I debate Bob Zelnick on PBS NewsHourThis Sunday's stunning, front-page New York Times revelations of the Pentagon military analyst program have been met with a wall of silence and cover-up on network television news. America's TV networks -- ABC, NBC,

Green" Toyota Prius adAs a manufacturer of gas/electric hybrid cars, Toyota has basked in a public image as an environmentally responsible company. To reinforce this image, Toyota runs television ads playing up the "green" appeal of its Prius hybrid. So

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at the Pentagon's pundits, a stealth campaign on Wikipedia, and how Monsanto's

A British county has been using an anti-terrorism law enacted in 2000 to spy on minors for petty crimes like using cigarettes and alcohol. The Staffordshire County Council in Britain's Midlands region has been using Britain's Regulation of Investigatory Powers

As part of their campaign to demand a Congressional investigation of the Pentagon pundit scandal, FreePress has produced several YouTube videos providing analysis and coverage of the scandal that the TV networks themselves have largely ignored -- not surprisingly, since

CAMERA, a lobby group that campaigns against criticism of the Israeli government in U.S. media, had a campaign to impact Wikipedia's coverage of Israel and Palestine issues. In emails, CAMERA's Gilead Ini stressed that the effort should be secret, and

At an inquiry into the problems facing cash-strapped public hospitals in New South Wales, neurologist Dr. Suzanne Hodgkinson explained that doctors sought financial support of drug companies. "I considered I had insufficient clerical support and so as to try and

Toxic Toxic Sludge Is Good for You! by CMD's Sheldon Rampton and John StauberSludge keeps rearing its ugly head. Scientists used federal grant money to "spread fertilizer made from human and industrial wastes on yards in poor, black neighborhoods to

A review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggested that tanning at the beach or an indoor tanning booth can help avoid the dangers of vitamin D deficiency. However, the NEJM didn't disclose that the article's

a soybean plantThe biotechnology industry has always invoked the need for GMO crops to meet the growing global food crisis. For example, Archer Daniels Midland referred to itself as the "supermarket to the world" in a series of ads. But

from the UCS reportThe Union of Concerned Scientists has just released a report titled "Interference at the EPA: Science and Politics at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"]. The study found "an agency under siege from political pressures. On numerous issues

On Sunday, the New York Times outed the Pentagon's "military analyst program," an extensive effort to cultivate retired military officers as "message force multipliers" or "surrogates" spouting Bush administration talking points on Iraq and other hot-button issues. We've compiled a

In addition to helping research the "Pentagon's pundits" on SourceWatch -- those retired military officers who took part in the Pentagon program to promote Bush Administration talking points on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Guantanamo detention center and wiretap surveillance

David Barstow of the New York Times has written the first installment in what is already a stunning exposé of the Bush Administration's most powerful propaganda weapon used to sell and manage the war on Iraq: the embedding of military

While pro-Tibet groups plan protests when the Olympic Torch procession gets to Canberra, the Australian capital, the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) have taken pre-emptive steps to minimize any unfavourable media coverage. Paul Maley reports that "only

NBC Universal and Omnicom's Media Group Digital are partnering to create online videos "that help advertisers sell their products." The first "Digital Studio" programs will include "a science-fiction series starring Rosario Dawson called 'Gemini Division' and a quirky comedy about

If they thought this was safe to breathe, what would it take for them to think something is dangerous?A federal appeals court in Manhattan has ruled that Christine Todd Whitman, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, cannot be

By Avelino MaestasWith voters heading to the polls in Pennsylvania today, some people might be wondering how the delegates in Pennsylvania are alloted. Well, Congresspedia has you covered! Pennsylvania will send 187 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August,

Plastic bag wasteThe Progressive Bag Alliance, the American Chemistry Council and Wal-Mart Stores were among the parties who successfully lobbied Democratic Pennsylvania State Representative Lisa Bennington to weaken a bill she introduced that would have phased out the use of

NEI coasterSwiss auto racer Simona De Silvestro isn't only "the second woman in the 34-year history of the Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda to win a race with her victory in the Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic