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About Danny Schechter

 

Danny Schechter is a veteran reporter and film-maker. A US citizen, reported on the 1968 student protests from London and Paris. He blogs at Newsdissector.com blog and writes for AlJazeera and other websites. He made the film Plunder on Wall Street’s, The Crime of Our Time. Comments to dissector@mediachannel.org

 

 

 

Articles by Danny Schechter

Monday 28th November

Occupy Wall Street is All Over The Media: But for How Long?

The important role of the media in making or breaking political movements has not been changed that much by the Facebookisation of news. But the protesters don't see it, because their news habits have been socialised

The movement moves on: what happens after Zuccotti Park

From Manhattan, what happened in the aftermath of the New York Mayor's action to clear the Occupy Wall Street protest, and what needs to happen next
Wednesday 14th May

The threat of better journalism? Responding to David Loyn

‘Peace journalism’ is a healthy alternative to the skewed coverage the world has seen of the war in Iraq, says News Dissector Danny Schechter. Brushing it off with a cry for ‘truth’ and ‘objectivity’ ignores all the real problems of reporting in today’s big business media world.
Wednesday 31st October

Before the deluge

When war clouds loom, music is more than soundtrack or solace: it is a necessary reminder of our common humanity. Don’t let the censors rule.
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