(2014/08/03) Wars and words (Media) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com

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Edition #848

Wars and words

Today we take a look at ways the media loves to spin the facts of war, start new wars and generally support the people with the power to start wars

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Journalist Confused About What Journalism Is - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-24-14

Ch. 4: Act 2: The Media's Stories Are About U.S. Sacrifice - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 6-20-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Everybody's gone to war - Nerina Pallot

Ch. 6: Act 3: Rewriting The Orwellian Headlines - @Citizen_Radio - Air Date 7-18-14

Ch. 8: Act 4: Loaded Language - @onthemedia - Air Date: 7-25-14

Ch. 10: Act 5: Certain Lives Are Worth Much More Than Others - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 7-18-14

Ch. 12: Act 6: Americans Agree: The Media Sucks [DEVASTATING POLL] - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-22-14

Ch. 14: Act 7: The Lies That Lead to War - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 6-27-14

Ch. 16: Act 8: Reporter Who Lied About WMDs Now Calls For Media Accountability on Iraq - @majorityfm - Air Date: 06-16-14

Voicemails

Ch. 17: Advocating a one-state solution - Adam from Oxford, England

Ch. 18: What right does Israel have to exist and when did Americans stop hating Jews? - Prof. Rambo from Georgia

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

Ch. 19: Final comments on avoiding playing the fool

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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