Robert McChesney and John Nichols Speak on new book: Tragedy and Farce

Thu, Nov 10
7:00 PM
$5-$25

John Nichols and Robert McChesney, two of the country's foremost =

media analysts and founders of the national media reform group Free =

Press (www.freepress.net), will discuss problems with the US media =

coverage of the Iraq war and 2004 presidential election. They will be =

joined by Andrea Buffa of Global Exchange (www.globalexchange.org) =

and Paul Jay of Independent World Television (www.IWTnews.com). They =

will be available for interviews via telephone prior to the event

The event is part of Nichols' and McChesney's national tour promoting =

their new book: "Tragedy & Farce: How the American media sell wars, =

spin elections, and destroy democracy." Tragedy & Farce is both an =

expos=E9 and a call to action. Nichols and McChesney take on the =

corporate interests and political strategists that influence the spin =

on news, and often more importantly, the omission of news - such as =

CBS' decision to delay airing of a story on the administration's =

manipulation of intelligence to make the case for war - until after =

the Nov. 2 Election. Documenting the decline in resources and =

standards for political journalism and examining the organized =

campaign by the political right to control the news cycle, Nichols =

and McChesney provide an essential framework by which to judge the =

role played by the media in American democracy. They make a powerful =

case for media reform as one of the most pressing agendas in our =

contemporary democracy.

TICKETS: $5-25 suggested donation requested. No one turned away for =

lack of funds.

EVENT SPONSORS: Free Press, Global Exchange, Independent World =

Television, Media Alliance, New College Media Studies MA Program, The =

New Press, The Ruth Group and others.

Venue:

Unitarian Universalist Hall, Starr King Room
1187 Franklin Street (at Geary Blvd.)
San Francisco
(415) 776-4580
www.uusf.org

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Additional Info:
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510-832-9000 ext 305
www.media-alliance.org