Robert McChesney on NOW - Aug. 5/05

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Truth in Journalism

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PBS airdate: Friday 05 August 2005, 9:00 p.m.
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Friday 05 August 2005

Are you getting the truth from the media in America?
Robert McChesney is considered one of the leading voices on media reform in America today. With scandals eroding public trust in journalism, McChesney is leading a movement to reinvigorate the free press to give citizens access to the truth so they can make informed decisions in their democracy. On Friday, August 5, 2005 at 8:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), NOW's David Brancaccio asks McChesney about the root problem with media in America. "People understand their media system isn't natural. It's not a free market system," he says. "It's a result of policies oftentimes made corruptly behind closed doors in Washington. And, once people realized that...they didn't have to accept commercial carpet bombing of their children."

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1. no, it's all lies; the MSM is pure propaganda

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2. NOW Transcript.

Media Reform

ROBERT MCCHESNEY: People had a lot of concerns about journalism and media in this country for a long time. But, I think they felt powerless for the most part.

That-- you know, that the media system was like the Rocky Mountain Range. There wasn't really anything you could do about it. You were stuck with it. And, I think what started then, and it's continuing now, is people understand their media system isn't natural. It's not a free market system. It wasn't set up by the founding fathers. It's a result of policies often times made corruptly behind closed doors in Washington.

And, once people realized that, then they didn't have to accept the lousy journalism, or the lack of journalism increasingly in this country. They didn't have to accept commercial carpet bombing of their children. It's like a light switch went on. They said, "Well, how can we stop this?" You know, we have a right and a duty as citizens in a free society to create a free press. We don't have to take what these guys are giving us.

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