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<p></p><p>War, “Incendiary Media,” and International Law (Part III)

War, “Incendiary Media,” and International Law (Part III)

by: John Nguyet Erni / City University of Hong Kong
The conclusion of a series on media intervention, this column questions the ways that media intervention and re-development has been practiced in post-conflict Iraq.

<p></p><p>Intellectuals

Intellectuals

by: Toby Miller / University of California, Riverside
Why intellectuals don’t appear very often on U.S. news.

<p></p><p>Reflections on Katrina in Brazil

Reflections on Katrina in Brazil

by: Vicki Mayer / Tulane University
Vicki Mayer watches New Orleans endure Hurricane Katrina while on sabbatical in the Amazon.

<p></p><p>Irony Irony: The Mission (Accomplished) of <em>The Daily Show</em>

Irony Irony: The Mission (Accomplished) of The Daily Show

by: David Lavery / Middle Tennessee State University
Sham or not, The Daily Show remains deeply committed to its mission: “truthiness.”

<p></p><p>War, “Incendiary Media,” and International Law (Part II)

War, “Incendiary Media,” and International Law (Part II)

by: John Nguyet Erni / City University of Hong Kong
The second of a three part series on media and warfare from a human rights perspective, this column explores the human rights norms that justify the legality of media intervention.

<p></p><p>Reality TV

Reality TV

by: Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University
How Hurricane Katrina can reshift how we define reality TV worth watching.

<p></p><p>War, Incendiary Media, and International Law (Part I)

War, Incendiary Media, and International Law (Part I)

by: John Nguyet Erni / City University of Hong Kong
The first of a three part series on media and warfare from a human rights perspective, this column focuses on defining what media/information intervention is.

<p></p><p>“Roswell! Roswell!  The People Have a Right to Know!”:  The State of Fluff, part 2.

“Roswell! Roswell! The People Have a Right to Know!”: The State of Fluff, part 2.

by: Eileen Meehan / Louisiana State University
“Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs — Seeing Is Believing,” serves as an example of the state of network news reporting.

<p></p><p>The Media and Death: The Case of Terri Schiavo and the Pope

The Media and Death: The Case of Terri Schiavo and the Pope

by: Douglas Kellner / UCLA
Why does the “Culture of Life” movement reek of death?

Hey, Klaatu! Call Peter!: The State of Fluff, part 1

by: Eileen R. Meehan / Louisiana State University
When Frank Rich nails media wastrels, they stay nailed.

What the Arab World Should be Watching

by: Nabil Echchaibi / Indiana University
I still cherish the memory of my old shortwave radio tucked underneath my bed when I was in Morocco.

Turning Back the Tidycans

by: Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison
Most evenings my octogenarian, cigar-chomping, father-in-law likes to crank up the TV to full volume, pour a tall one, and settle into his easy chair where he methodically scans the news and talk channels, riding herd on the world from his perch in coastal Georgia.