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SOLOMONS AUTHORITIES UNDER FIRE OVER MEDIA GAG Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/09/1999 - 00:00 (* See PMW items 2203, 2201, 2195, 2194. PIM website is at http://www.pim.com.fj) SUVA, Fiji Islands (August 4, 1999 – Pacific Media Watch/Pacific Islands Monthly/Pasifik Nius/Niuswire)---An international news agency reporter covering the recent Solomon Islands ethnic clashes has criticized the media gag and a "severe personality clash" among authorities as problems for journalists. Writing...

Doesnt have that many minorities out there vouching for him. but he does have quite a history with several black influential folks. as an intern he lived with a black family in the chicago area. he took part in a journalism program that exposed his white privilege as opposed to what impact other minorities were getting in chicago area. so why isnt his campaign out there highlighting some of these things? >> i mean, i dont even know to be honest with you, if those things are really making a diffe...

In a first-year journalism program would know that is the key fact to know about the story, and they didnt include it. and i think thats completely indefensible and speaks to an agenda-driven piece and book. >> but you mean the authors of the book? >> yeah, yeah. >> but its in the book. >> they wrote the piece. they wrote the piece. they didnt include this key fact from the book. and then -- >> but, rich -- >> there are other things in the book that are not highlighted. they easily could have do...

>> again, maybe its just inattention on part of the editors and didnt have anything to do about their feelings about kavanaugh, but the authors knew this key fact that any journalist, anyone in a first-year journalism program would know, that is the key fact to know about the story. and they didnt include it. and i think thats completely indefensible and speaks to an agenda-driven piece and book. >> you mean the authors of the book? >> yeah. >> but its in their book. >> they wrote the piece. the...

We have a whole slew of leadership openings. not just the speaker. the whip and the leader, assistant leader. >> dana: let me ask you that. youve decided to put your name forward for assistant democratic leader. what would you bring to that job? >> im a democrat in a trump district. i just won on tuesday night by 24 points. so i think i know how to navigate very tough regions of our country. i come from the heart land. i know you are a university of illinois spring field grad through the journal...

Side. thats not whats happening here. so, we are going to have -- which is also why you had so many people die in the first few minutes of this. >> yeah. >> but we have seen larger attacks. and you know, its ironic, just one year ago, almost to the day, i was in auschwitz on a journalism program when we had 500 americans shot with an equal weapon, you know, that killed almost 60 people. so, its a terrible situation, but you know, the problem here is easy access to these military-grade weapons wi...

Is a lawyers phrase. >> its a george orwell phrase. >> we teach no courses in our journalism program about alternative facts. >> youre either fact or not. >> we will flunk you if you use alternative facts. >> this is a struggle going on in the world right now. there are people who understand that if you can create a different understanding of reality you can change politics or anything else you want to deal with. the problem is when society needs to make real decisions about life and death, abou...

nrn n political commentator. you run a journalism program in new jersey. every minute spent covering trumps tweets, do you think thats a minute wasted when were not covering his actions or policies? >> every minute spent publishing them or reading them on the air creates a record. every minute spent not covering policy or everything the administration is about to start work on, thats time wasted. >> are we spending enough time fact checking what he is saying online? >> fact checking, yes, but...

Lawrence odonnell has lallegeda police coverup. i dont know if youll get an objective story. >> all those these are opinionated people and weve talked about sharp tal sharpton in the trayvon martins case. but you dont tune in without expecting the strong view points of the anchors. fox news firing back at msnbc jonathan alter over a serious allegation in his book, telling political most of what alter writes about is provably false and he needs to check into a first year journalism program or cou...

Bullying and healthy eating habits. the students also have a journalism program called teen connect. entertainers for education uses celebrity star power to encourage kids to stay in school because tonia believes students are inspired when they have a chance to connect with successful people who look like them and have a similar background. even though she has four kids of her own, she says as long as she has life and health, her mission will always be to help others. so for increasing education...