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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 in the August edition of the Suva-based Pacific Islands Monthly newsmagazine, Michael Field cited a...

Doesn't 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 isn't his campaign out there highlighting some of these things? >> i mean, i don't even know to be honest with you, if those things are really making a difference. i think one of the biggest hurdles or issues, rather, for the mayor is that he doesn't hav...

In a first-year journalism program would know that is the key fact to know about the story, and they didn't include it. and i think that's completely indefensible and speaks to an agenda-driven piece and book. >> but you mean the authors of the book? >> yeah, yeah. >> but it's in the book. >> they wrote the piece. they wrote the piece. they didn't 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 done a story about how the main witness that blasey ford says would support her account and is a f...

>> again, maybe it's just inattention on part of the editors and didn't 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 didn't include it. and i think that's completely indefensible and speaks to an agenda-driven piece and book. >> you mean the authors of the book? >> yeah. >> but it's in their book. >> they wrote the piece. they wrote the piece. they didn't include this key fact from the book. and -- >> but, rich -- >> t...

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. you've decided to put your name forward for assistant democratic leader. what would you bring to that job? >> i'm 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 journalism program. i also graduated from that same program. dana, you know the central part of our count...