Political Straight Talk
April 25th
with
Norman Solomon – Peter B. Collins
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Eager to hear more political straight talk? Can you recognize when commentators and news sources are committed to the truth? Are you aware of the media manipulation about what’s happening in our world? Journalist, author and media critic, Norman Solomon and eminent broadcaster, Peter B. Collins – in Part Two of our conversation – will reveal how to think more consciously about what you see, hear, and read. Remember – if history doesn’t repeat itself, it certainly rhymes a lot. You’ll hear:
- how presidents and leaders use rhetoric to make war seem necessary
- what intentional selectivity affects media messages
- about the hidden, astronomical costs of the Iraq war
- reliable sources you can reference for accurate reporting
- Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s speech to Congress against the Iraq war
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Norman Solomon has authored a dozen books – including, “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits keep Spinning Us to Death” and “Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters With America’s Warfare State.” A nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics since 1992 – he’s been featured in the NY Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and LA Times, and is frequently published on truthout.org. A recipient of the esteemed George Orwell award, Solomon founded the Institute for Public Accuracy in 1998 and serves as executive director. www.normansolomon.com |
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Peter B. Collins is a well-known broadcaster, entrepreneur, and media consultant based in San Francisco. He is one of the owners of KRXA/540, the progressive talk station serving Monterey, Salinas and Santa Cruz. From 2005 to March 2009, he hosted the Peter B. Collins Show – a daily, syndicated radio commentary and call-in program. In his late teens, during the Watergate years, he was a nightly on-air personality and talk show host at Chicago’s ABC FM affiliate, and at that intense time in history – his ground-breaking broadcast was rated number one. www.peterbcollins.com |
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