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FCC Probing Fake-News Broadcasts

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2006 Federal authorities are investigating dozens of TV stations for running "faux news broadcasts" made by government agencies and corporations. (Via Huff Po.) Earlier: See the report that kick-started the investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Reporter: Feature Stories Can Get Us Killed in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 In light of the CBS crew that was just attacked (two killed, one wounded) reporting a routine feature story in Iraq, watch CBS reporter Lara Logan speak in late March about how these kinds of attacks are tragically all too common. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Crew Members Die in Baghdad Attack

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 Two members of a CBS News team were killed and a correspondent was critically wounded when the unit in which they were embedded was attacked. They were reporting a routine feature story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ Viewers Better Informed Than O’Reilly Watchers

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 During his May 23 show, Bill O'Reilly claimed that many young Americans have "no idea what's going on," stating that they get their news from Jon Stewart. Problem is, studies show that Stewart's viewers are better informed than most other media consumers -- considerably better than viewers of "The O'Reilly Factor." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mike Farrell: HBO’s ‘Baghdad ER’ an ‘Excruciating’ Must-See

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 The actor best known for portraying an Army doctor on the TV show "M*A*S*H" writes that the HBO documentary series "Baghdad ER," about an Army emergency hospital in Iraq, made him want to scream in rage and frustration at the people who created this war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Return of the Brainless Hussies

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 Salon writer Rebecca Traister examines why today's most prominent young female role models seem to be "jiggly video stars, boobie-flashing twits, half-clad clotheshorses and label-whoring anorexics." (Reg. or advert. req'd.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Simpsons’ as Philosophy

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 The BBC takes a look at the philosophy of the show: "It's not that the Simpsons is atheist propaganda; its main target is not belief in God or the supernatural, but the arrogance of particular organised religions that they, amazingly, know the will of the creator." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Last Debriefing with ‘The West Wing’

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2006 The show that allowed us to feel idealistic about politics--if only for an hour a week--is signing off forever. Check out this interactive application full of fun facts about the cast and crew of the fictional administration that we desperately wished had been running the country for the last five years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Media Miss Real Colbert Story?

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Check out this fantastic review of Colbert's performance, including this: "It was perhaps the first time in Bush's tenure that the president was forced to sit and listen to any American cite the litany of criminal and corruption allegations that have piled up against his administration." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

C-SPAN Pulls Colbert Clips From Internet Sites

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2006 The nonprofit TV network demanded that popular video hosting sites Youtube and iFilm remove clips of Stephen Colbert's roast of President Bush--because of alleged copyright infringement. (Google Video made a deal with C-SPAN to host the video.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blumenthal: Colbert Spoke Truth, not Truthiness, to Power

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2006 Sidney Blumenthal says Stephen Colbert delivered the "most scathing public critique of the Bush presidency and the complicity of a craven press corps," so it's not surprising his routine was met by silence by the journalists in the room. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Everyone’s Got an Opinion on Colbert

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Reactions to Stephen Colbert's Bush roast largely break down along lines of political affiliations. But there are exceptions. Check 'em out. Also, watch Tucker Calson call it an "embarrassing public flop." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )