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Showing videos filed under: WBAI
Got Docs? Radio Unnameable
February 26, 2010In this week's Got Docs? filmmakers Paul Lovelace and Jessica Wolfson give us an insider's look at the life and work of legendary radio DJ Bob Fass. Fass has been on the air for almost half a century at the notorious New York City public station WBAI, where he's entertained his loyal listeners with heated political discussions, a host of famous guests and always great music. For more info about this doc-in-the-making, click here.Media Panel, Jeff Biggers' Reckoning at Eagle Creek and Dean Baker on Healthcare
February 26, 2010As the Health Care Summit was getting under way in Washington DC, our esteemed media panel looks at what role our media has played in covering the never-ending health care debates since Obama assumed power. Then, with more staff cutbacks in major press rooms and talk of The National Enquirer receiving the Pulitzer Prize, what does the future of journalism look like? Finally, our three media dissectors tackle the increasingly disastrous war in Afghanistan - is the media's coverage (or lack thereof) leading to more death and destruction?Media Panel: Swift Boaters Find a Cause in Healthcare Reform, Obama's First 200 Days and Media Coverage of Hillary vs. Bill
August 7, 2009In the headlines this week: Bill Clinton to the rescue! Swift Boaters find a new cause in protesting Obama's healthcare plans. And the President's first 200 days: time for the punditry to declare their verdicts. Talking Points Memo's Andrew Golis, Michael Musto from the Village Voice and Esther Armah from WBAI's Wake Up Call take a look at the coverage of these events - and more - this week.Media Panel, Amin Matalqa's Captain Abu Raed and a Tribute to Merce Cunningham
August 6, 2009Bill Clinton to the rescue! Swift Boaters find a new cause in protesting Obama's healthcare plans. And the President's first 200 days: time for the punditry to declare their verdicts. The media panel dissects this week's headlines. Followed by a talk with Jordanian director Amin Matalqa on his new film, Captain Abu Raed.Bye Partisan Politics?, Janeane Garofalo, and Did Hip Hop Elect Its First President?
January 29, 2009Is there room for Republicans at the table? In what seemed like a busy second week of bipartisan wrangling, an awkward dance between the Obama administration and House Republicans began. Obama’s first victory H.R. 1--the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009--passed in the House, but without a single Republican vote of support. The global gag rule on family planning was revoked, but birth control got yanked from the stimulus bill. So where do we go from here?
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