(2014/10/03) Structural failures that lead us to war (Media)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 3 October 2014
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Edition #865
Today we look on in horror as the media once again leads us to war and we examine the underlying reasons why the media will continue to fail us
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Chris Matthews, John MccCain March To War - @jimmy-dore Show - Air Date: 9-6-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: John Mccain In Hell - Halloween
Ch. 4: Act 2: How the Media Bankrolls Pro-war Pundits - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 09-16-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Masters of War - Dylan
Ch. 6: Act 3: Media Practically BEGGING For War - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-11-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Wonder No More - No Sign of Regret
Ch. 8: Act 4: The way we war - @TheDailyShow - Air Date: 9-25-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good People - In Between Dreams
Ch. 10: Act 5: Making Sure The News Is Selling - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date: 8-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: All Natural - All Natural
Ch. 12: Act 6: Native Advertising - @LastWeekTonight with John Oliver - Air Date: 8-3-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Diet Coke - Emotions of Steel
Ch. 14: Act 7: @BeaconReader - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 16: Act 8: The danger of hot sexy news - @NoahBlumenthal at @TEDxUNLV - Air Date: 05-05-14
Ch. 17: Final comments on why conservatism and comedy are incompatible
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Independent Journalism Innovation -- @BeaconReader
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Sources/further reading:
This is what old media stalwarts suggested a couple years ago (seriously): "Save The New York Times” via HuffPo
"How to Survive the Death of Print Media” via Forbes
"Why The Death Of Print Publications Should Have Us All A Bit Worried” via Business Insider
"Who says print is dead?” via The Guardian (Spoiler alert: everyone)
"Lazy Journalists Aren't to Blame for Death of Print” via Bloomgberg
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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| 0:21.6 | week tonight with John Oliver, Activism from Best of the Left, and A Ted Talk by Noah |
| 0:26.4 | Blumenthall. |
| 0:27.4 | I don't know if you heard, but the ISIS, they'll be heading a lot of foreign journalists |
| 0:33.4 | right in an attempt to terrorize us, to make us crazy and start to make decisions out |
| 0:38.4 | of fear, right? |
| 0:39.7 | That's what terrorism is. |
| 0:40.7 | They want you to make decisions out of fear, which is the worst place to make decisions. |
| 0:45.0 | Turns out Chris Hardball has been freaking out over this just like the terrorists want |
| 0:48.8 | him to. |
| 0:49.8 | And he had a guy on. |
| 0:50.8 | Here's what he's talking about. |
| 0:52.2 | He can't get over. |
| 0:53.2 | Well here, let's listen to him. |
| 0:54.5 | What do we do to stop the beheadings? |
| 0:56.4 | He's like, what do we do to stop the beheadings? |
| 0:58.8 | The guy tells them, can't do anything. |
| 1:00.5 | You can't. |
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