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  1. Beijing imposes its propaganda beyond its borders
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2015
    As Chinese President Xi Jinping continues a week-long official visit to the United States that began on 22 September, Reporters Without Borders condemns China's policy of exporting its information control and censorship model to the four corners of the world.
  2. The Button, the Wall and the Myth of Nations
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2018
    North Korean sanctions, the border wall with Mexico, and the "toxic" role of nationalism with regards to international relations and domestically in the US are discussed.
  3. Chomsky.Info
    Resource Type: Website
    The Noam Chomsky Web site.
  4. Hong Kong police use force to block reporting of pro-democracy rallies
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2014
    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly criticised the abuse of power by Hong Kong Police when they attacked journalists, students and citizens at pro-democracy demonstrations on September 27 and 28, 2014.
  5. Iran bars foreign media from reporting on protests
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2009
    The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Iranian government's decision to bar foreign journalists from leaving their offices to report, film, or take photographs--a restriction intended to prevent news coverage of protests.
  6. Kyrgyzstan's dubious success
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1995
    In Kyrgyzstan, everyone is better off - except for the vast majority of the population.
  7. Little regard for poor countries
    Re: Factory fires fill 314 in Pakistan

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    The lack of regard for the poorer countries in our world and their citizens, including workers, continues.
  8. Manufacturing Consent
    The Political Economy of the Mass Media

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1988
    Contrary to the usual image of the press and cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitious in its search for truth, Herman and Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news. They analyze how issues are framed and topics chosen, and the way in which the marketplace and the economics of publishing significantly shape the news.
  9. Necessary Illusions
    Thought Control in Democratic Societies

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1991
    An inquiry into the nature of the media and the role of intellectuals in "a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force, and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control."
  10. The Real Terror Network
    Terrorism in Fact and Propaganda

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1982
    Herman sets out to show that the U.S. ignores or sponsors terror by authoritarian states that are allied with U.S. interests.
  11. Reporting the Realities of Poverty
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1997
    Review of Everybody Loves a Good Drought: Stories from India's Poorest Districts, by P. Sainath.
  12. RSF reiterates call for EU sanctions against CCTV and Xinhua
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2016
    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for European Union sanctions against state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) and the official news agency Xinhua for broadcasting and publishing what are presumably forced "confessions."
  13. Sources.com
    Portal for Journalists and Writers - The directory for reporters, writers, editors and researchers

    Resource Type: Website
    Published: 2009
    Sources is an information portal for journalists, freelance writers, news editors, authors, researchers and journalism students -- and a resource for organizations, institutions, businesses, and individuals who want to get media coverage of their expertise and their views on newsworthy topics.
    Journalists: Use Sources to find experts, media contacts, spokespersons, scientists, lobbyists, officials, speakers, university professors, researchers, newsmakers, CEOs, executive directors, media relations contacts, spokespeople, talk show guests, PR representatives, Canadian sources, story ideas, research studies, databases, universities, colleges, associations, businesses, government, research institutions, lobby groups, non-government organizations (NGOs), in Canada and internationally.
    Newsmakers: Use Sources to raise your profile and get media coverage. Sources is a powerful tool which complements and magnifies your other efforts to publicize yourself. See www.sources.com/Profile.htm, fill out the membership form, or call 416-964-7799.

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