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[from The Parallel YOUniversity's UP!]
THE FREE PRESS OR ELSE! MEDIA BOYCOTT
DEMOCRACY CANNOT WORK WITHOUT A FREE PRESS

The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.
--William Colby, former CIA Director

Well, the press is clearly being (forced to be) much more open and honest about the fantastically swelling Peace Movement around the world. Here’s our analysis of how the Brit press covered the hugest protest in global history.

BEST & MOST ACCURATE COVERAGE IN THE MIRROR AND THE INDEPENDENT!

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO SWITCH TO THE MIRROR IF U R INTO TABLOIDS, AND THE INDEPENDENT IF YOU’RE INTO BROADSHEETS.
SPREAD THE WORD!!!
SPREAD THE TRUTH!!!
SPREAD THE PRESS CONTENT ANALYIS BELOW!!!
LET THE PRESS THEMSELVES KNOW!!!

we don’t have the time or staff to develop this further. which funded org is going to take on this vital task?!


UK PRESS COVERAGE CONTENT ANALYSIS
The Sunday Mirror 2M SAY NO Are You Deaf Mr Blair? 7 pages total. Inside headlines: LISTEN TO US! / YOU ARE NOT GOD / PROTEST VIRGINS.
EDITORIAL: Two Million People Put Their Case.
VERDICT: 10. Good accurate long shot fotos. Double spread on first time middle class voters. ANTI WAR

The Independent on Sunday MILLIONS MARCH FOR WORLD PEACE. BIGGEST POLITICAL PROTEST IN BRITISH HISTORY ON A DAY WHEN ORDINARY CITIZENS STOOD UP TO BE COUNTED ACROSS THE WORLD
5 pages total. Inside headlines: THE DAY MIDDLE ENGLAND MARCHED WITH THE MILITANTS + NO WAR AGAINST IRAQ + ARE YOU LISTENING PRIME MINISTER?
EDITORAL: Millions Show This Is A War That Mustn’t Happen
VERDICT: 9. Fotos, articles on march VERY ACCURATE. Other articles and commentary accurate and sympathetic. ANTI-WAR

Mail On Sunday 1,500,000 SAY NO TO WAR 3 pages total. Inside headlines: People of Britain Vote for Peace + ‘If Blair thinks this is it, he’s so wrong’
EDITORIAL: (a different subject)
VERDICT: 7 Excellent crowd shots. But editorial doesn’t cover march, and few pages are given to it. ANTI WAR, but could change

The People SPICE GIRLS BACK TOGETHER 2 pages total., inside & only headline: 1 IN 50 BRITS MARCH
EDITORAL: Blair on brink of disaster if he stands by Bush
VERDICT: 6 Round-up of global demos. ANTI-WAR

The Observer ONE MILLION AND STILL THEY CAME 2 ½ pages total. Inside headline: PEOPLE POWER TAKES TO THE WORLD’S STREETS
EDITORAL: We Must Not Rule Out War
VERDICT: 5 Fotos, headlines, articles on march REASONABLE. Other articles and editorial PRO-WAR and insulting.

Sunday Telegraph BLAIR WARNS MARCHERS OF BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS AS UP TO ONE MILLION JOIN BIGGEST PUBLIC PROTEST IN BRITISH HISTORY 3 pages total. Other front page headline: Trendies, toffs, .students and men with impressive beards marching for Saddam.
EDITORAL: GIVE WAR A CHANCE
VERDICT: 4 1 excellent long-range foto of crowd, but numbers downplayed and motives sneered at while pretending professionalism.. PRO-WAR.

The Sunday Times - FIVE MILLION MARCH AS BLAIR CALLS FOR TOPPLING OF SADDAM MIDDLE ENGLAND MASSES IN LONDON 4 pages total. Inside headlines: PROTEST BRINGS WORLD OUT ONTO STREETS
EDITORIAL: This Is A Just War
VERDICT: 4 Fotos focus on arty ‘student’ types while crowd shots suggest lesser numbers. Front story turns out to be Blair’s reasons for war, and mentions ‘at least 750000’. Headline in earlier edition has A DIVIDED NATION, which is shamelessly untrue since, by every poll, the UK is 6:1 against war. PRO WAR..

Sunday Express “BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS” BLAIR’S SHOCK OUTBURST 4 ½ pages total. Inside headline: One Million Say: Don’t Go To War
EDITORAL: Blair’s First Fight Must Be For Hearts of Protesters
VERDICT: 3 Shots of international protests, numbers often downplayed, marchers’ motions respected but expected to change. PRO-WAR.

News Of The World Small Front Page Headline: YOU’RE WRONG Blair Tells 750,000 3 ½ pages total. Inside headline: 3 MILLION PROTEST FOR PEACE ACROSS GLOBE
EDITORAL: Prime Reason To Battle On
VERDICT: 1 1 because they did cover it, even on front page under EASTENDER KAT GOES TOPLESS. Fotos misleading, numbers shamelessly understated, articles and editorial PRO-WAR. Right wing cant & gibberish.

posted by LoZo 4:09 PM