I remember waiting for an arriving flight at Portland airport, and having my attention caught by the Fox News that was blaring from he news stand's television. What drew me to focus on the screen was an exchange between the two "reporters". One said, "Kofi Annan (former Secretary General of the UN) announced today that the US war in Iraq is illegal." The other responded, "Well, does anyone care what Kofi Annan says". I thought, immediately, in what sense is this news. Actually, it isn't. It's an example of the slide we've experienced from news to propaganda--entertainment. This is a core problem with American democracy. If you can't know what's really happening, and how to interpret it intelligently, you can't make an informed, democratic decision. Here's a series of interview segments from the video, Outfoxed. It is, in it's full length form, an excellent but dauntingly long production. Here, in "viewers digest" condensed form are the interviews that make the documentary's essential points. Important stuff. Have a look.
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