Josh Wolf - Transparency and the Media
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/11/01/Josh_Wolf_Freedom_of_the_Blog Video blogger and journalist Josh Wolf argues for greater transparency in politics and the media. ----- "Freedom of the Blog," with Josh Wolf in conversation with Doug Sovern. Josh Wolf, 25 year old video blogger, freelance journalist, and San Francisco mayoral candid... Read more
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- -: Josh Wolf - Transparency and the Media
December 29, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/11/01/Josh_Wolf_Freedom_of_the_Blog Video blogger and journalist Josh Wolf argues for greater transparency in politics and the media. ----- "Freedom of the Blog," with Josh Wolf in conversation with Doug Sovern. Josh Wolf, 25 year old video blogger, free...
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- -: Rupert Murdoch on Bias in the News
July 14, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/02/Rupert_Murdoch_News_for_the_21st_Century News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch argues that all news media - News Corp's own Fox News included - is inherently prone to bias, and that the best counter to this problem is a diverse media representing a...
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- -: How Europe Sees the Candidates - Gerard Baker
August 28, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Times of London U.S. Editor and Columnist Gerard Baker discusses how U.S. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are viewed in the eyes of the European public, in a conversation with New Republic Editor Frank Foer. FORA.tv coverage of the DNC: http://fora.tv/topic/democratic_con...
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- -: Defending Israel - Bernard-Henri Lévy
January 5, 2009 (over 15 years ago)French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy discusses "Zionist antisemitism" and other radical opinions regarding Israeli government. Levy argues that the government of Israel is more diverse and inclusive of anti-Zionist opinions than has been generally portrayed by the international media. This exce...
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- -: Does Affirmative Action Stigmatize Students? - Julian Bond and Dalton Conley
April 27, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/16/Race_vs_Class_The_Future_of_Affirmative_Action Julian Bond, NAACP Chairman, debates Dalton Conley, NYU Dean of Social Sciences, about the psychological harm of affirmative action. Conley argues that all unequal admissions such as legacy, donor, and at...
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- -: Mainstream Media: Truth That Sells? - Julian Burnside
August 28, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/04/Debate_The_Media_Can_Not_Be_Trusted_to_Tell_the_Truth Australian barrister Julian Burnside outlines content-related constraints on the media industry. He emphasizes the role of profit as a manipulator of content, claiming sports, sex, and political mi...
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- -: Sports, Sex, Scandals, Weather: How News Media Competes
December 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/v/c11190 A panel of experts discusses the benefits and challenges of increased competition in the world of news media. While journalist Christine Ockrent argues that competition decreases quality as well as profitability, others contend that it has allowed news ...
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- -: Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal: Fair and Balanced?
February 25, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/05/Rupert_Murdoch_The_Future_of_Newspapers News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch denies accusations that The Wall Street Journal has become more conservative since he took over the iconic newspaper in 2007. "I don't think it's become conservative," says Mu...
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- -: Fair and Balanced? CEO Ailes Stands Behind Fox News Slogan
March 9, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/05/Uncommon_Knowledge_Fox_and_More_with_Roger_Ailes CEO Roger Ailes rejects the accusation that Fox News is rigidly conservative. "We report, you decide," Ailes says. "We have as many liberals as we have conservatives on the Fox News Channel." ----- Fo...
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- -: MSNBC vs Fox News - Richard Wolffe
January 26, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/12/07/Richard_Wolffe_Inside_the_Obama_White_House Veteran reporter Richard Wolffe gives his candid take on the MSNBC / Fox, left / right split among cable news channels, and what the runaway success of Fox News may mean for the state of American journalism....
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