This remarkable column by NPR ombudsman Alicia Shepard reveals the depths to which the once great news network has sunk in its efforts to curry favor from the right wing.
Shepard is responding to the criticism from NPR listeners over the network’s refusal to use the term “torture” when referring to Bush-era interrogation techniques. Glenn Greenwald [...]
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NPR sides with Dick Cheney on torture
Posted in Media, tagged NPR, torture on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Movie review: Frost/Nixon
Posted in Entertainment on June 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Year of release: 2008
Starring: Frank Langela, Michael Sheen, Matthew Macfadyen, Sam Rockwell, Oliver Platt
Director: Ron Howard
Viewing: Netflix DVD
Frost/Nixon is an engaging film about the aftermath of the Watergate scandal and David Frost’s subsequent interview with the disgraced ex-president, Richard Nixon, three years later. The film features strong performances and is surprisingly compelling, considering that it [...]
