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It outlines mechanisms such as censorship, manipulation, evasion, and ownership-driven control, and analyzes how news filtering can hide stories in “media darkness.” The volume also considers credibility and ideological uniformity, then explores international and alternative media models that support democratic access to information.","S(OTT ARMSTRONGWABEN BAGDiKiANBRiAN BE(KERLGESRAMSEY(LARKTHOMAS DEi(HMANNNAWAL [L SAADAWiSARA FLOVNDERSDiANA JOHNSTONEMi(HAEL PARENTiEDiTEDBY LNORA F0ERSTCL  \nVIDEOTAPE  \nHow media monopoly stifles truth  \nBoston Public LibraryBoston,MA 02116  \nWar,Lies &Videotape  \nhow media monopoly stifles truth  \nInternational Action CenterNew York,NY  \n2000  \nInternational Action Center39 W.14tSt,Suite 206New York,NY 10011212633-6646  \nCopyright CLenora Foerstel,International Action Center  \nISBN:0-9656916-5-9  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nAristide,Jean-Bertrand.  \nWar,Lies &Videotape:how media monopoly stiffes truth /Lenora Foerstel (ed.);  \nJean-Bertand Aristide,Ben Bagdikian and others.  \np.cm.  \nIncludes index.  \nISBN0-9656916-5-9(alk.paper)  \n1.Mass media—Ownership.2.Mass media—Censorship.  \n3.Journalism—Objectivity.4.Press and propaganda.5.Massmedia—Political aspects.I.Foerstel,Lenora,1929-II.Bagdikian,Ben H.III.Title.  \nP96.E25 A751999  \n302.23—dc21  \n99-052468  \nvisit the IAC web page at http://www.iacenter.org  \n# ACKNOWLEDGMENTS\n\nWomen for Mutual Security(WMS)and its InternationalCoordinator,Margarita Papandreou,would like to thank theorganizations and individuals who helped to make the Media'sDark Age conference,held in Athens,Greece on May 24-28,1998,a great success.The following organizations played amajor role in making the conference possible:the Andreas Pa-pandreou Foundation;the Institute for Strategic DevelopmentStudies (ISTAME-Andreas Papandreou);and the InternationalAction Center (IAC).  \nThe IAC was created by former U.S.Attorney GeneralRamsey Clark.Sara Flounders,a co-director of the IAC,pro-vided helpful direction and staff support in the preparation ofthe conference.Support for the conference was provided by thePiraeous Bank,Attika Bank,Ethiki Insurance,Astir Palace-Viouliagment,DFI and Micromedia-Sharp.We wish to ac-knowledge the sponsorship of OTE(Hellenic Telecommunica-tions)and KTIMATIKIBANK(Mortgage Bank).We are alsograteful to the General Board of Global Ministries,and espe-cially Elizabeth Calvin,Executive Secretary of the Ministriesof Women and Children,for their financial support.  \nThe success of any project depends on the work and dedica-tion of many individuals.To Annita Kontoyianni,Dina Vard-armatou,Evelyn Seegers,Frank Alexander,Deirdre Sinnott,Ellen Andors,Susan Harris and Peter Brock we owe a specialthanks.We also wish to thank our communication sponsors:Express and Lambrakis'Institution;Mr Dimitri Chryssiko-poulos,Director of Olympic Airways for North and SouthAmerica;John Keissanis,Manager of Support Services,andMaria Vicenti,Group Sales Assistant,for Olympic Airways.  \nWe thank them for their patience and cooperation in bringingparticipants to the conference.  \nThe editor of this book would like to thank her husband,Herbert Foerstel,as well as Gregory Dunkel and Paddy Colli-gan,for their editorial assistance.  \nLol Rook found time working a very busy schedule to de-sign the cover of this book.We greatly appreciate her efforts.  \nWe would also like to thank the International Action Center(IAC),and specially Sara Flounders,for making the publicationof this book possible.The People's Rights Fund is acknowl-edged and thanked for supporting the publication of this book.  \n# Table of Contents\n\nIntroduction  \nLenora Foerstel1  \n## I:Media Censorship and Management of the News\n\nThe Subtleties of Censorship  \n17  \nScott Armstrong  \nMedia Reporting of International Events25Ben Bagdikian  \nMedia Manipulation of Foreign Policy35Ramsey Clark  \nMedia Evasion45Michael Parenti  \nOwnership and 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