Friday, August 12, 2005

Warmongering Media

Listen to this commentary on the media. Then listen or watch news today and tonight. You might check out some alternate sources of news such as truthout.org Start to think for yourself by evaluating the news you get and by seeking to corroborate stories from several sources. His words are strong, but if our government is sending our troops into harm's way for cynical reasons and the corporate media are shoring up their own interests in coverage, who is looking out for the interests of the not so rich and hardly powerful? The Black Commentator - Radio BC Glen Ford served as Capitol Hill, State Department and White House correspondent, and Washington Bureau Chief for the Mutual Black Network, where he also delivered daily radio commentaries. He also created the national radio syndication Black Agenda Reports, featuring five daily programs on Black History, Women, Business, Sports and Entertainment, produced the national radio series Black History Through Music, and founded Rap It Up, the first national Hip Hop radio show. He has been a newsperson at many local radio stations. Listen to this commentary on the media. What do you think? The Black Commentator - Radio BC The co-publishers of The Black Commentator are Glen Ford and Peter Gamble. They have been friends and collaborators on various media projects for nearly 30 years since working together as network broadcast journalists in Washington, D.C. In 1977 Glen and Peter created America's Black Forum, the first nationally syndicated Black news interview program on commercial television. Under their guidance, ABF was quoted weekly by national and international news organizations. A feat no other Black news entity has accomplished, before or since.

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