[Media-watch] moving on/ detecting bias

[Darren Smith]

Another suggestion, which is actually very timely, is to lobby Newsnight
to investigate the claims of Ritter that Iraq was fundamentally disarmed
in 1998. I think the latest MediaLens analyses this issue, so that's the
material that can be used.

Darren

On Mon, 2003-02-24 at 22:18, david Miller wrote:
> Darren,
> 
> this sounds like a good suggestion.  I think tat both ideas are good.  It
> seems to me that we should be trying to complain as much as possible about
> the lack of representation of the anti war case on the media.  On special
> investigations:  One thing which seems to me to be left out is an
> acknowledgement that the US and UK governments are engaged in a propaganda
> campaign.  This could be discussed openly with examples from the history of
> propaganda.
> 
> Any other suggestions?
> 
> David
> 
> > From: Darren Smith {Psych} <d.j.smith at stir.ac.uk>
> > Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:59:09 -0000
> > To: David Miller <david.miller at stir.ac.uk>, "'media-watch at lists.stir.ac.uk '"
> > <media-watch at lists.stir.ac.uk>
> > Subject: RE: [Media-watch] moving on/ detecting bias
> > 
> > I was wondering whether we could have media campaign themes, or issues,
> > that we could get others new to media activism to get involved with. I.e.,
> > what simple changes to the media could we collectively campaign for, and
> > make it easy for others new to this to get involved?
> > 
> > E.g., maybe we could start a campaign to get Newsnight or some other regular
> > interview show to get prominent left wingers on TV. Maybe we could campaign
> > for investigations on special issues etc. It would then be easy to write up
> > a web page or pamphet about such a campaign, and then suggest example
> > letters that could be written, and to whom they should be sent, etc.
> > 
> > Just a thought.
> > 
> > Darren
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: david Miller
> > To: media-watch at lists.stir.ac.uk
> > Sent: 21/02/2003 10:25
> > Subject: [Media-watch] moving on/ detecting bias
> > 
> > Dear all,
> > 
> > we had a small meeting last night to discuss moving the media watch idea
> > on.  We agreed to plan an extended meeting with a video showing on media
> > and propaganda in war and possibly a couple of speakers (including one
> > or two journalists), followed by a workshop on how to identify bias and
> > how to complain. Anyone who can help with this, please get in touch.
> > 
> > Below is a list of (US) resources on detecting bias.  I will circulate
> > more as I come across them.  In other emails I will circulate a list of
> > contact details for the Scottish media.  We decided that an immediate
> > priority was to produce a laminated media watch card with emails and
> > phone numbers for the main Scottish and UK news outlets so that people
> > can complain whenever they get annoyed by the latest piece of
> > spin/distortion.
> > 
> > The media are in a quandary just now, because they can see that there is
> > massive opposition to the war, but the political establishment is so out
> > of kilter.  They are so used to speaking to 'experts' and political
> > leaders that they haven't got much of an idea about how to cover mass
> > dissent.  In this climate it is all the more important that as many
> > people as possible complain about distortions and omissions.
> > 
> > Let's try and use this list as a means of encouraging people to complain
> > for themselves....
> > 
> > I will be in touch again soon.
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > 
> > Detecting bias in the news:
> > 
> > How to Detect Bias in the News
> > http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/med/class/teamedia/peace/bias7.htm
> > 
> > Detecting Bias in the News
> > http://faculty.washington.edu/~jalbano/bias.html
> > 
> > Recognising bias and distortion in television news programs
> > http://hsc.csu.edu.au/pta/scansw/bias.htm
> > 
> > The Media Bias Detector (adapted from the book Unreliable Sources: A
> > Guide to Detecting Bias in the News)
> > http://www.adamranson.freeserve.co.uk/fair%20media%20bias%20detector%20.
> > PDF
> > 
> > FAIR¹s Media Activism Kit http://www.fair.org/activism/activismkit.html
> > 
> > Citizens and the Media: Fact, Opinion, Bias
> > http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/education/teachers/strategies/19
> > 98/Plan33e.htm
> > 
> > Topic: September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center
> > and the Pentagon Deconstructing Images From the Media
> > http://www.mit.edu/cms/reconstructions/education/audiofoot.html
> > 
> > Topic: The Gulf War A Lesson in Media Literacy
> > http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/flashback/1991/gulfclass.html
> > 
> > 
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