Norman Solomon on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

Norman Solomon: This Is Your Life, Dan Rather

2006-06-22T03:05:00+00:00

Mr. Rather, you spent too much time over the course of your career fawning at the feet of the powerful.

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Norman Solomon: The Gay Marriage Ban Isn’t Just Politics as Usual

2006-06-08T23:56:00+00:00

Members of the media have been too easy on the Republican push to ban gay marriage. Yes, it may be all about politics, but does that mean society shouldn’t react harshly to the attempt to codify discrimination in our Constitution?

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Norman Solomon: Media Memorial Day, 2006

2006-05-27T05:00:00+00:00

“We remember that many Americans have lost their limbs or their lives in on-the-job accidents that might have been prevented if overall media coverage had been anywhere near as transfixed with job safety as with, say, marital splits among Hollywood celebrities.”

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Norman Solomon: Hunger and the Limits of Journalism

2006-05-08T16:27:01+00:00

“Journalists routinely function as cogs in media machinery that processes tragedy [in this case world hunger] as just another news commodity.”

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Normon Solomon: Changing a Face While Keeping Policies in Place

2006-04-22T08:00:00+00:00

The departure of White House press secretary Scott McClellan is a classic instance of ditching the pitchman in an effort to improve the image of the product.

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Foreclosing a Media Debate on U.S. Policies Toward Israel

2006-04-09T18:17:00+00:00

Weeks after a British magazine published a long article by two American professors titled “The Israel Lobby,” the outrage continues to howl through mainstream U.S. media.

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On Invasion’s Third Anniversary, Tune Out the Pundits

2006-03-18T02:03:00+00:00

In the midst of pervasive militarism, eagerness to take the path of least resistance is a reflex in mainstream U.S. journalism.

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Death: The Big Story That’s Rarely Covered Well

2006-02-27T18:35:40+00:00

Public acceptance of killing thrives on abstractions. And, in turn, those abstractions are largely facilitated by news media. Solomon examines how words can mask the ugly truth of state-sponsored killing.

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