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Documentary on the reported conservative bias of Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News
Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as Fair and balanced. Material includes
interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided.
First released: [U.S.] : Carolina Productions, 2004.
DVD.
ERC DVD.
070.43 OUTF.
COMING OF AGE, DEVELOPING PARADISE, [INTERVIEW WITH SAM RAINSY, FORMER CAMBODIAN
FINANCE MINISTER] [VIDEORECORDING] / DIRECTOR, KEITH KNEEBONE ; PRODUCERS,
ADRIAN HERRING, GORDON PENNY.
Off-air recording Special Broadcasting Service 16 September 1995.
off-air recording.
ERC VID.
070.449 COMI : VHS (Not for I.L.L.).
WEAPONS OF MASS DECEPTION [VIDEORECORDING] / DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY DANNY
SCHECHTER ; PRODUCER, ANNA B. PIZARRO.
Off-air recording of the SBS programme broadcast 15/03/05. Copied under Part 5A
of the Copyright Act 1968.
Colour recording system: PAL ; Region all.
'Global Vision presents, WMD Weapons of mass deception: a personal film, a media
challenge : a Danny Schechter dissection.'
'(c) WMD Globalvision L.P. 2004.'
Copyright notice: Commonwealth of Australia. Copyright Regulations 1969.
Warning.
Editors, Kozo Okumura, David Chai.
Presented by Danny Schechter.
Features investigations into the complicity of the media in the Iraq War, having
become the weapons of mass persuasion of the Bush administration. Danny
Schechter's dissection of news from all possible sources suggests that the media
have become partners in the war against Iraq. They are under government
direction to film and record the conflict as it suits, being used as propaganda
tools to mould American and world public opinion, in its favour. Presented also
are cases of media muzzling of reporters, and intimidation by the government and
its foot-soldiers from Fox News, creating a climate of fear and self-censorship
on news broadcasting. The result is uncritical and subjective news reporting.
Some research reports indicate that many stories are created or distorted; and,
false stories make the link between Saddam and al-Qaeda, leading to widespread
public misperceptions about Saddam and al-Qaeda, and his WMD. Whereas, little
attention is paid to U.S. weapons which are causing the mass destruction of
Iraqi civilians. Most Americans are unaware of the biased coverage of the
conflict. Such findings raise concerns amongst some journalists about pervasive
media irresponsibility and journalistic ethics. There are calls to fight back
against deceptive news reporting, massive media concentration and jingoism
posing as journalism.
First released: [U.S.] : Global Vision, c2004.
DVD.
ERC DVD.
070.449 WEAP.
TRUTH UNDER SIEGE [VIDEORECORDING] : DISSIDENT MEDIA IN THE WARS OF THE YUGOSLAV
SUCCESSION [OBJECTIVITY OF SERB, CROAT AND BOSNIAN JOURNALISTS WHILE COVERING
CONFLICT].
Off-air recording Special Broadcasting Service 9 May 1995.
off-air recording.
ERC VID.
070.44994 TRUT (Not for I.L.L.).
WHO'S AFRAID OF RUPERT MURDOCH? [VIDEORECORDING].
Boston, Mass. : Frontline ; WGBH, 1995.