General and Misc. works about Journalism and Mass Communications

The Agronomist

Tells the story of Haitian national hero, journalist, and freedom fighter Jean Dominique, whom Demme first met and filmed in 1986. As owner and operator of his nation's oldest and only free radio station, Dominique was frequently at odds with his country's various repressive governments and spent much of the 80's and early 90's in exile in New York, where Demme continued to interview him over the years. Dominique fought tirelessly against his country's overwhelming injustice, oppression, and poverty, but it was his shocking and still-unsolved assassination in April of 2000 that gave the director the impetus to assemble more than a decade's worth of material into a celebration of this dynamic man's life and legacy. Directed by Jonathan Demme. 2005. 91 min. DVD 4002

America's Least Wanted

Criminologists, media critics and other experts discuss the forces behind crime hysteria in the United States, why American prisons don't work, the economic costs of crime and the large social and economic impact of white collar crime. c1997. Dist.: Paper Tiger TV. 26 min. Video/C 5821

Amos and Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

Takes a fond look at the controversial radio and television show and attempts to determine if the series was a positive first step for Blacks into the world of entertainment or not and examines the events that led to the show's expulsion from the airwaves in 1966 after complaints from civil rights activists. Highlighted with rare clips of radio show creators Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, and hilarious clips from the Amos n' Andy TV series. Commentary by Alvin Childress, Ernestine Wade, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Redd Foxx, Marla Gibbs, and Henry Lee Moon. 1983. 60 min. Video/C MM1157

And Nothing But the Truth

Discussion of document and fiction in filmmaking. How does fiction affect our perception of reality and understanding of truth? And how much of a so-called documentary is really document? These blurry lines are explored in a variety of documentary, fiction and hybrid films while filmmakers are questioned about their chosen tactics. 1996. 52 min. Video/C MM403

Becoming Barbie.

This documentary provides a compelling look at body imageissues and the role the media plays in promoting certain ideals for women. It examines eating disorders that have become commonplace in society and looks at the influence of the Barbie doll on young girls. Powerful media images, in particular in the fashion and advertising industry, serve as a backdrop for insights into the virtually impossible and highly dangerous physical goals that so many women strive to achieve. It also explores the new world of modelling in which models in video, film and photographs are sculpted by computer technology presenting images to emulate that are not even totally human. Includes interviews with teenagers and professionals working with eating disorder patients. Dist.: Moving Images. 1993. 47 min. Video/C 4544

bell hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation.

Bell Hooks makes a compelling argument for the transformative powers of cultural criticism. She demonstrates how learning to think critically was central to her own self-transformation and how it can play a role in students' quest for a sense of agency and identity. Includes footage from many films and music videos, and news coverage. c1997.61 min. Video/C 4970

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Ben Bagdikian Reads San Francisco Bay Area Dailies

Dist.: Paper Tiger TV. Video/C 2576

Berkeley Writers at Work: Orville Schell, Fall 2000

A brief lecture by professor and author Orville Schell followed by an interview in which he discusses his writing process. 80 min. Video/C 7882

Biography of a Biography: Writing the Life of William Randolph Hearst

David Nasaw, author and professor at City University of New York, lectures on the noted California newspaperman and national political figure, William Randolph Hearst. Concludes with questions from the audience. A lecture presented in Dwinelle Hall, University of California Berkeley for the Friends of The Bancroft Library, April 7, 2001. 61 min. Video/C 7916

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords.

"Too long have others spoken for us". A History of African-American newspapers and journalism from the mid-19th century through the 20th century. With commentary by historians, newspaper cartoonists, journalists, and photojournalists, tells of the struggles against censorship, discrimination and for freedom of the press. Produced and directed by Stanley Nelson.1998. 86 min. Video/C 5445

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Blast 'Em

In the spirit of People magazine and Entertainment Tonight, an entertaining documentary about the frenzied competition among paparazzi for celebrity photos. The film focuses on Victor Malafronte, a young photographer who aggressively pursues his celebrity prey. 1992. 103 min. Video/C 5393

The Business of Newspapers (1978)

Correspondent Hughes Rudd examines the past, present, and future of the newspaper business. Discusses problems such as newspapers' editorial politics and news coverage being dictated by economic consideration, cities that have only one newspaper, and papers that are bought by special interest groups. 43 min. NRLF B 3 969 208

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

The story of the life and death of author Hunter S. Thompson, an American master whose gonzo reportage defined an era, while his depraved appetites forged a legend. Features interviews with Thompson, his childhood friends, his wife and those who worked with him. Includes footage from the biographical films "Where the Buffalo Roam" and "ear and Lothing in Las Vegas." Directed by Tom Thurman.2007. 77 min. DVD 8631

Buying Into Sexy

A report on how marketers, especially in the clothing industry, are selling a grown-up, sexy image to pre-teen girls. This program follows the daily lives of tween girls, recording their perceptions of fashion, celebrities, boys and themselves. Interviews with both concerned and clueless parents are included, as well as a glimpse into corporate decision making that impacts tween culture. Conversations with Candie's CEO and a hard look at MuchMusic programming practices enhance this social analysis. Dist.: Films Media Group. c2007. 26 min. DVD 8870

Civil Rights Movement: Primary Sources.

Dist.: Films Media Group.

Clinton and the Law. Clinton High was the first school in Tennessee to desegregate -- an experience that led to chaos and violence. This program reports on the town's efforts in 1957 to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's mandate in the face of coercive opposition. Footage of the Rev. Paul Turner preaching brotherhood and John Kasper expounding in his rhetoric of intolerance creates a vivid portrait of the times. Other individuals add their views, rounding out the picture of a community's successful struggle to reestablish law and order. Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on January 6, 1957 on See It Now. 55 min. Video/C 7362

Mississippi and the 15th Amendment. A college student, a schoolteacher and a fellow of the National Science Foundation were all three ruled illiterate by the local circuit clerk and ineligible to vote. Filmed in 1962, this program reveals the double standards and the dangers faced by African-Americans registering to vote in Mississippi. Interviews with local officials, segregationists, lawyers, clergy and citizens on both sides of the color line expose what amounted to a tacit conspiracy to deprive certain people of their constitutional right to stand up and be counted. Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on September 26, 1962 on CBS Reports. 57 min. Video/C 7363

The Color Line on Campus. For most U.S. colleges today, racial diversity is a goal -- but almost nine years after the Brown decision, it was quite another story. This 1963 program features interviews with James Meredith and other African-American students who broke ground and tradition at universities in the South. Faced with attitudes ranging from passive tolerance to violent rejection, each had achieved enrollment, but not acceptance. Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on January 25, 1963 on CBS Eyewitness News. 30 min. Video/C 7364

After Ten Years: The Court and the Schools The 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling made it clear that segregation would not be tolerated and that states must comply with federal law. In this program, filmed ten years after Brown, news correspondents report on the mixed progress made toward integrating public schools in Nashville, New Rochelle, New Orleans and Prince Edward County, Virginia. Stumbling blocks such as faculty segregation, busing and segregational zoning are examined. A discussion featuring Attorney Gen. Robert Kennedy, Gov. of Georgia Carl Sanders and Roy Wilkins of the NAACP concludes the program. Reporters: Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Martin Agronsky, Charles Kuralt, Harry Reasoner.+ Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on May 13, 1964. 58 min. Video/C 7365

Segregation -- Northern Style In many places above the Mason-Dixon Line, a subtle form of bigotry was at work during the early 1960s, resisting the efforts of Afro-Americans to buy homes in historically white neighborhoods. In this 1964 program, Mike Wallace reveals the fallacies, attitudes and weak legislation that contributed to de facto segregation in the North by tracking the unsuccessful compaign of a middle-class black family to buy in upscale New Jersey. The positive contributions of fair housing and civil rights groups are also presented. Reporter: Mike Wallace. Originally aired on the CBS Television Network in 1964. 58 min. Video/C 7366

Black Power -- White Backlash When the radical wing of the civil rights movement began equating redress with rebellion rather than nonviolent protest, "Black power" became the rallying cry. In this program, filmed in 1966, Mike Wallace explores public sentiment during that turbulent period by assessing the attitudes, opinions and reactions on both sides of the color line. Interviews with major figures of the movement discussing black militancy, economic power, fair housing, nonviolence, and the tensions in Cicero, Illinois, the Selma of the North capture the fervor of 1966. Reporter: Mike Wallace. Originally aired on the CBS. 56 min. Video/C 7367

Constructing Public Opinion: How Politicians and the Media Misrepresent the Public

The media regularly use public opinion polls in their reporting of important news stories. But how exactly do they report them and to what end? In this interview, Professor Justin Lewis demonstrates the way in which polling data are themselves used by media to not just reflect what Americans think but instead to construct public opinion itself. Addressing issues such as the role the media play in "manufacturing consent" for political elites, what polls really tell us about public opinion, and what Americans actually think about politics, the program provides a new way to think about the relationship between politics, media and the public. 2001. 31 min. Video/C 8761

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Consequences of Confidential Sources: Jail?

Host: Orville Schell; Commentary, Judith Miller (NYT journalist), Lowell Bergman (UCB. prof. of Journalism) A discussion between New York Times reporter Judith Miller who is facing up to 18 months of jail time for "contempt of court" after refusing to reveal her sources and Lowell Bergmen, adjunct professor at the Graduate Schoool of Journalism, UCB. Bergman, a long time producer for the television news program CBS's 60 Minutes, is one of the founding members of the Center for Investigative Reporting. Recorded by Educational Technology Services, University of California, Berkeley on March 17, 2005. 60 min. Video/C MM482

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A Conversation with Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag, the renowned writer and human rights activist, talks with Bill Moyers about her book Regarding the pain of others. They discuss how the images of war affect people's perception of reality, and other aspects of her life and career. Narrator, Bill Moyers. A segment from the PBS television series A world of ideas originally aired in 2003. Dist.: Films Media Group. 48 min. DVD 6602

Corporation with a Movie Camera

A compilation of old U.S. corporate promotional and advertising films dating from the 1920s designed to illustrate how perceptions of Third World Countries are shaped by the modern media. It interweaves excerpts from corporate sponsored films such as "Sumatra, Island of yesterday" (Goodyear Tire and and "Assignment Venezuela" (Creole Petroleum Corp.) with literary texts, poetry and dramatic segments to show how public relations media functions in the creation of culture mythology. Dist. Cinema Guild. 1992. 34 min. Video/C 6921

Covering the South. National Symposium on the Media and the Civil Rights Movement, April 3-5, 1987 / University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture.

Six panel discussions by print and television journalists who do an in-depth examination of how coverage by the news media influenced the Civil Rights Movement and the historical revolution it spawned. Many personal anecdotes are related by Caucasian and Afro-American journalists of their experiences covering the movement including becoming targets of threats and violence. Approximately 86 min. each.

Birth of the Movement, World War II through the 1950's. covers the early years of the movement including such events as the Montgomery bus boycott, the integration of Central High in Little Rock, James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi and the murder of Emmett Video/C 3760

The Mass Movement, 1960-64. Part I. This panel covers the events of 1960-1964 including lunch counter sit-ins, the Freedom Riders, the Birmingham riots, continuing civil unrest in Little Rock and Selma and James Meredith's continued matriculation at the University of Mississippi. Video/C 3761

The Mass Movement, 1960-64. Part II. Continues the coverage of events of 1960-1964 including commentary on the murder of Emmett Till, sit-ins, Freedom Riders, riots in Atlanta with particular commentary on the new young educated black leadership which emerged during the struggle typified by Martin Luther King Jr. Video/C 3762

The Political Movement, 1965-67. Covers the events of 1965-1967 including commentary on the Selma-Montgomery Freedom March, the impact of the signing of the National Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the ensuing Watts Riots which expanded the Civil Rights movement from the South to include all of America. Video/C 3763

The Bottom Line, the Decision Makers.97 min. Video/C 3764

Aftermath, 1968 to the Present.This panel examines the current issues of civil rights, what has changed and what has not changed; issues which have become much more complex in the ensuing 25 years. 113 min. Video/C 3765

Covering China

Bruce Dunning, China correspondent for CBS News, discusses the quality of TV news coverage of foreign affairs and the problems reporters face when covering news in China and presents his views on China's political climate and foreign policy. Interviewed by Harry Kreisler and Andrew Stern, director of the Broadcast Journalism Program, U.C. Berkeley. 55 min. NRLF B 3 969 263

C-SPAN: Adventures in Democracy.

2004. DVD 5135

C-SPAN and the Judiciary. Moderator, Nicholas Lemann ; panelists, Martin Garbus, Brad Meltzer. Evaluates the arguments for and against cameras in federal courts -- including the Supreme Court -- and imagines the impact that C-SPAN could have on the nation's judiciary process if it were allowed to adapt its legislative model to the judiciary system. Produced by the Museum of Television and Radio.

Radio: Preserving the Presidency. Moderator, Josh Mankiewicz ; panelists, Richard Reeves, Jack Valenti. In this seminar panelists focus on audio/visual materials of the Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan administrations that have been preserved and made accessible by C-SPAN and presidential libraries. They consider how this information adds to our knowledge of the Johnson and Reagan presidencies and what these tapes reveal about national security, foreign policy and the executive process.

C-SPAN and Congressional Hearings. Facilitator: Albert Eisele ; guest panalists: Bill Bradley, Alvin Felzenberg, John Fund, Peter Hart. C-SPAN opened the dialogue between the public and Congress by televising congressional hearings live. The recorded telecasts also serve as an accessible historical record of testimony, raising the bar on witness accountability. Here panelists discuss the influence of C-SPAN's televised coverage of United States congressional hearings on the nation's political consciousness.

Book-TV: Promoting Citizens' Literacy. Moderator, Neal Gabler ; panel, Joni, Evans, Martin Garbus, Todd Gitlin, Mitchell Kaplan, Sam Tanenhaus. Through the television program "Book-TV," aired each weekend on C-SPAN, the network has significantly fueled the literacy movement in this country, creating a greater interest in books on history, politics, and public affairs. This program examines Book-TV's impact on the democratic process -- how by creating a national forum for dialogue about books on these subjects, it has helped to develop an informed, engaged citizenry.

CultureJam: Hijacking Commercial Culture

Pranksters and subversive artists attempt to cause a bit of brand damage to corporate mindshare. "We follow three outlandish jammers: media tigress Carly Stasko, Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping, and Jack Napier with the Billboard Liberation Front. Armed with the tools of their trade, these jammers hijack, subvert and reclaim corporate media space. 2001. 52 min. Video/C MM67

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Current Events.

Social commentary about the news media (depicting various human rights scenes) and how it permeates the lives of individuals and whether or not the populace at large responds to it in an appropriate way. 1989. Video/C 2011

Current Events, 1950's Style: 1951/1952.

Contains: Nixon's "Checkers" speech (9/23/52) -- See it now (12/23/51) -- See it now (2/24/52) -- See it now (6/29/52). In the "Checker's speech" Richard Nixon responds to accusations of receiving illegal campaign contributions. See It Now produced in the 50s by CBS, though not television's first public affairs program, was surely its most significant. Hosted by Edward R. Murrow, it was the first public affairs show to use its own film footage instead of newsreel; no interviews were rehearsed and it pioneered the use of field producers, who supervised the filming on location. Its first show on Nov. 18, 1951 marked the first commercial coast-to-coast television broadcast. c1985. 112 min. Video/C 7142

Current Events 1950s Style, II.

Contents: Plymouth news caravan (4/18/55) -- Plymouth news caravan (4/20/55) -- You can change the world (1952) -- The White House Story (1961). A compilation of television news programs from the 1950s and 1960s. Includes two episodes of Plymouth news caravan, an early television news program produced by NBC with host John Cameron Swayze. You can change the world is a promotional program for the Christophers, a movement that tried to recruit good people into jobs important to society such as education. Jack Benny and other Hollywood stars show their support for the movement. The final program is a tour of the newly renovated White House hosted by Mrs. John F. Kennedy. She discusses the historical elements of the building and furnishings. c1985. 113 min. Video/C 7143

Dan Rather: Is the Media Failing in America?

A San Francisco Chronicle Herb Caen Lecture featuring Dan Rather, who was anchor and managing editor for the CBS Evening News for 24 years, and now serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes and hosts and produces long form programming examining major global topics and events for the Discovery Channel, will be in conversation with Orville Schelll, Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism. Often referred to as "the hardest working man in broadcast journalism," Rather lives up to the description. His recently published seventh book, The American Dream, chronicles the stories of a wide cross-section of Americans, describing how they achieved their versions of the American dream. April 25, 2006, Auditorium Wheeler, UC Berkeley.

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Dateline Afghanistan: Reporting the Forgotten War

As the United States and its allies engage in a continuing battle to free Afghanistan of its ties to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, many journalists from around the world cover the ongoing conflict. Noted journalists from The New York Times, the BBC, Time, and The Washington Post as well as others reveal the daily personal and professional pressures they face. Learn how female reporters get the story despite the harsh restrictions placed on women in the country and how the U.S. military presence both aids and hinders journalists in their efforts to give fair and balanced coverage. Producer and director, Bill Gentile 2006. 54 min. DVD 8598

Democracy on Deadline: The Global Struggle for an Independent Press

This documentary profiles journalists in the U.S., Russia, Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe and the Middle East as they struggle with government censorship, commercial pressures, and dangerous conditions in covering international events. Presents a comprehensive, worldwide look at journalists working in different media and various languages, as they attempt to speak truth to power. Directed by Calvin Skaggs. 2006. 114 min. DVD 6691

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Dishonors Awards

An "Awards banquet" by leading American conservatives to recognize the most biased coverage by reporters of the 1990's, and to "honor" the decade's worst reporting. Includes awards for the wackiest analysis, for the impugning of the character of Clinton's adversaries, for media hatred of conservatives and other issues. As award winners were not present personally to accept their prizes, certain high-profile conservatives were called to the podium to accept for them. Contents: Award 1. How do I hate the gipper? Let me count the ways award / Ed Meese accepting for winner John Leonard -- Award 2. Politics of meaninglessness award / Lyn Nofziger accepting for winner Elaine Shannon -- Award 3. Presidential kneepad award for the best journalistic Lewinsky / John Fund accepting for winner Nina Burleigh -- Award 4. Corporal cueball Carville cadet award / Bob Tyrrell accepting for winner Evan Thomas -- Award 5. Damn every conservative we can think of to hell award / Ollie North accepting for winner Bryant Gumbel -- Award 6. I'm a compassionate liberal but I wish you were all dead award / Clarence Thomas accepting for winner Julianne Malveaux. Presented at the Monarch Hotel in Washington, D. C. on December 9, 1999. 89 min. Video/C 8164

Does the United States Have a Truly Free Press?: Or Is It as Obedient as Media Under Direct Government Control?

Panel: Mark Danner, Adam Hochschild, Jonathan Mirsky, Peter Molnar. One of an ongoing series held at the FSM cafe to generate critical discussion about contemporary social and political issues. Four panelists discuss definitions of freedom of the press and compare and contrast press freedom in China and Central Europe with that in America. Recorded May 3, 2002 at the Free Speech Movement Cafe, University of California, Berkeley. Sound/C 1525

End, Media at the Tipping Point

Dist.: Films Media Group. 2006.

The End of TV Puts the future of conventional television in question, as the increasing popularity of YouTube, video blogs, Internet-based newscasts, Slingbox, and made-for-mobile content offer viewing alternatives. Explores whether, or when, nontraditional video and citizen journalism will topple commercial television; and looks at how New Media is changing the way video is both created and consumed. 23 min. DVD 8864

The End of Print Multiple points of view are represented by blogosphere luminaries Cory Doctorow and David Pescovitz (Boing Boing), Markos Moulitsas Zuniga (Daily Kos), and Heather B. Armstrong (Dooce); representatives of The New York Times; Bob Stein, director of the Institute for the Future of the Book; intellectual property attorney Fred von Lohmann for the Electronic Frontier Foundation; Brewster Kahle, a digital librarian with the Open Content Alliance; and Internet icons Jimmy Wales and Craig Newmark. 23 min. DVD 8865

The End of Radio Today's teens still listen to a lot of music, but it doesn't come from conventional radio. This program takes the pulse of an industry that seems to be on the verge of dying as the shortcomings of airwave radio are measured against internet radio, podcasting, satellite radio, and HD radio. 23 min. DVD 8866

Eric Sevareid's "Not So Wild a Dream": A Personal Memoir(The American Experience)

Covers the autobiographical experiences of Eric Sevareid from his days on the North Dakota prairie to the college peace movement days of the 1930s to his days as a journalist in Europe in the 1940s. c1988. 58 min. Video/C 1529

Exposures of a Movement.

Profiles black photojournalists during the Civil Rights Movement in North and South Carolina. On the front lines, these black photographers took a lot of chances and suffered the same fire hoses and German Shepherds as everyone else. Performer: Alex Rivera, Cecil J. Williams, Count Jackson, James Peeler, George Shinhoster, Jack Claiborne, Thomas Battle, Andrew Young, David Goldfield, Charles Jones, Harvey Gantt, Todd Duncan, Diane Curtain, Thomas Johnson. 1996. 27 min. Video/C 4633

The Eye of the Dictator.

Examines the use of film and particularly the weekly newsreel to inform, disinform, and persuade Germany during years of the Nazi regime. The program takes an in-depth look at the way Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, controlled the work of German film cameramen and how he manipulated their work to great effect both as propaganda and as art. c1995. 55 min. Video/C 6903

Eye on the Media: Business and the Press

A discussion of relations between television newsmen and business executives. Participants (television and print journalists, corporate and public relations executives, lawyers and government officials) address such issues as "checkbook journalism," media's use of consultants, concerns of big business that they may be subjected to journalists' "hatchet jobs," and whether business people should cooperate with the press. Excerpts from a nine-hour seminar recorded live in Princeton, New Jersey. Moderator, Charles Nesson ; participants, Dan Rather, Geraldo Rivera, Mike Wallace, and others. 1982. 48 min. Video/C MM561

Fear and Favor in the Newsroom.

Examines the need to protect freedom of the press and investigative journalism in the United States when newspapers and television stations are owned and influenced by large corporations hostile to media exposure. Examines case studies of investigative journalists who have been dismissed or forced to resign because of "too aggressive" journalistic practices and cases of censorship mandated by television and print media management.

"Fear & Favor in the Newsroom demonstrates how ownership of the press by a small corporate elite constricts the free flow of ideas and information on which our democracy depends. The testimony of some of the nation's most distinguished journalists - including four Pulitzer Prize winners - shatters the myth perpetrated by the media themselves that editorial decisions are made "without fear or favor." Internalizing the lessons of spiked stories, demotions and firings, journalists quickly learn to censor themselves rather than aggressively pursue stories which might conflict with the interests of their corporate employers. Fear & Favor in the Newsroom provokes important questions and discussions about ownership of the 'free press.'" 1996. 56 min. Video/C 4474

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Feed.

A highly realistic look at political campaigning from an angle that makes many of the facts funny, while underscoring the seeming fawning reliance of American politics on television coverage. Highlights what politicians do while waiting to speak rather than the content of their speeches. 1992. 75 min. Video/C MM197

The First Amendment in a Digital Age [sound recording]

Originally presented on National Public Radio program Justice talking. Host, Margot Adler. Recorded at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., in 2005, this program examines the reasons for both safeguarding and limiting speech. 45 min. Sound/D 235

Free Speech for Sale: A Bill Moyer's Special.

This program examines the effect money has on free speech and political debate. In our society large corporations are increasingly able to drown out opposition by buying large amounts of air time, while their opponents are silenced by their lack of money. From North Carolina's hog industry to the defeat of the McCain Tobacco Bill to the passage of the Telecom Act of 1995, this program investigates the consequences for our democracy as media outlets are increasingly coming under control of only a few corporations. Dist.: Films Media Group. 1999. 57 min. Video/C 6369

The Great Tradition of Photojournalism (La grande tradition du photo-reportage)

Henri Cartier-Bresson -- William Klein -- Raymond Depardon -- Mario Giacomelli -- Josef Koudelka -- Robert Doisneau -- Edouard Boubat -- Elliott Erwitt -- Marc Riboud -- Leonard Freed -- Helmut Newton -- Don McCullin. A collection of films examining twelve contemporary photographers--their work, their points-of-view, their secrets of creation. 2000. 156 min. DVD 4635

Grrlyshow

A documentary about girl-zines and the small magazines (known as zines) created primarily by young women and girls, who share a strong feminist perspective. Explores the culture of zines and this new generation of young women who are taking control of a corner of the media pie by self-publishing their own magazines. Directed by Kara Herold. c2001. 18 min. Video/C MM1183

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He Called Himself Surava (Er nannte sich Surava)

This documentary tells the story of Peter Hirsch alias Surava, editor in chief of the legendary German-language Swiss weekly "The Nation," who became the personification of anti-Nazi resistance in Switzerland. Arrested, sentenced, dragged into court time and again on the most absurd charges, he was a victim of antisemitism and an unprecendented campaign of defamation which reduced him to a life of poverty and suffering. 1995. 80 min. Video/C 8038

He Never Wrote "30": A Glimpse Into the Life of Antonio Zumel

Antonio Zumel was a Filipino journalist, political exile, and modern-day revolutionary with a legacy in promoting and defending press freedom. He was an outstanding newspaperman, trade unionist and activist, who became an editor and union officer of the Manila Daily Bulletin, National Press Club president, and a member of the first Preparatory Commission of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in 1971. When martial law was declared in 1972, Tony joined the revolutionary underground movement, helping to publish two underground papers. In 1986, when Marcos was overthrown Tony surfaced to become a NDFP's peace negotiator with the Aquino government. In 1989, Tony went abroad to act as adviser to the NDFP Peace Negotiating Panel and to seek support for the peace talks. He applied for political asylum when the Philippine government discovered his presence in Europe. Tony was elected chairman of the NDFP in 1990 in absentia, and was elected honorary chairman of the NDFP in 1994. 2004. 50:32 min. DVD 5139

Images in Media

The pictures in our heads that define who we are and help us neatly categorize others are increasingly shaped by newspaper, magazine, film, and TV images. To convey a message quickly, these images often rely on stereotypes and primal reflexes that can foster in an audience an inordinate fear of violence, racial and ethnic prejudices, diminished self-worth, and even eating disorders, as young women attempt to mimic the look of high-fashion models. This program is a behind-the-scenes look at the media's image-makers, from the first photographers to today's Madison Avenue wizards, and asks some disturbing questions about the self-selected few who hold a distorted mirror up to society. Dist.: Films Media Group. 1998. 28 min. Video/C 7291

Independent Intervention: Breaking Silence

A documentary about the importance of independent media in times of war and corporate control of the media. It contrasts the mass media's coverage of the invasion of Iraq with non-embedded independent investigative reporting and shows the brutal realities of war. Through discussions with media experts, the film investigates important issues and systems that govern today's information flow and shows how these systems reveal themselves in times of political turmoil and war. Producer & director, Tonje Hessen Schei. 2005. 75 min. DVD 8304

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Introduction to the End of an Argument

Combining news soundbytes, movie clips and documentary footage shot in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the filmmakers critique Western-based representations of Arab culture. The artists cleverly mimic the Western media tableau in an exhilarating mix of fragmented stereotypes from mainstream movies to prime-time news. A film by Elia Suleiman and Jayce Salloum. 1994. 41 min. Video/C 3627

Iran: The Cyber Dissidents

Documents the recent history and current state of the reformist movement in Iran. Discusses how the internet has given new life to a reformist movement that has deteriorated due to threats of arrest, imprisonment, torture, and death. Primarily follows Farid, a "cyber-dissident" who has become a leader of the opposition via his website. 2005. 26 min. DVD 4646

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Jean Claude Martineau on Images of Immigration: Haiti

Haitian poet and historian Jean Claude Martineau comments upon the problem of Haitian emigration to the United States and its coverage by the American media. Dist.: Paper Tiger TV. 1993. 27 min. Video/C 3640

Journalists Under Fire: Vietnam & Iraq

Symposium at UC Berkeley

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Last Images of War

Program is about four international photojournalists: Jim Linelof (USA), Andy Skrzypkowiak (United Kingdom), Naoko Nanjo (Japan), and Sasha Sekretaryov (USSR), who went to Afghanistan during the Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan (1979- ) and were killed while covering the war. The film explores the personal and professional motivations and ideals of the three men and woman journalists, intercut with footage to tell a larger story about the ongoing human tragedy of war. c1992. 64 min. Video/C MM887

Law of the Land

CBS legal affairs reporter Fred Graham discusses the complexities of national coverage of legal issues by the media. 1981. Video/C 665 NRLF #: B 3 969 340

Legacy of a Kidnapping: Lindbergh and the Triumph of the Tabloids

A Documentary tracing how today's tabloid journalism evolved from one of the landmark events of American mass communications -- the Lindbergh kidnapping case. 2000. 56 min. Video/C 7196

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Looking at America from Abroad: A European Media Perspective

A panel discussion by European journalists discussing the future of the Atlantic Alliance and how the war with Iraq is precipitating shifting political alliances and the balance of power worldwide. Also examines how the War in Iraq has been reported by the European media. Moderator: Orville Schell; Panel: Federico Rampini (La Repubblica), Patrick Jarreau (Le Monde), Annette Levy-Willard (Liberation), Anthony Gooch (Great Britain), Godfrey Hodgson (Oxfore Univ.). A Berkeley Webcast event; sponsored by the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley. 2003. 4/3/03 110 min. Video/C 9509

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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media.

Explores the political life and times of the controversial author, linguist and radical philosopher, Noam Chomsky. Highlighting his analysis of media, Chomsky focuses on democratic societies where populations not disciplined by force are subject to more subtle forms of ideological control. A film by Mark Achbar and Peter Wintonick 1994. 167 min. DVD 2211; also VHS Video/C 3440

Herman, Edward S. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. New York: Pantheon Books, 1988. Main Stack P95.82.U6.H471 1988)

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Antush, John C. "Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media." (movie reviews) Monthly Review v45, n9 (Feb, 1994):47 (6 pages).

Breeden, Kathy. "Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media." (video recording reviews) Library Journal v119, n18 (Nov 1, 1994):121.

Canby, Vincent. "Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media." (movie reviews) New York Times v142 (Wed, March 17, 1993):B3(N), C17(L), col 1, 13 col in.

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Mattick, Paul, Jr. "Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media." (movie reviews) Cineaste v20, n1 (Wntr, 1993):42 (2 pages).

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McLibel: Two Worlds Collide

A documentary of two individuals who took on the McDonald's Corporation. Using interviews with witnesses and reconstructions of key moments in court, the film examines the main issues in the libel trial-- nutrition, animals, advertising, employment, the environment--and the implications for freedom of speech. In the process of this longest trial in English history, the defendants faced infiltration by spies, secret meetings with corporate executives, 40,,000 pages of background reading and a visit from Ronald McDonald.

"Banned in the UK. The film McDonald's does not want you to see! McDonald's spends $1.8 billion a year on advertising. At the same time it tries to suppress any other information about its operations reaching the public. This is the story of how one such attempt at censorship turned into a public relations disaster. McLibel is the dramatic and inspiring story of how two ordinary but principle people took on one of the world's most powerful global corporations. It is also a highly informative examination of the global food business, addressing issues such as the manipulation of children through glossy advertising, the promotion of an unhealthy diet, the exploitation of workers, the environmental damage caused by agribusiness, and the cruelty inflicted on animals in the production of commodities such as "Big Macs." You will never look at a hamburger in the same way again!" 1997. 53 min. Video/C 6607

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Mao: The Real Man

"The century's greatest political mysteries explained! The strange history of Maos' Chicago gangster brother and evil doppelganger revealed! And what about those recent sitings of Elvis and the beatific 103 year old Mao in a Dubuque K-Mart? Film maker Szilveszter Siklosi's hilariously demented brand of historical revisionism interweaves "real" history, carefully edited archival footage, fake "expert witnesses,"and straightfaced academic blather to demonstrate that in an age of electronic reproduction, anything is possible and everything is dangerously close to believable." (G. Handman, American Libraries, March 1997) 1994. 54 min. Video/C 4637

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Martha Rosler Reads Vogue

As Rosler leafs through the Vogue Magazine, the ads and the feature articles become indistinguishable. Her axaggerated parody of television commercials for elegant products gradually shifts to direct criticism. Dist.: Paper Tiger TV. 1982. 28 min. Video/C 2193

McLuhan's Wake

Marshall McLuhan, one of the 20th century's most famous intellectuals realized the impact the digital age would have on our social, economic and ideological selves. Now, twenty years after his death, in the midst of an era of Internet, virtual and wired technologies, this documentary explores the enduring hold of his message through archival footage of McLuhan speaking and teaching, family photographs, original animation and digital effects. Dist: National Film Board of Canada. c2002. 94 min. Video/C MM388

The Media and Democracy in the Arab World.

Reports on the Arabic television news station, Al Jezeera, "the CNN of Arabia". Dedicated to freedom of speech, AL Jezeera has earned the admiration of the West and the ire of the Arab nations. The program includes clips of Al Jezeera's news programs and reports as well as interviews with the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and some of Al Jezeera's reporters, editors, and directors. Dist.: Films Media Group. c2000. 45 min. Video/C 7839

Media & Human Rights. [Part 1]

First segment: Reports on the lack of media independence in post-communist Hungary where broadcast media are under attack by the government for its "liberal bias." Second segment: A story on the growing number of journalists who are killed while on assignment throughout the world. Third segment: A profile of the world's most unusual radio station--Belgrade's B-92-- which mixes music with anti-war activism in Serbia's capital. Segment from the television program Rights & wrongs broadcast May 28, 1994. Video/C 6711

Media & Human Rights. [Part 2]

Contents: [Pt. 1] A right to know? -- [Pt. 2] Noam Chomsky and the media. First segment: This segment examines the question is there a "right to know?" through an indepth look at the media's shrinking coverage of international news and its impact on human rights. Concludes with a discussion with controversial media analyst Noam Chomsky. Second segment: A look at the role of new tools and technologies -- low-cost video cameras, computers and the Internet -- in human rights activism, a phenomenon which some have termed "weapons of mass communication." Segment from the television program Rights & wrongs broadcast May 14, 1996. Video/C 6732

Media by Milosevic

Describes the career of the brutal Yugoslavian dictator Slobodan Milosevic and his use of mass media to gather support for himself and extreme Serbian nationalist activities, through two wars and beyond. The program illustrates how, once in office, Milosevic performed an intricate balancing act, controlling information and the media to safeguard his reign and accomplish his ends--including concentration camps and ethnic cleansing. Featuring exclusive interviews with former Milosevic associates, loyalists, dissenters, his wife Mira and Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper, this is a startling portrayal of one of the darkest reigns of the past 50 years. Dist.: Films Media Group. 2006. 57 min. DVD 8696

The Media and the Images of War

Do violent images in movies and on TV provoke real violence? Movies and television have helped transmit from generation to generation a series of myths about war, peace, weapons and the use of force. The impact of such values are explored in this program. First broadcast as a segment of the television series: America's defense monitor on July 7, 1995. Washington, D.C. : Center for Defense Information. 29 min. Video/C MM916

Media Ethics

Is a politician's personal life fodder for the front page? If a CD has strongly antisocial lyrics, should the record label consider its impact on children? News professionals and executives from NBC, CBS, Capitol-EMI Records and Mercury Records speak out about these issues and other ethical dilemmas their industries face ... The need for honesty and fairness, the subtle pressure of commercial interests, and the lure of sensationalism are discussed in this frank investigation of the pressures and circumstances that make up the context of media ethics. Dist.: Films Media Group. 1997. 28 min. Video/C 7293

Media Rights and Responsibilities

The media have established new outposts in the frontiers of taste that were thought impossible 25 years ago: sexually explicit and violent movies, "Gangsta" rap music, tabloid journalism, and all in the name of First Amendment rights and giving the public what it wants. But with these rights come responsibilities that are seldom respected. What leverage can society use to put curbs on the more outrageous forms of media expression while retaining a respect for creativity and freedom of expression? This program looks at all of the issues surrounding the media's pursuit of the advertising dollar vs. its responsibility to exercise concern for the public good. Dist.: Films Media Group. 1998. 28 min. Video/C 7292

Merchandising Murder: the O.J. Simpson Industry.

It's been called the trial of the century -- former football star O.J. Simpson facing charges of murderinghis wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. But is the trial itself the cause of all the fuss or has the event been manufactured by the media and merchandisers seeking to exploit the case? Film examines the huge million dollar industry which has sprung up to cash in on the compatible with the rights of the accused in a nation where murder seems to pay for everyone but the victims. 1994. 48 min. Video/C 4085

Mickey Mouse Monopoly

Takes a close and critical look at the animated films produced by the Disney Company and the cultural values and assumptions propagated in terms of race, gender and class. Includes contributions from cultural critics, media scholars, child psychologists, educators and children. Contents: Disney's media dominance -- Disney's gender representations -- Disney's race representations -- Disney's commercialization of children's culture. c2001. 52 min. Video/C 7751

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[Murrow, Edward R.] The Best of Person to Person

Host: Edward R. Murrow. The television series "Person to Person" which was central to the career of Edward R. Murrow as a developer of modern American journalism, introduced audiences to the private lives of celebrated figures. 90 min. Video/C 2923

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[Murrow, Edward R.] The Best of See It Now

Contents: Korean War -- Desegregation in the South --Eisenhower/Taft election -- Quality of American schools -- Peacetime uses of atomic energy -- Discussion with the scentists who discovered nuclear energy -- Flying into the eye of Hurricane Edna -- Flooding of the Missouri River -- Conversation with Carl Sandburg -- Marian Anderson's goodwill tour of Asia -- Two American originals: Grandma Moses and Louis Armstrong. Edward R. Murrow; host, Mike Wallace.

Hosted by Mike Wallace, this documentary presents original footage from the CBS See It Now television series in which Edward R. Murrow documented the news of the previous week, inviting viewers to witness history and to meet the people directly shaping events. Originally broadcast in 1991. 90 min. DVD 4010; also VHS Video/C 7182

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This Reporter

[Murrow, Edward R.] Current Events, 1950's Style: 1951/1952.

Contains: Nixon's "Checkers" speech (9/23/52) -- See it now (12/23/51) -- See it now (2/24/52) -- See it now (6/29/52). In the "Checker's speech" Richard Nixon responds to accusations of receiving illegal campaign contributions. See It Now produced in the 50s by CBS, though not television's first public affairs program, was surely its most significant. Hosted by Edward R. Murrow, it was the first public affairs show to use its own film footage instead of newsreel; no interviews were rehearsed and it pioneered the use of field producers, who supervised the filming on location. Its first show on Nov. 18, 1951 marked the first commercial coast-to-coast television broadcast. c1985. 112 min. Video/C 7142

[Murrow, Edward R.] Harvest of Shame.

Shows the degradation and exploitation of millions of migratory farm workers in the United States. Spokesmen for the groups present their views, both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen. 1960. 54 min. DVD 4008; also VHS Video/C 356

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This Reporter

[Murrow, Edward R.] The McCarthy Years.

Narrated by Walter Cronkite, this documentary turns back the clock to the 1950s, a time when the country lurched into a murky period of blacklists and witch-hunts for alleged communists, all led by a young Senator named Joseph McCarthy. Murrow made a controversial series of broadcasts that challenge McCarthy's abuses of power, which -- as this program investigates -- signaled the emergence of television news as a highly influential force in American life. DVD 4009; also VHS Video/C 3167

Transcript of Murrow's "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy." [See it Now CBS-TV, March 9, 1954)]

Transcript of McCarthy's rebuttal to Murrow [See it Now (CBS-TV, April 6, 1954)]

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The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News

Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky discuss their comprehensive framework for understanding how the news is produced and in whose interests it works. They argue that the news media is subordinated to corporate and conservative interests and is not liberal.

Pt. 1. The filters of news: the propaganda model & agenda setting -- the ownership filter -- the advertising filter -- the sourcing filter -- the flak filter. -- Pt. 2. Domestic issues: the healthcare debate -- the attack on social programs -- the coverage of labor and business. -- Pt. 3. International issues: anti-communism & market celebration (Yeltsin and reform in Russia; attacking the Cuban revolution) -- dictators and democracy (Saddam Hussein; Suharto in Indonesia).

"Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky demolish one of the central tenets of our political culture, the idea of the "liberal media." Instead, utilizing a systematic model based on massive empirical research, they reveal the manner in which the news media are so subordinated to corporate and conservative interests that their function can only be described as that of "elite propaganda." Part One outlines the key notion of the "filters" through which the process of news passes, ensuring that what emerges for public consumption reflects the interests that control journalistic practices. Part Two focuses on several examples of how coverage of key domestic issues shapes public understanding. In Part Three, Chomsky and Herman examine the way that international issues are framed by the media to reflect the interests of political and economic elites." 1997. 60 min. DVD 4890; also vhs Video/C 5743

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The Nation Erupts.

An experimental view of the Los Angeles rebellion, this video explores the media depictions and omissions around the beating of Rodney King. Going beyond the nightly news soundbytes into the rage of urban communities throughout the nation, this tape demystifies the riots and lends a human face to the national rage. Also contains footage on community initiatives to stop the violence, Black and Korean organizing for peace, and the undercovered Latino community's response to the beating. 1994?. 58 min. Video/C 3625

The Need to Know

Through the Paul Bernardo murder case, this video explores the role of the media in creating, directing, editing and also ultimately limiting the details delivered to the public about horrendous acts of violence. Under pressure to perform and create the top selling story of the day, journalists wrestle with the morality and their own personal revulsion of human behavior. Interviews with top journalists and TV anchor people from both Canada and the United States reveal some of the deeper issues of giving the 'news' to the public. Dist.: Filmwest Associates. 2002. 45 min. Video/C 9758

No Hop Sing, No Bruce Lee: What Do You Do When None of Your Heroes Look Like You?

Various Asian Americans relate how they had to assimilate and adapt to a dominant white society in America. Asian American actors discuss ethnic identity, mass media stereotyping and their subservient roles in the mass media. Film excerpts and actor interviews: Danger Island, Peter Lorre -- Year of living dangerously, Linda Hunt -- Auntie Mame, Yuki Shimoda -- Pink Panther strikes again, Herbert Lom -- Seinfeld, Dom Magwili -- Sixteen candles, Gedde Watanabe -- Bonanza, Victor Sen -- Green Hornet, Bruce Lee -- Flash Gordon, Max von Sydow -- Hook, Dante Basco -- Big trouble in Little China, Dennis Dun, James Hong -- Kung Fu, David Carradine -- American ninja, Guich Koock -- Fiendish plot of Fu Manchu, Peter Sellers -- Under the rainbow -- Seven faces of Dr. Lao, Tony Randall -- Marlow, Bruce Lee -- Terror of the Tong, Christopher Lee -- Karate Kid, Pat Morita -- Teahouse of the August Moon, Marlon Brando. Dist.: Video Data Bank. c1998. 28 min. Video/C 7022

No Sex, No Violence, No News: The Battle to Control China's Airwaves

Examines the battle to control China's television airwaves. Working with a government that allowsnothing of social or political import to be broadcast, entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia bring their full complement of consumerism and mindless entertainment to the millions of Chinese greedy for a glimpse of the outside world. 1995. 55 min. Video/C 8787

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Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause

Linguist, intellect, and activist Noam Chomsky discusses and reflects on the state of the world including the War in Iraq, September 11th, the War on Terror, media manipulation and control, social activism, fear, American foreign policy, and more. Directed and edited by Will Pascoe. 2005. 39 min. DVD 3778

Not Black or White

Examines the stereotypical ways in which Asian women have been depicted in the media and how three nationally acclaimed Asian American actresses challenge and defy those concepts in their creative work and careers. c1999. 20 min. Video/C 7716

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Nothing But the Truth

Director Mark Steven Shepherd was a CNN cameraman covering the 1996-97 O.J. Simpson civil trial when he became interested in the eccentric group of people who frequented the sidewalks outside the courtroom. In this film, the viewers see what he witnessed, without narration or commentary. c2001. 60 min. Video/C MM708

The O. J. Simpson trial. Pt.1, Background and Opening Statements

Coverage of background information and opening statements before Judge Ito in the televised trial of O. J. Simpson for the murders of his former wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman on June 12, 1994. 60 min. Video/C 4084

Onward Christian Soldiers.

A Dutch filmaker explores the phenomenal growth and influence of the Christian Right, not only on American politics and diplomacy, but also on American culture. She follows its leaders, Bob Billings, director of the Moral Majority, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and Jimmy Swaggart and other TV evangelists to show how the electronic pulpit reaches a mass audience. 1995. 50 min. Video/C 4562

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Our Brand is Crisis

Follows James Carville, Jeremy Rosner and a team of political consultants as they launch a media-savvy campaign for Bolivian presidential candidate Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada. With unprecedented access to think sessions, media training and the making of smear campaigns, witness a shocking example of America 'spreading democracy' overseas and its earth-shattering aftermath. Directed, produced and written by Rachel Boynton. 2005. 87 min. DVD 6733

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Documentary on the reported conservative bias of Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "fair and balanced," and the dangers inherent in large corporations controlling the public's right to know. Includes interviews with former FNC employees and media experts. Produced and directed by Robert Greenwald. 2004. 78 min. DVD 2838; vhs Video/C MM1097

Lekatsas, George. " Outfoxed: Robert Greenwald's Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism is another documentary that has managed to be financially successful while deliberately taking an overtly political stance on the subject matter it is investigating." Australian Screen Education 38 (Spring 2005): p60(3). (1863 words) UC users only

Trbic, Boris. "'Control room' and 'outfoxed'.(In the Realm of the Political Subtext)(Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism)." Australian Screen Education 37 (Winter 2004): 16(3). UC users only

Weaver, David. "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism.(Movie review)." Political Communication 22.3 (July-Sept 2005): 421(2)

Paint it Black: Anarchism, Urban Uprising, and the Mainstream News Media

A documentary made in response to the corporate media's portrayal of anarchists since the anti-corporate globalization protests and riots against the WTO in Seattle. There is some excellent dissection of media footage of anarchists, along with an attempt to theoretically frame strategies of anti-capitalist resistance, the Black Bloc and problems of race and the other. Written, directed, produced and created by Jessica Lawless. MA thesis project at Clarement Graduate University, 2001. 56 min. Video/C MM1138

Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land: U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites-- working together with Israeli public relations strategies-- exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combines American and British TV news clips with observations of analysts, journalists, and political activists to provide insight into the nature of the Occupation and factors that have distorted North American media coverage and, in turn, public opinion. Narrator: Loretta Alper. Commentary: Arik Ascherman, Hanan Ashrawi, Noam Chomsky, Robert Fisk, Neve Gordon, Hussein Ibish, Karen Pfeifer, Alisa Solomon, Gila Svirsky. c2003. 80 min. Video/C MM44

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Playing Unfair

It has been 30 years since Title IX legislation granted women equal playing time, but the male-dominated world of sports journalism has yet to catch up with the law. Coverage of women's sport lags far behind men's, and focuses on female athletes femininity and sexuality over their achievements on the court and field. It has been 30 years since Title IX legislation granted women equal playing time, but the male-dominated world of sports journalism has yet to catch up with the law. Coverage of women's sport lags far behind men's, and focuses on female athletes femininity and sexuality over their achievements on the court and field. 2002. 30 min. Video/C8892

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Politics as Theatre: Theatre as Politics, 1/6/03

A conversation with David Edgar, internationally renowned British playwright who has worked in every genre including television and Mark Danner, professor of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. Here they discuss how world issues are covered in the American press and how they can be covered more effectively. 55 min. Video/C 9861

The Politics of Privacy

(Columbia University Seminars on Media & Society; Ethics in America; 11). A panel of prominent journalists and national politicians discuss the ethical responsibilities of journalists in report on the private lives of public figures, particularly politicians. c1988. 58 min. Video/C 1663

Politics, Privacy and the Press

(Columbia University Seminars on Media & Society; Ethics in America; 10). Columbia University Seminars on Media & Society. The hypothetical case of a presidential candidate's extramarital relationships provides the basis for a discussion by a panel of prominent journalists and national politicians of the ethical responsibilities of journalists in reporting on the he private lives of political figures. Video/C 1662

Presidents and Politics with Richard Strout(A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers)

Journalist Richard Strout reminisces about his career as a reporter covering Washington and the White House. Beginning with the administration of Warren G. Harding up to the Reagan administration, Strout has seen Washington grow from an unhurried southern town into a bustling international seat of government. 1984. 58 min. Video/C 870

Propaganda

This program focuses on dictators and spin doctors who shaped the perceptions of the masses in 20th century Europe. Archival news film and footage and historical photos spotlight the propaganda of the Russian Revolution, Nazi propaganda in World War II, the Gulf War, as well as the PR blitzes of Britain's political scene. Clips from propaganda classics Battleship Potemkin, The Triumph of the Will, and the Eternal Jew are also included. Dist.: Films Media Group.c2000. 29 min. Video/C 8397

Public Access: Spigots for Bigots or Channels for Change?

A series examining the controversy surrounding hate programming and First Amendment issues on public access cable television. New York : Deep Dish TV. 1990.

Public Access: Parts 1-4: Parts 1 & 2: Begins with a case study of Kansas City, Missouri where after a request by the KKK for time on the local access channel, the city council voted to give up their access channel rather than accept Klan programming. Includes interviews with activists, constitutional lawyers and compares the situation to other parts of the country. Parts 3 & 4: Focuses on the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white hate organizations, their tactics and ideology. Activists speak about the tradition of resistance to these organizations and to less overt forms of racism and bias. Contents: Pt. 1. The case of Kansas City / Dick Kurtenbach, Joe Van Eaton, Nicholas Johnson, Rev. Nelson Thompson, Alvin Sikes -- Pt. 2. Guess who's coming to public access: Anti-Klan speakout -- Race & Reason: a response -- Guess Who came to access? -- Report from Albuquerque -- Open forum on First Amendment and white supremacy / Don Knight -- Pt. 3. The empire strikes out, sometimes: Echoes of a nightmare -- Nazi Rally in Ann Arbor -- Interview with Tom Bishop -- Do you know how to play Dixie? -- Interview with Cornel West -- The new Klan: heritage of hate / Charles Evers -- Pt. 4. The empire strikes out, sometimes: Racism: the internal madness -- Who killed Vincent Chin? -- New Klan: heritage of hate -- Showdown in Atlanta -- Interview with Dhoruba bin Wahad, Chris Bratton & Annie Goldson. 112 min. Video/C 7696

Public Access: Parts 5-8: Opens with presentations on different perspectives on the notion that this is a multi-cultural and pluralistic society followed by a focus on racism initiated and fostered in the media. Parts 7 & 8: Focuses on organizing efforts across the nation, providing information about resources for activists concerned with combating racism and strengthening public access television. Contents: Pt. 5. Stirring up the myth of the melting pot: Color schemes / Shu Lea Cheang -- Flag / Linda Gibson -- La Conversacion / Coco Fusco, Guillermo Gomez-Pena. -- Pt. 6. Unpopular culture: Hype & stereotype in the media: Interview with Benetton Inc. re their ad campaigns -- Self-destruction / Colin Jessop, Che Che Martinez -- Re-reading the dragon -- Torn between colors / Through Our Eyes Video & History Project -- Media assassin / Art Jones. -- Pt. 7. Snake bite kit for access: Profile on the Southern Poverty Law Center -- ADL story -- Desecration in darkness: a community fights back -- Tips from Randy Ammon -- NFLCP announcement / Andrew Blau -- Police abuse myth or reality? -- Pt. 8. Snake bite kit for access: Profile of Center for Democratic Renewal -- Interview with Ann Ginger -- Walleye warriors -- Interview with Joe Van Eaton -- MLK -- Martin Luther King Forum -- Straight talk -- Issues seeking answers -- Napa Valley forum -- Forum on human rights -- Battle of Brooklyn Bridge. 112 min. Video/C 7697

Public Access: Parts 9-10: These final two segments show some American youth's response to racism and marginalization. Includes members of white supremacy groups and skinheads as well as youth resistance to recrutment by hate organizations, and the use of poetry and music to educate and agitate for change, such as the Civil Rights Rap. Contents: Pt. 9. Chain...chain...change: Interview with Lynora Williams of Center for Democratic Renewal -- La Skins: Interviews with S.H.A.R.P. / Caroline Seckinger -- Coalition for Human Dignity / Deborah M. Luppold -- Anti-Racist Action, Chicago / Bob Hercules. -- Pt. 10: Chain..chain...change: Rap with Dominoes / Derrick Maddox -- Media assassin / Art Jones -- Light as black rock -- We all belong -- Civil rights rap / Richard DeLaura, Peter Ladue, Thom Thacker -- Report from City College of New York -- Mob violence on St. Marks. 56 min. Video/C 7698

The Public Mind: Image and Reality in America

Examines the impact on democracy of our mass culture whose basic information comes from image-making, the media, public opinion polls, public relations and propaganda. Contents: Pt. 1. Consuming images / producer, director, writer, Gail Pellett -- Pt. 2. Leading questions / producer, Leslie Clark ; writers, Leslie Clark, Andie Tucher -- Pt. 3. Illusions of news / producer, director, writer, Richard M. Cohen -- Pt. 4. The truth about lies / producer, writer, Paul Kaufman 4 videocassettes (60 min. each) Video/C 1441 pt. 1-4

A Question of Evidence.

Presents testimony by key witnesses to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send O.J. Simpson to trial. Shows Court TV broadcast excerpts from the preliminary hearing before Judge Kathleen Kennedy Powell. Includes defense attorneys Gerald Uelman and Robert Shapiro, and prosecutors Willia Hodgman and Marcia Clark. c1994. 51min. Video/C 4083

Raindance: Media Primers

Contents: Paul Ryan's Proto Media Primer (1970, 16 min.) -- Ira Schneider's Media Primer (1970, 23 min.) -- Michael Shamberg's Media Primer (1971, 17 min.) Raindance's Media Primers reflect the group's iconoclastic theories of television and video, and their engagement with alternative and mass media, pop culture and the counter-culture. The themes addressed -- media manipulation, the camera's role in modifying individual behavior -- illustrate their experimentation with the technological and conceptual underpinnings of 1/2-inch portable video. Paul Ryan's Proto Media Primer includes scenes of Abbie Hoffman awaiting the verdict from the Chicago 7 trial and ironic man-on-the-street interviews. Merging alternative video and mass media, Ira Schneider's Media Primer juxtaposes cultural indicators -- television commercials, news footage, and Portapak documentation of countercultural events such as the Altamount rock concert. In Michael Shamberg's Media Primer, rhetoric and gestures are skewered as he examines the political structure of alternative media. 56 min. Video/C MM1170

The Religious Right

Bill Moyers and Kathleen Hall Jamieson discuss developments in the 1992 presidential campaign and analyze news coverage of the campaign. Moyers and a panel then look at the position of the religious right in the current campaign. VHS. c1992. 57 min. Video/C 3064

Remembering Life

Reporters, photographers as well as readers remember Life magazine and its impact on American public since it first appeared in 1936. 1984. 60 min. 3/4 in. U-matic Video/C 879

Reporters at War: War, Lies, and Videotape

It is said that in war, truth is the first casualty. This program examines the often-times confrontational relationship between America's media and the U.S. military and how, from the Vietnam War to Operation Iraqi Freedom, the two sides have tried to outwit and outthink eachother. Includes interviews with American journalists Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, and Peter Jennings and also with Jihad Ali Ballout, head of communications of Al Jazeera. Dist.: Films Media Group. 003. 46 min. DVD 4098

Reporting America at War

Explores the role of American journalists in the pivotal conflicts of the 20th century--and beyond. From San Juan Hill to the beaches of Normandy, from the jungles of Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, tells the stories of the reporters who witnessed and wrote the news from the battlefield. Features profiles of such distinguished historical figures as Richard Harding Davis, Edward R. Murrow, Ernie Pyle, Robert Capa, Martha Gellhorn and Homer Bigart as well as conversations with some of the most influential correspondents of our time. Dist.: PBS. c2004. 180 min. DVD 5852

Representation & the Media.

Stuart Hall, a renown public speaker and teacher, lectures on the central ideas of cultural studies--that reality is not experienced directly, but through the lens of culture, through the way that human beings represent and tell stories about the world in which they live. Using visual examples, Hall shows how the media--and especially the visual media--have become the key players in the process of modern story telling. c1997. 55 min. Video/C 4654
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Rhyme Pays: Hip Hop and the Marketing of Cool

As savvy teens lose interest in traditional forms of advertising, product placement in lyrics and music videos has become big, big business for manufacturers and rappers alike. Drawing on interviews with Russell Simmons, co-founder of Def jam Records; Camille hackney, of Elektra Entertainment Group; Damon Dash, CEO of Foc-a-fella Enterprises; media literacy advocate Debbie Gordon; and numerous Canadian rap artists, this program follows the money into the music/marketing arena. Originally aired on April 6, 2004 on the television program Marketplace. Dist.: Films Media Group. 2007. 58 min. DVD 8872

Rich Media, Poor Democracy

Demonstrates how journalism has been compromised by the corporate bosses of conglomerates such as Disney, Viacom and AOL Time Warner to produce a system of news that is high on sensationalism and low on information. They suggest that unless citizen activisim can reclaim the commons, this new corporate system will be characterized by a rich media and an ever impoverished poor democracy. c2003. 30 min. DVD 6447; vhs Video/C 9528

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The Rodney King Case: What the Jury Saw in CA v. Powell.

Presents the key portions of both the prosecution and defense cases. Condenses 150 hours of gavel-to-gavel coverage and includes the 81 second amateur videotape which recorded the events that occurred during the evening of March 3, 1991. 116 min. Video/C 2531

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Rodney King Decision-rioting, KPIX News Special Report.

5:00 news, 4/30/92. Filmed off air, reports on the protests and the riots. 60 min. Video/C 2377

Rodney King FBI Tapes.

Scenes from the beating of Rodney King by members of the Los Angeles California Police Dept. on March 3, 1991 at regular speed, slow motion, and in a computerized simulation study. 60 min. DVD 1248; also on VHS Video/C 2494

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Various real-time and slow-motion replays of the Rodney King incident

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Short clip showing a computer-generated 3D model of King interacting with a police officer.

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Comparison of computer-generated models of interaction between King and police with actual footage of the action. Shows vector and force analysis of FBI agent using baton.

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Seeing is Believing: Handicams, Human Rights & the News

Examines the increasing role of video footage taken by media activists around the world to expose atrocities and criminal activities. Looks at handicams and their role in the "new visual revolution" in: Nakamada land rights claims in the Philippines, the anti neo-Nazi movement in the Czech Republic, evidence of violence in the Congo, war crimes in Serbia and the battles of Greenpeace. 2002. 59 min. Video/C 9709

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Selling Out the First Amendment: The Collision of News, Entertainment and Politics

A discussion between John Carrol, editor and Exec. vice president of the Los Angeles Times and Michael Krasny of the radio station KQED-FM, on First Amendment issues and freedom and speech. Recorded by Educational Technology Services, University of California, Berkeley on February 19, 2004. 75 min. Video/C MM86

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Sexy Inc.: Our Children Under Influence /

Analyzes the hypersexualization of our environment and its noxious effects on young people. Experts criticize an unhealthy culture created by advertising and the media, and the many examples shown illustrate how children are reduced to consumers bombarded with images of girls treated as purely sexual objects. Dist.: National Film Board of Canada. 2007. 36 min. DVD 8891

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

Tells the story of the censorship battles of this groundbreaking comedy television program that became a hot bed of controversy, igniting laughter and social consciousness across a nation. Broadcast on CBS televison from 1967 until it was cancelled in 1969, the beloved hosts pioneered a turning point in American television history. Written & directed by Maureen Muldaur. 2002. 99 min. DVD 4175

Spin.

These excerpts from 500 hours of pirated "satellite TV feeds" taped by Springer during 1992 are a devastating critique of television's profound manipulativeness in the way it packages the news and politics. Includes pre-broadcast and post-broadcast footage from network sources (makeup sessions, off-camera discussions), broadcasts from various Presidential campaigns to local television stations and other sources of television never "broadcast". Illustrates the various uses of television by journalists, politicians, consultants and pressure groups to affect the political process, examining among others Pat Robertson's televangelism, the influence of television talk shows such as Larry King Live, the presidential race of 1992 and the Los Angeles riots after the Rodney King verdict. 1995. 57 min. Video/C 4509

Stories from the War Zone: Modern Combat Journalism

This program takes a gritty look at how news gets reported from the world's front lines. It follows Neil Macdonald, a 27 year veteran of TV journalism, in his daily coverage of events in Israel as Middle East bureau chief for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. While Macdonald discusses and demonstrates firsthand how to manage risk, deal with censorship, and meet ever-increasing demands for stories, other eminent journalists share their insights into combat reportage. Includes Morley Safer and Vietnam War correspondents Michael Maclear and Bill Cunningham. Dist: Films Media Group. c2003. 55 min. DVD 3017

[Stone, I.F.] Interview with I.F. Stone

Journalist and political critic I.F. Stone discusses the function of the free press and his career as a journist. September 17, 1970. 25 min. DVD 7419 [preservation copy]; vhs Video/C 2026

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Stranger with a Camera.

During the 1960s, filmmakers came to Appalachia to document the dire conditions of the region's poorest residents. The use of the striking images of poverty raised questions about whether media-makers with otherwise good intentions exploited and perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Appalachia. In 1967 this tension between media and community led Kentuckian Hobart Ison to kill filmmaker Hugh O'Connor. This film revisits this tragedy to explore the reason for the killing. Producer and director Elizabeth Barret. Dist.: Appalshop. 2000. 60 min. Video/C 7192

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Tabloid Frenzy

This documentary goes behind the scenes to chronicle the daily activities of the editors, writers, researchers and photographers at The Globe and other leading supermarket tabloid newspapers. Interviews with the journalists and other personnel reveals their working methods and journalistic philosophy. The film also traces the tabloids' historical roots, their legal battles, and the tabloids' influence on Television newsmagazine programs. Dist. Cinema Guild. 1994. 46 min. Video/C 5173

Television & the African American Experience, Civil Rights & Beyond: On the Front Lines: Television and African-American Issues

A three part satellite seminar series examining how television has covered and reflected black history and culture over the past fifty years. In this first segment panelists explore issues from the 1950s and 1960s and how television news has interpreted various racial issues and such divisive events as the Rodney King verdict and the confirmation of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California on November 7, 2001. 93 min. Video/C 8496

Television & the African American Experience, Civil Rights & Beyond: Images of African-Americans on Prime-time Television

A three part satellite seminar series examining how television has covered and reflected black history and culture over the past fifty years. In this second segment panelists examine the stereotypes of Amos 'n' Andy in the postwar era, the success of the Cosby show in the 1980s, and the recent trend of burgeoning networks concentrating on African-American-themed programming. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California on November 7, 2001. 93 min. Video/C 8497

Television & the African American Experience, Civil Rights & Beyond: Bebopping, Hip-hopping, & Slam-dunking: the Influence of African-American Endeavors in Music and Sports on Mainstream Culture

A three part satellite seminar series examining how television has covered and reflected black history and culture over the past fifty years. In this second segment panelists examine the stereotypes of Amos 'n' Andy in the postwar era, the success of the Cosby show in the 1980s, and the recent trend of burgeoning networks concentrating on African-American-themed programming. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California on November 7, 2001. 90 min. Video/C 8498

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press

A documentary on the life and work of George Seldes, America's most important press critic. The film includes archival footage of many of the 20th century's key events from Seldes's encounters with Pershing and Mussolini, to the tobacco industry and the "lords of the press," as it provides a fresh perspective on 20th century history, while raising profound questions about America's news media.

"Narrated by Susan Sarandon. 1996 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Tell the Truth and Run is the dramatic story of muckraking journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of American journalism. Through an examination of Seldes's encounters with Lenin and Mussolini, the tobacco industry, J. Edgar Hoover and the "lords of the press," Tell the Truth & Run provides a fresh perspective on Twentieth-Century history while raising profound ethical, professional and political questions about journalism in America. Seldes, interviewed at a lucid 98, is engaging, witty and still impassioned about his ideas and ideals. Ralph Nader, Victor Navasky, Ben Bagdikian, Daniel Ellsberg, Nat Hentoff and Jeff Cohen, among others, provide incisive commentary." 1996. 111 Video/C 5984

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Seldes, George. Tell the Truth and Run. New York, Greenberg [1953](Main Stack PN4874.S425.A3)

Terrorism: Freedom of the Press and National Security (Teleconference: the Museum of Television and Radio. Los Angeles, CA, 1998)

Panel: Mort Zuckerman (N.Y. Daily News), Richard C. Wald (ABC News), James D. Stewart (CBS News), Jeffrey Toobin (New Yorker), Steven Emerson (Filmmaker), Gideon Rose (Council on Foreign Relations). Host: Robert M. Batscha.

The last segment in a series of two satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television deals with reporting acts of terrorism. A panel of experts explore issues such as: What is the attitude of journalists towards terrorists? Has media coverage magnified the importance of terrorism out of all proportion? Has it served their propaganda? Does it prevent or complicate rescue missions? Is the journalist and the television camera the terrorists' best friend? This second segment focuses on these issues in relation to American journalism and terrorist cases in the United States. 1998. 90 min. Video/C 5410

This is Not Beirut.

Incorporating over 200 hours of film footage from Lebanon, this tape examines the representations of Lebanon and Beirut both in the West and the "Middle East". Between the two, the filmmaker mediates both worlds as an U.S.-based, "Westernized" Lebanese. A film by Jayce Salloum. Dist.: Third World Newsreel. 1994. 48 min. Video/C 3624

This is Edward R. Murrow

Highlights the career of newsman Edward R. Murrow, with excerpts from many of his most famous broadcasts including Murrow's confrontation with Senator Joseph McCarthy, and interviews with Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy and Carl Sandburg. Looks at his life as a war correspondent and his famous television documentary "Harvest of shame." 2005? 44 min. DVD 4581

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

Composed of film segments shot by over 100 media activists during the 1999 World Trade Organization's Ministerial meeting in Seattle when human rights activists, environmentalists, indigenous people, labor activists, fair trade proponents, people of faith, union workers, farmers, students and teachers from more than 700 organizations took to the streets to protest against the meeting. 2000. 60 min. DVD 3575; also VHS Video/C 7705

This Reporter

Presents a compellingly candid portrait of Edward R. Murrow's illustrious career and features rarely-seen clips from the CBS News archives and interviews with his esteemed peers. From his gutsy search of journalistic truths during the McCarthy era to his celebrated Person to Person chats with Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando, this in-depth documentary explores how Murrow's pioneering work left an indelible mark on American broadcasting. 113 min. 2005. DVD 4011

Thulani Davis Asks "Why Howard Beach?"

A discussion of how the Howard Beach incident is indicative of racism in the United States. Comments on the news media's superficial treatment of this and other recent racial incidents. Dist.: Paper Tiger TV.1987. 30 min. Video/C 2578

Toxic Sludge is Good For You: The Public Relations Industry Unspun.

Tracks the development of the public relations industry from early efforts to win popular American support for World War I to the role of crisis management in controlling the damage to corporate image. With commentary by PR critics the film analyzes the tools public relations professionals use to shift public perceptions including a look at the coordinated PR campaign to slip genetically engineered food past public scrutiny. c2002. 45 min. Video/C 9174

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Truth Merchants

What does it mean to live in a society where more and more news is being written with a PR agenda? This program examines both the power and the responsibility of public relations, along with the friction that often occurs between PR and the media in societies based on a free press. Experts on both sides discuss their professions, while offering penetrating insights into the dynamic overlap between their industries -- and the animosities between so-called spinners and hacks and their ever-increasing influence. Dist.: Films Media Group. 1999. 46 min. Video/C 7290

The Video McLuhan

Written & narrated by Tom Wolfe. Contents: 1. McLuhan videos 1958-1964 (51 min.) -- 2. McLuhan videos 1965-1970 (40 min.) -- 3. McLuhan videos 1972-1979 (43 min.) -- 4. Ohio State Univ. panel 1958 (30 min.) -- 5. Florida St. Univ. lecture 1970 (55 min.) -- 6. York Univ. lecture 1979 (31 min.).

Performers: Gilbert Seldes, Frank Kermode, Tom Snyder, Malcolm Muggeridge, Norman Mailer, Robert Fulford, Tom Brokaw, David Frost, Woody Allen.

Presents the most complete video record of communications theorist Marshall McLuhan. Using video footage from the 1940's to the late 1970's, this program traces the development of McLuhan's thinking and takes the viewer through McLuhan's rise to prominence on the world stage. McLuhan discusses and argues his themes in the classroom, on the lecture circuit, on TV talk shows and newsmagazine programs. 6 videocassettes (250 min.) Video/C 4503

Undercurrents

"The news you don't see on the news." Selected news programs from the Undercurrents News Network, an alternative outlet for documentary makers, animators, video activists and subverters, to give voice to those supporting positive social change." Contents: When the smokz clearz (3 min.) -- The Meatrix (4 min) -- Whose news? (15 min.) / interview, Martin Sheen -- Consumption (3 min.) -- Occupation [the Harvard living wage] / narrator, Ben Affleck (30 min.) -- Read my lips (3 min.) -- Hercubush (4 min.) -- Woomera breakout (7 min.). [Great Britain]: Undercurrents News Network, [2004?]. DVD 3604

The Visual Language of Broadcast News

Outlines the basic principles of visual design for effective news broadcasting. Illustrates a wide rangeof techniques through vivid examples aimed at providing students with a practical overview of video production. Consists of six segments ranging through camera movements to film editing and sound, that include explanations, depictions, common mistakes and handy tips. c2000. 31 min. DVD 1441

War Photographer

Photojournalist James Nachtwey has been very close to the subjects he photographs for over 20 years -- a time period in which he has not missed a single war. This documentary follows James as he goes from Kosovo to the West Bank to Indonesia in search of pictures he can publish. This committed, shy man, is considered one of the bravest and most important war photographers of our time. 2001. 96 min. DVD 2224

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War Spin: Media and the Iraq War

In this report John Kampfner, political editor for the New Statesman (London) skeptically analyzes the heroic reports of the ambush, capture, and rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, calling them misrepresentations designed to bolster weak support for the Iraq war effort. He also scrutinizes the controversial practice of embedding members of the newsmedia in military units and questions the sincerity, and overall informational value of the daily CentCom biefings in Doha. Originally broadcast in 2003 as a documentary from the BBC series: Correspondent. Dist.: Films Media Group. 2004. 46 min. DVD 3018

War, the Press and U.S. Power: Diplomacy and Conflict in the Post-9/11 World

Panel host: Orville Schell. A panel discussion with Strobe Talbott, former Deputy Secretary of State and president of the Brookings Institution, professor Mark Danner of the UCB Graduate School or Journalism and professor Peter Tarnoff, former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, two days before the beginning of the war on Iraq concerning American foreign policy and the impact and implications of the impending war. A Berkeley Webcast event ; sponsored by the Goldman Forum on the Press and Foreign Affairs and the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley, 3/18/03. 93 min. Video/C 9526

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Yap: How Did You Know We'd Like TV?

Documentary about the introduction of American television to the small Pacific island of Yap, examining the social and political impact that TV has had on the Yapese way of life. Considers whether, as some Yapese believe the introduction of television was designed to create dependency and promote U.S. cultural values in a strategically important island. A film by Dennis O'Rourke. Dist.: Direct Cinema. 1987. 54 min. Video/C MM261

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Explores the historic influence of the cable television Z Channel; showcases the important voice the station gave filmmakers; examines the great influence the channel had on modern cinema, independent filmmaking, and the development of cable television. Commentary: Robert Altman, Jim Jarmusch, Alexander Payne, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Verhoeven, Jacqueline Bisset, Theresa Russell, James Woods, F.X. Feeney. 2005. 120 min. DVD 4522

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ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings

Panel: (ABC News staff) Peter Jennings (anchorman), Paul Friedman (exec. producer), Kathryn Christensen (managing editor, senior producer), Tom Nagorski (senior foreign editor), Paul Slavin (senior program producer).

One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. In this film Peter Jennings, anchor and senior editor of the ABC world news tonight program and other editors and producers present the process of how the news is gathered and prepared for broadcasting. Includes a sample evening ABC newscast and a call-in question-and-answer session. This seminar is presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California" (November 18, 1998). 90 min. Video/C 5788

Al Jazeera: Voice of Arabia

Founded in 1996, Al Jazeera was the first 24-hour news channel in the Arab world. This documentary, shot on location in Qatar goes behind the scenes of this Arab independent satellite TV channel. Combining news footage, excerpts from various Al Jazeera programs, and interviews with executives, anchors and journalists, the film explores the paradoxes that emerge between the apparent orthodoxy of Arab societies and the journalistic freedom flaunted by Al Jazeera in a dictatorial culture which does not know the meaning of dialogue. 1993. 52 min. Video/C 9719

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And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (Developing Stories).

Using poetry, interviews, music, and clips from television shows, this film highlights the effects of American television broadcasts on local cultures in the Caribbean. The film looks at Cuba's attempts to produce locally-oriented broadcasting, and the response to this from the United States by introducing the anti-Castro station TV Marti. 1992. 50 min. Video/C 3870

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Beyond Good & Evil: Children, Media and Violent Times.

Intro: Where were you? -- A simple story -- Playing at war -- Constructing the enemy. "Full of poignant footage and moving responses from children, exposes how the media has been used to earn public support for the U.S.-led military campaign against Iraq. The news coverage, as well as movies, television shows and video games that have incorporated the narrative of war into their storylines, has an especially profound influence on children, who often bring both entertainment and real-world violence to their play. This video examines how the "good and evil" rhetoric, in both the entertainment and the news media, has helped children to dehumanize the enemies, justify their killing and treat the suffering of innocent civilians as necessary sacrifice." c2003. 37 min. DVD 6703

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Brian Winston Reads Black Sitcoms: Stereotypes and Lotsa Laffs.

Discusses the ways that black sitcoms reinforce stereotypical racial images, giving examples from The Cosby show. Dist.: Paper Tiger TV. 1985. 30 min. Video/C 2577

Call It What It Is: Paper Tiger TV-West Takes a Look at Domestic Violence and the Media.

By establishing a relationship between personal experiences with domestic violence and the media's coverage of the same issue, this tape challenges the viewer to examine the social forces which contribute to violence against women and children in the home. Film explores the ways the media's representation of domestic violence tends to obscure the seriousness of this social epidemic. Dist.: Paper Tiger TV. 1993. 30 min. Video/C 3639

The Changing Dynamics of Terrorism on Television. (Teleconference: The Museum of Television and Radio. Los Angeles, CA, 1998)

Performer: Panel: James F. Hoge (Foreign Affairs), David Nicholas (Independent Television News), Chaim Yavin (Israeli Public Television), Dore Gold (Israeli ambassador to the U.N.), Garrick Utley (CNN). Host: Robert M. Batscha. One in a series of two satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television deals with reporting acts of terrorism. A panel of experts explore issues such as: What is the attitude of journalists towards terrorists? Has media coverage magnified the importance of terrorism out of all proportion? Has it served their propaganda? Does it prevent or complicate rescue missions? Is the journalist and the television camera the terrorists' best friend? This first segment focuses on these issues in relation to terrorist cases in Great Britain and Israel. 90 min. Video/C 5409

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

Featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV's disturbing depictions of working class people as either clowns or social deviants, stereotypical portrayals that reinforce the myth of meritocracy. Directed by Loretta Alper. c2005. 62 min. DVD 4912

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Color Adjustment.

Written by Marlon T. Riggs and performed by Ruby Dee. A historical view of stereotypical depictions of African-Americans in television and through that depiction traces the roots of racism and race relations in America. c1991. 1991. 58 min. DVD 3047; also VHS Video/C 2145

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I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs. Video/C 4463

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Control Room

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian casualties as well as footage of American POW's, the station has revealed everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration does not want the public to see. A seminal documentary that explores how "Truth" is gathered, presented, and ultimately created by those who deliver it. 2004. 86 min. DVD 3101

Al-Arian, Abdullah. "Control Room .(Movie Review)." Political Communication 22.1 (Jan-March 2005): 133-3.

Arthur, P. "Control Room." Cineaste v. 29 no. 4 (Fall 2004) p. 44-6 UC users only

Klein, Julia M. "Whose news? Whose propaganda? Inside Al Jazeera on the eve of the Iraq war.(Documentary)("Control Room")(Movie Review)." Columbia Journalism Review 43.2 (July-August 2004): 54(2). UC users only

Trbic, Boris. "'Control room' and 'outfoxed'.(In the Realm of the Political Subtext)(Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism)." Australian Screen Education 37 (Winter 2004): 16(3). UC users only

Walters, B. "Control Room." Sight & Sound v. ns14 no. 9 (September 2004) p. 57 UC users only

Countdown(Ammo for the Info-warrior)

Ralph Nader remix: A Beastie Boys remix of Green Party Presidential candidate Ralph Nader's blistering critique of the news media and the current state of American politics. 2002. Video/C MM76

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Creating Jewish Characters for TV.

One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. This film explores the creation and characterization of Jewish characters presented in television sit-coms and dramas through comments by the creators of "Thirtysomething," "Chicago hope," "Relativity," "Northern exposure," and "Seinfeld." This seminar is presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California. 1998. 61 min. Video/C 5744

Creating Prime-time Drama: Party of Five.

Panel: Christopher Keyser, Amy Lippman, Mark B. Perry, Ken Topolsky, Lisa Melamed, Scott Wolf. Host: Ron Simon.

One in a series of satellite seminars which investigate how prime-time television is conceptualized and created. The creators, producers, and members of the cast of Party of Five discuss the making of this unusual drama about five siblings raising themselves after their parents' deaths. Hugely popular, the series has won awards for substantive story lines and compelling characters. Presented at the Museum of Television and Radio, Los Angeles, California" (October 29, 1996). 96 min. Video/C 4656

Creating Prime-time Comedy: The Simpsons.

Panel: Nancy Cartwright, Matt Groening, Bill Oakley, David Silverman, Josh Weinstein. Host: Robert M. Batscha. One