't love Bush? George W. that is


George Bush is out hawking a new book, and suddenly the former president is popping up all over the place, from broadcast news interviews to Oprah's couch. Two years later, it seems worth comparing the former occupant of the Oval Office to the current one. The Resident asks how people will remember Bush, followed by an exclusive interview with filmmaker and blogger Danny Schechter

Mainstream media, US propaganda

Mainstream media, US propaganda


Propaganda is something you might expect from a dictatorship government but what about the United States? In the early 1980's, the US State Department launched a covert propaganda war against its own people. Founder and President of the Institute for Public Accuracy Norman Solomon says that US government propaganda continues today through mainstream media as an extension of the government

US terror: Homegrown entrapment

US terror: Homegrown entrapment


Lawyer Lynne Stewart was arrested by the FBI in 2002 for a press release she wrote for her client, Sheik Abdel Omar Rahman. This came after Stewart signed an agreement to keep information related to Rahman's case from the media. The Justice Department is pushing to have her serve 30 years in prison

Iraq Vet: "WikiLeaks tells the truth"

Iraq Vet: "WikiLeaks tells the truth" .


The largest intel leak in the United States history, has been the most revealing account of any war in history. Over 400,000 classified US military documents on the Iraq war were released by the whistle blowing website WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. Iraq war veteran Josh Steiber says that what was reported in WikiLeaks was not only accurate but should be questioned more by US officials.

Grenada invasion, 'The big lie' of US media

Grenada invasion, 'The big lie' of US media


Before the Iraq war there was Grenada, 27 years ago the United States sent 7,000 troops to invade the tiny country. The US media hyped up the invasion and made it appear necessary that the US invade to get rid of Cuban occupiers. Author Glen Ford says corporate media continues to prove how it can better spread war propaganda.

WikiLeaks: "Shooting the messenger, Julian Assange"

WikiLeaks: "Shooting the messenger, Julian Assange"

WikiLeaks released over 400,000 classified US war documents, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the Iraq war documents are the most accurate description in the wars history. Why is mainstream media focusing on the man rather than the documents themselves? Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern says that the media is trying to deflect discussion from the horrid details inside the WikiLeaks reports and focus on "killing" the messenger.

RT: Question More

RT: Question More


Check out this RT promo that asks you not to settle for what is fed to you by mainstream media and question more

The Resident: What would you do to save your job?

The Resident: What would you do to save your job?


In today's rough and tough economy what does job security mean? The Resident asks residents and visitors of New York, what would you do to save your job?