An Egyptian-American reporter 'embedded' with Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet, gives a fascinating insight into their coverage of the Iraq War and the personalties who made it, as well as face to face chats with American liasion officers and other members of the press corps. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials, eventually bombed for failing to follow the American line and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as foota
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JOHN PILGER DOCUMENTARIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (1979)
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'Year Zero - The Silent Death of Cambodia', 'Nicaragua - A Nation's Right to Survive', 'Burp! Pepsi v Coke in the Ice Cold War', 'Flying the Flag - Arming the World'.
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JOHN PILGER DOCUMENTARIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (1979)
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'Vietnam - The Quiet Mutiny' (1971), 'Death of a Nation - The Timor Conspiracy' (1994), 'Inside Burma - Land of Fear', 'Welcome to Australia'.
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JOHN PILGER DOCUMENTARIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (2003)
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'Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq' (2000), 'Palestine is still the Issue' (2002), 'Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror' (2003)
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JOHN PILGER DOCUMENTARIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (2004)
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'Stealing a Nation' (2004), 'John Pilger at the Guardian Hay Festival' (2006)
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MANUFACTURING CONSENT: NOAM CHOMSKY AND THE MEDIA (1992)
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This film showcases Noam Chomsky, one of America's leading linguists and political dissidents. It illustrates his message of how government and big media businesses cooperate to produce an effective propaganda machine in order to manipulate the opinions of the United States' populace. Travelling with Chomsky through Canada, Japan, Europe and across the USA, the documentary bears witness to a tireless man informing, challenging, and being confronted by the public and the press. Fascinating, distu
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OUTFOXED (2004)
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‘Fast, Fair and Balanced'. So the FOX News credo goes. This compelling (if slightly overcooked) documentary about the systematic bias inherent in Murdoch's Neo-Conservative news channel is a must see to anyone with a passing interest in how They take Their news over There. From explaining how FOX's misinformation led to a massive percentage of its viewers believing there was a proven link between Iraq and Al Quaeda to a sensational interview with the belligerent Bill O'Reilly chastising the son
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SALVADOR (1986)
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A totally brilliant movie. A down on his luck photo-journalist and his 'out for kicks' buddy head down to El Salvador to earn some money and have a good time. They soon find themselves caught-up in a bloody civil war. Violent, compelling and politicaly right-on. The best thriller for years! See it.
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UNCOVERED: THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR (2003)
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A helpful little documentary charting the run up to the Iraq war and the controversies that surround it. This film features interviews with some of the major players in the conflict, with additional arguments provided by political scientists and commentators of the day, including George W Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Scott Ritter and Ray McGovern. The main focus of the film is on the misuse of information or 'intelligence', as they like to call it, and the apparent inconsistencies in the off
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