Mainstream Media Used Pentagon Propagandists as Military Analysts 4,500+ Times

[Dan Clore]

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Tue, May 13, 2008 8:25am ET
Military analysts named in Times exposé appeared or were quoted more
than 4,500 times on broadcast nets, cables, NPR

Summary: A New York Times article detailed the connection between
numerous media military analysts and the Pentagon and defense
industries, reporting that "the Bush administration has used its control
over access and information in an effort to transform" media military
analysts "into a kind of media Trojan horse -- an instrument intended to
shape terrorism coverage from inside the major TV and radio networks." A
Media Matters review found that since January 1, 2002, the analysts
named in the Times article -- many identified as having ties to the
defense industry -- collectively appeared or were quoted as experts more
than 4,500 times on ABC, ABC News Now, CBS, CBS Radio Network, NBC, CNN,
CNN Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and NPR.

Full story, with spreadsheet, etc.:

http://tinyurl.com/3fobqp

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For alternative news:

http://www.democracynow.org/
http://antiwar.com/
http://www.alternet.org/
http://www.commondreams.org/
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/
http://news.infoshop.org/
http://www.strike-the-root.com/

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Media watchdogs:

http://mediamatters.org/
http://www.fair.org/whats-new.html
http://www.factcheck.org/

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