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The Peruvian Amazon Explodes...But Is Anyone Watching?
Written by David Cleary
Published on June 23rd, 2009

From the page: "This is a shame: in a world increasingly worried about climate change and concerned with human rights, what is happening in the Peruvian Amazon deserves far more attention than it is getting. And without more people paying attention, inside and outside Peru, the body count will rise."

From the page: "The media have advanced numerous myths and falsehoods about Sonia Sotomayor. In addition to evaluating these claims on their merits, the media should also consistently report that conservatives were reportedly very clear about their intentions to oppose President Obama's nominee for political purposes, no matter who it was."

From the page: "Over the past two weeks alone, we have documented multiple instances of Fox News airing video clips of progressives that were cropped in a way that blatantly misrepresented their original statements.

Fox's distortive editing is evidence of a larger pattern at the network. These smears stand in stark contrast to basic journalistic ethics. Fox News is doing its viewers a disservice by providing them with blatant misinformation that blurs the line separating news and legitimate commentary from political activism and demagoguery.

Watch the video, then email Fox News and let them know we deserve the unedited truth, not manufactured smears."

Watch here.

From the page: "From crime beat reporter for the BALTIMORE SUN to award-winning screenwriter of HBO's critically-acclaimed The Wire, David Simon talks with Bill Moyers about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism today."

Thanks to quhquh for pointing the way.