norman solomon ARCHIVES

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:44:"Fascism, The News Media's Political 'F' Word";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/2361/fascism-the-news-medias-political-f-word/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 30 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 30, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:2361;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:93:"Exactly what constitutes "fascism" may be hotly debated by political scientists and others ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"Fascism, The News Media's Political 'F' Word";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"Spinning Media Gears For A Far Away War";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/8435/spinning-media-gears-for-a-far-away-war/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 15 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 15, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:8435;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:198:"When war appears on the horizon, and especially after it begins, a heightened affliction seizes most news outlets. The media spectacle becomes steady regurgitation of what s being fed from on high. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"Spinning Media Gears For A Far Away War";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Corporate America and its nauseating greed";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/1835/corporate-america-and-its-nauseating-greed/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"media|/topics/media";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 26 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"July 26, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1835;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:115:"Just about every politician and pundit in the United States is eager to denounce wrongdoing in business these days.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Corporate America and its nauseating greed";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:54:"Noam Chomsky: Saying what media don't want us to hear.";s:12:"thePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/1647/noam-chomsky-saying-what-media-dont-want-us-to-hear/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"noam chomsky|/topics/noam-chomsky";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 8 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"December 8, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1647;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:305:"If liberty means anything at all, George Orwell wrote, "it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."  From all indications, the gatekeepers for big media in the United States don't want to hear what Noam Chomsky has to say -- and they'd prefer that we not hear him either.  ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:54:"Noam Chomsky: Saying what media don't want us to hear.";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Media Spin Resolves Around the Word";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/1632/media-spin-resolves-around-the-word/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"terrorism|/topics/terrorism";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 15 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 15, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1632;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:253:"During the first two days of October, CNN's website displayed an odd little announcement. "There have been false reports that CNN has not used the word 'terrorist' to refer to those who attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon," the notice said. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Media Spin Resolves Around the Word";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Bloomberg's Victory and the Triumph of Business News";s:12:"thePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/1623/bloombergs-victory-and-the-triumph-of-business-news/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"new york|/topics/new-york";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 8 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"November 8, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1623;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:243:"After billionaire Michael Bloomberg won the race to become New York's next mayor, the French news agency AFP noted that he "was among the first to see how the information age could serve investors in unprecedented -- and lucrative -- ways." ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Bloomberg's Victory and the Triumph of Business News";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"Killing Them Softly: Dollars and Starvation for Afghan Kids";s:12:"thePermalink";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/1603/killing-them-softly-dollars-and-starvation-for-afghan-kids/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 25 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 25, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1603;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:241:"The Pentagon's air drops of food parcels and President Bush's plea for American children to aid Afghan kids with dollar bills will go down in history as two of the most cynical maneuvers of media manipulation in the early 21st century. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"Killing Them Softly: Dollars and Starvation for Afghan Kids";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"The Televised Greatness of George W. Bush";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/1599/the-televised-greatness-of-george-w-bush/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:36:"george w. bush|/topics/george-w-bush";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 19 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 19, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1599;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:140:"President Bush's upward spike of popularity owes a lot to his presence on television -- a medium that has not always been so kind. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"The Televised Greatness of George W. Bush";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:50:"Television News Has Become Newest Militarized Zone";s:12:"thePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/1273/television-news-has-become-newest-militarized-zone/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"afghanistan|/topics/afghanistan";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Oct 9 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"October 9, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1273;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:149:"When the bombing of Afghanistan resumed Monday night [Oct. 8], retired generals showed no fatigue at their posts under hot lights at network studios.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:50:"Television News Has Become Newest Militarized Zone";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"The 'Wimp' Factor: Goading to Shed Blood";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/1259/the-wimp-factor-goading-to-shed-blood/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"george h. w. bush|/topics/george-h-w-bush";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Oct 1 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"October 1, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1259;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:111:"Back in 1988, the father of our current president was bedeviled by what media outlets called "the wimp factor."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"The 'Wimp' Factor: Goading to Shed Blood";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"Killing Civilians: Behind the Reassuring Words";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/1255/killing-civilians-behind-the-reassuring-words/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"afghanistan|/topics/afghanistan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 26 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 26, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1255;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:273:"The Bush administration has vowed that it will not aim the Pentagon's firepower at civilian targets in Afghanistan. Such assurances are supposed to make us think that innocent bystanders will be spared when the missiles fly and the warheads explode. Don't believe it. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"Killing Civilians: Behind the Reassuring Words";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"When Journalists Report for Duty";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/1247/when-journalists-report-for-duty/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"opinion|/topics/opinion";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 20 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 20, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1247;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:364:"In Time magazine's special issue about the events of Sept. 11, chilling photos evoke the horrific slaughter in Manhattan. All of the pages are deadly serious. And on the last page, under the headline "The Case for Rage and Retribution," an essay by Time regular Lance Morrow declares: "A day cannot live in infamy without the nourishment of rage. Let's have rage."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"When Journalists Report for Duty";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"Terrorism, Television and the Rage for Vengeance";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/1228/terrorism-television-and-the-rage-for-vengeance/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"homeland security|/topics/homeland-security";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 13 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 13, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1228;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:167:"We stare at TV screens and try to comprehend the suffering in the aftermath of terrorism. Much of what we see is ghastly and all too real; terrible anguish and sorrow.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"Terrorism, Television and the Rage for Vengeance";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Denial and the Ravaging of Cyberspace";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/1203/denial-and-the-ravaging-of-cyberspace/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"internet|/topics/internet";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 23 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 23, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1203;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:241:"The vast Internet is many things to many people. Accustomed to their own routes through cyberspace, individuals may assume that what they see is fairly typical. But in society as a whole, what are the Web's dominant traffic patterns? ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"Denial and the Ravaging of Cyberspace";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"How To Be a Contented Media Consumer";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/1197/how-to-be-a-contented-media-consumer/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"canada|/topics/canada";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 17 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 17, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1197;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:211:"A few decades ago, Marshall McLuhan observed that "all media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values." But for today's model consumer, such comments are apt to be unhelpful. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"How To Be a Contented Media Consumer";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"Clinton Memoirs: Reflecting on the Media Wars";s:12:"thePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/1186/clinton-memoirs-reflecting-on-the-media-wars/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"wall street|/topics/wall-street";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 9 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"August 9, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1186;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:287:"News of Bill Clinton's lucrative book deal has created quite a buzz. There's no telling how the former president's memoirs will turn out. But before revisions delete any excess candor, the first draft of a chapter about media coverage of his presidency might include a passage like this:";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"Clinton Memoirs: Reflecting on the Media Wars";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"A Green Party Campaign for President in 2004?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/1183/a-green-party-campaign-for-president-in-2004/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:71:"democratic party (united states)|/topics/democratic-party-united-states";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 6 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"August 6, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1183;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:143:"Two years from now, the national committee of the Green Party will make a big decision: Should the party run a candidate for president in 2004?";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"A Green Party Campaign for President in 2004?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Media Mania: The Condit Scandal Goes over the Top";s:12:"thePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/1160/media-mania-the-condit-scandal-goes-over-the-top/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:55:"government and politics|/topics/government-and-politics";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 12 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"July 12, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1160;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:291:"Like many other news items that have ballooned to huge national proportions in recent years, the story that made Gary Condit infamous has been largely propelled by cable television. It's the media scandal of the season. Eager to rev up their ratings, the networks are in salacious overdrive.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Media Mania: The Condit Scandal Goes over the Top";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"George Orwell in 2001: Speaking from the Grave";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/1151/george-orwell-in-2001-speaking-from-the-grave/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"george orwell|/topics/george-orwell";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 1 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"July 1, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1151;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:261:"I dreamed I saw George Orwell last night. Alive as you or me. He'd been watching the news, and he was quite irate. "All this doublespeak about war crimes is appalling," he said. "That chap Milosevic -- I see the U.S. government wants him tried for war crimes."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"George Orwell in 2001: Speaking from the Grave";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"Designs for a Different Media Future";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/1140/designs-for-a-different-media-future/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"george orwell|/topics/george-orwell";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 21 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 21, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1140;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:240:"What we see is what we get, or so the adage goes. But when we see the designs of mass media, what do we truly get? That's a troubling question for those who wonder what the constant barrages of media-generated images are doing to our lives.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"Designs for a Different Media Future";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"The Pentagon Papers: Media Praise Ringing Hollow";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/1134/the-pentagon-papers-media-praise-ringing-hollow/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"white house|/topics/white-house";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 15 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 15, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1134;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:299:"When they challenged the power of the White House by claiming the right to publish the Pentagon Papers, the nation's two most influential newspapers took a laudable stand. During the three decades since then, praise for their journalistic courage has become a time-honored ritual in the media world.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"The Pentagon Papers: Media Praise Ringing Hollow";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"It's Killing Time in Medialand";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/1121/its-killing-time-in-medialand/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"terrorism|/topics/terrorism";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jun 7 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"June 7, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1121;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:369:"Minutes after a federal judge ruled that the execution of Timothy McVeigh should proceed on Monday as scheduled, CNN was airing live interviews with people who lost relatives in the Oklahoma City bombing. When an anchor asked one woman whether she planned to attend the closed-circuit telecast of the execution, her reply was unequivocal: "I'll be there with bells on."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"It's Killing Time in Medialand";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Executing McVeigh: The Media Rites of Retribution";s:12:"thePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/1089/executing-mcveigh-the-media-rites-of-retribution/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"terrorism|/topics/terrorism";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 11 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"May 11, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1089;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:239:"For half a century, we've been watching rituals of retribution. Countless entertainment shows on TV have presented certain vengeance as dramatic justice. In time for the last commercial, the designated bad guys got what was coming to them.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Executing McVeigh: The Media Rites of Retribution";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"Overdue: Media Scrutiny of the White Bloc";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/1072/overdue-media-scrutiny-of-the-white-bloc/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"quebec city|/topics/quebec-city";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 27 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"April 27, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1072;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:389:"As police fired rubber bullets through tear gas in Quebec City, many reporters echoed the claim that "free trade" promotes democracy. Meanwhile, protesters struggled to shed light on a key fact: The proposed hemispheric trade pact would give large corporations even more power to override laws that have been enacted -- democratically -- to protect the environment, labor and human rights.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"Overdue: Media Scrutiny of the White Bloc";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Bias and Fear Tilting Coverage of Israel";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/1060/bias-and-fear-tilting-coverage-of-israel/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"judaism|/topics/judaism";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 19 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"April 19, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1060;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:330:"When the New York Times finally printed the name of a 12-year-old organization called Rabbis for Human Rights, the mention had to be bought -- in a full-page ad expressing support for actions by the group, which is "the only Israeli rabbinic association that includes Orthodox, Reform, Reconstructionist and Conservative rabbis."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Bias and Fear Tilting Coverage of Israel";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:51:"U.S.-China Dispute: From Other Side of Media Window";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/1028/u-s-china-dispute-from-other-side-of-media-window/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"china|/topics/china";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 6 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"April 6, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1028;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:235:"It's not easy to look at ourselves as others might see us. For a country, the need is especially acute in times of international crisis -- but that's when nationalism and other reflexive biases are most likely to become pivotal. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:51:"U.S.-China Dispute: From Other Side of Media Window";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"The Need for Media Finance Reform";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/1004/the-need-for-media-finance-reform/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"china|/topics/china";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 29 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 29, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:1004;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:303:"During the first days of spring, cold winds blew through the nation's capital. The weather was an apt metaphor for the chilling effects of a perennial news industry desensitized to its own numbing. Don't worry, we've been told countless times: Media outlets are diverse enough to maintain vigilance. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"The Need for Media Finance Reform";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"The Digital Promise of a Global Village";s:12:"thePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/979/the-digital-promise-of-a-global-village/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:53:"science and technology|/topics/science-and-technology";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 21 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 21, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:979;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:317:"Many Americans have seen the digital dream of global communications vividly expressed on TV commercials for Cisco Systems. Eager to promote its theme of "empowering the Internet generation," the giant high-tech firm paid for a lot of lovely ads with adorable children from different countries asking: "Are you ready?"";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"The Digital Promise of a Global Village";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Reagan, Clinton and the Spectrum of Mainstream Punditry";s:12:"thePermalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/912/reagan-clinton-and-the-spectrum-of-mainstream-punditry/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"bill clinton|/topics/bill-clinton";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 20 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 20, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:912;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:316:"The power to depict history is entangled with the power to create it. George Orwell observed long ago: "Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past." And so it is in 2001, as American media outlets draw conclusions about the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:55:"Reagan, Clinton and the Spectrum of Mainstream Punditry";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"The Narrow Separation of Press and State";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/884/the-narrow-separation-of-press-and-state-2/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"journalists|/topics/journalists";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 26 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 26, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:884;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:269:"It was a remarkable comment that passed without notice. After interviewing the new White House chief of staff, a network anchor bade him farewell. "All right, Andy Card," said CNN's Judy Woodruff, "we look forward to working with you, to covering your administration."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"The Narrow Separation of Press and State";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"The Narrow Separation of Press and State";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/882/the-narrow-separation-of-press-and-state/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:55:"government and politics|/topics/government-and-politics";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 25 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 25, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:882;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:274:" It was a remarkable comment that passed without notice. After interviewing the new White House chief of staff, a network anchor bade him farewell. "All right, Andy Card," said CNN's Judy Woodruff, "we look forward to working with you, to covering your administration." ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"The Narrow Separation of Press and State";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"Mushroom Clouds Over Nevada";s:12:"thePermalink";s:59:"https://www.islamicity.org/854/mushroom-clouds-over-nevada/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"peace & justice|/topics/peace-justice";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jan 6 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"January 6, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:854;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:228:" As golden anniversaries go, it's a somber occasion. In a forlorn expanse of desert scarcely an hour's drive northwest of Las Vegas, on Jan. 27, 1951, the Nevada Test Site went into operation by exploding an atomic bomb. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"Mushroom Clouds Over Nevada";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Confirmation Path Greased for Ashcroft? Not So Fast!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/846/confirmation-path-greased-for-ashcroft-not-so-fast/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jan 2 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"January 2, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:846;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:335:"We've come a long way in this country since the 19th century -- but not so long that an admirer of the Confederacy can't be nominated to run the Justice Department of the United States. The president of the Confederate government, Jefferson Davis, is a hero to Sen. John Ashcroft, the man selected to become the next attorney general.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Confirmation Path Greased for Ashcroft? Not So Fast!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Media Crucial As Bush Faces Legitimacy Gap";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/828/media-crucial-as-bush-faces-legitimacy-gap/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:36:"george w. bush|/topics/george-w-bush";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 14 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"December 14, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:828;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:331:" Is the next presidency going to be legitimate? This question now hovers over George W. Bush. Made possible by a bare majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, his triumph is lawful -- but many Americans see it as illegitimate. Bush can look forward to wielding enormous legal power. But his moral authority is another matter. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Media Crucial As Bush Faces Legitimacy Gap";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:43:"How to Improve on the Feats of Network News";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/824/how-to-improve-on-the-feats-of-network-news/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:36:"george w. bush|/topics/george-w-bush";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 9 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"December 9, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:824;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:211:"One of the great paradoxes of modern journalism is that unusual and extraordinary events seem to be the most newsworthy -- but in the long run, key realities of our lives are shaped by what's usual and ordinary.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:43:"How to Improve on the Feats of Network News";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"A Dire Shortage of Pre-Inaugural Schlock";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/811/a-dire-shortage-of-pre-inaugural-schlock/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:36:"george w. bush|/topics/george-w-bush";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 30 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 30, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:811;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:432:"Many pundits are worried about the delay in finding out who will become the next occupant of the Oval Office. "That's probably the most crippling blow I've ever seen to a new president," David Gergen lamented on national television. Whoever the next chief executive turns out to be, he has "been denied or robbed of the romance that we have that we associate with the selection of a new president, the crowning of a new president."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"A Dire Shortage of Pre-Inaugural Schlock";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Finally, A Huge Media Spectacle That Really Matters?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/804/finally-a-huge-media-spectacle-that-really-matters/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:55:"government and politics|/topics/government-and-politics";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 27 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 27, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:804;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:426:" After a decade filled with round-the-clock media sensations, we finally ended up with one that's truly portentous. The post-election battle for the White House has stood in sharp contrast to countless ersatz stories that gained enormous coverage during the 1990s. The warfare between Al Gore and George W. Bush is certainly historic -- but this partisan version of a demolition derby may not be as profound as we think. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Finally, A Huge Media Spectacle That Really Matters?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Public Wiser Than Pundits in Post-Election Uproar";s:12:"thePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/797/public-wiser-than-pundits-in-post-election-uproar/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:55:"government and politics|/topics/government-and-politics";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 17 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 17, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:797;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:334:"During the first several days after the election, many of America's leading pundits were very distressed. Some even appeared to be on the verge of freaking out as they vented major anxieties: It's upsetting that we still don't know who the next president will be! The financial markets could plunge! Other countries won't respect us!";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Public Wiser Than Pundits in Post-Election Uproar";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:56:"Arrogance of TV Networks: Compounding a National Crisis";s:12:"thePermalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/788/arrogance-of-tv-networks-compounding-a-national-crisis/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"elections|/topics/elections";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 10 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 10, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:788;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:408:" A few hours before dawn, the nation's TV networks foisted their second outrageous blunder of the night on the American people. After "calling" the state of Florida for Al Gore earlier in the evening, the same networks announced that George W. Bush had won Florida --and the White House. With a typical flourish, NBC anchor Tom Brokaw declared: "George Bush is the president-elect of the United States." ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:56:"Arrogance of TV Networks: Compounding a National Crisis";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"The New Democrats may have outsmarted themselves";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/778/the-new-democrats-may-have-outsmarted-themselves/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:55:"government and politics|/topics/government-and-politics";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 2 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"November 2, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:778;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:324:" A couple of months ago, the current Democratic Party leadership seemed to be firmly in control. The succession was orderly. The party's new ticket of "moderates" -- Al Gore and Joseph Lieberman -- gained momentum. If all went according to plan, President Lieberman would be wrapping up his second term in 2016. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"The New Democrats may have outsmarted themselves";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:50:"Media Spin Remains in Sync with Israeli Occupation";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/764/media-spin-remains-in-sync-with-israeli-occupation/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"occupation|/topics/occupation";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 16 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 16, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:764;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:310:" The formula for American media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is simple: Report on the latest developments in the fragile "peace process." Depict U.S. officials as honest brokers in the negotiations. Emphasize the need for restraint and compromise instead of instability and bloodshed. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:50:"Media Spin Remains in Sync with Israeli Occupation";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:56:"Broadcasters Celebrate Big Gains from Violence and Greed";s:12:"thePermalink";s:88:"https://www.islamicity.org/735/broadcasters-celebrate-big-gains-from-violence-and-greed/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"san francisco|/topics/san-francisco";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 29 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 29, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Norman Solomon|/by/norman-solomon";s:5:"theID";i:735;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:289:"Does America have a military-industrial-media complex? Whether you consider the question in terms of psychology or economics, some grim answers are available from the National Association of Broadcasters, a powerful industry group that just held its radio convention in San Francisco. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:56:"Broadcasters Celebrate Big Gains from Violence and Greed";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}