public broadcasting act meant to present an alternative to mainstream media.

after 911: two priorities keep coonversation of demodracy going  

do real reporting, close to real source as possible 

after 9ll boyers asked by pbs new program ...

Vassar College political discussions on our pbulic affairs programs inclded a limited set of voices offering a narrrow discussion.... public afffairs were populated by standard set of elite news sources ... political and corporate

who didn't appear ... alt perspecives swere rare. dwoned out by govenrment and corporate views. experts came from mainstream news and dc gthinktanks... 

war of liberatin not occupation, journalists never looked at issue if govt isn't talking abouyt it we do't report it.

recent admissins by journnaists reveals just how far the atula practrice of Am journalism has deviated fro 1st amendment idea of a press that is independnet of government

Charles Hadley, 2003 Torture of Iraqis in Prisons,,, ignored by major am newspapers, it was not officially sanctioned story beginning w/a handout from official source. .... inmtes did not have authority.

judity miller relied on credibility of official but unnamed government stenographer for govtg re WMD.

no context,background, which claims hold up and which are misleading.

not healthy for democracy; news is what want hidden, everything else is ...

investigative j not a collaboration bet journalist and subject.... objective j means describing the object being reported on including the little fibs and big lie of people in power.  

Conservative forces

Karl Rove's Slush Fund

squelch free speech . orhodox view of reality any deviation is traitorship

conclusion led to by evidence - true journalims

didn't play by conventional rules div world into demo and repub, liberal and conservative.... give each side an op to spin the news.

WORLD POLICY JOURNAL :  DEBATING WAR AND PEACE