Citations Needed Podcast

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In this News Brief Nima and Adam catch up with the latest from the #J20 trial, how the media shaped coverage early in favor of the state, and the racist roots of criminalizing protest. With guest Sam Adler-Bell.

“It’s a Police State Mentality” — J20 and the Racist Origins of Criminalizing Protest | Sam Adler-Bell | November 13, 2017 | Mask Magazine
https://exit.sc/?url=http://www.mas...e/j20-racist-origins-of-criminalizing-protest



This segment was good. It's easy to forget about these people since it's been a good while.

 

[BillBanneker]

forgot to rep op for putting me on this podcast....props

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

i'll subscribe to this later today based upon the responses.
thanks op.

 

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Over 15,000 civilians dead and almost a million reported cases of cholera. 17 million people unsure of where their next meal will come from, including 7 million on the brink of starvation. Nearly 3 million people internally displaced. Hunger, disease, and bombs. That's what the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have wrought on Yemen.

After almost three years of wanton destruction by U.S.-supported Saudi bombing campaigns and, most recently, a total land, air and sea blockade, the vast majority of Americans still haven’t heard much about the dire circumstances facing the people of Yemen. They've heard even less about how the United States is enabling, facilitating, authorizing, aiding and abetting this slaughter.

By and large, the media has almost entirely ignored the decimation of Yemen and its civilian population. When it is touched upon, America's central role in the conflict is often omitted, as is––even more inexplicably––Saudi Arabia's. The violence is routinely referred to as a regional "proxy war" between Gulf monarchies and Iran or Sunnis and Shias, rather than a U.S.-backed massacre.

On this episode, Adam and Nima, joined by Dr. Sheila Carapico and Dr. Greg Shupak, look back at the media’s coverage of this tragedy, why it let Obama off the hook for it, how the typical “cycle of violence” framing is used to obscure U.S. responsibility, and what can be done to lay blame where it belongs moving forward. With guests Dr. Sheila Carapico and Dr. Greg Shupak.

 

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Since Hillary Clinton's surprise 2016 loss to Donald Trump, there have been thousands of articles, columns, and op-eds lamenting the rise of so-called “fake news” and its pernicious effect on our democracy. The definition of what exactly "fake news" is has never quite been made clear - yet this hasn’t stopped major corporate media outlets and even the U.S. Congress from rushing to curb this uniquely pernicious and dangerous threat.

The primary response to this alleged crisis - the creation of a tiered, fact-checking system for social media that effectively bifurcates “real news” and “fake news” - has many in alternative, leftist, and libertarian media claiming the anti-Fake News algorithms made by Twitter, Facebook, and Google have reduced their web traffic and readership. While it’s difficult to gauge the specifics of these individual reports, it does seem clear at this point that dissident media has taken a hit from efforts to stop co-called “fake news.”

So what are the origins of this panic and whom does it benefit? How can one protect against obvious bullshyt without bestowing the power to arbitrate truth unto a handful of U.S. national security state-aligned corporations and tech giants?

In this episode, we dive into the Fake News hole with Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, New York Times best selling author, and activist Chris Hedges.

 

[Pressure]

Thanks for adding the overview.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Two progressives feeding each other? and calling in a Bernie economist to validate their progressive agenda?
They arent even using a patsy who pretends to disagree with them and make counter arguments, they are just going full on echo chamber.

Most shows/podcast have someone on to play devils advocate... I think its important Especially when your as off base as they are with "deficits dont matter/ military spending" blah blah blah.

Yes, most shows have two people from opposite sides of the political spectrum talking over each other because controversy gets viewers. It's why every sports show strives to have the "pro-Lebron" guy and the "anti-Lebron" guy.

But do you actually learn much of anything from that format? The very nature of it encourages hyper-partisanship, both guys are afraid to "lose" so no one concedes any points and pretty soon logical fallacies, stretching of the truth, and rhetorical games dominate.

Do we really need more "Crossfire" or "Hardball" or "I'm Gonna Kick Your Ass"?



If you want to watch something actually educational, you got to get past the penis-measuring formats. You can have two people who disagree, but they have to be willing to listen to each other without being threatened by each other, and the normal, "Let's get two people from opposite sides on here to fight" doesn't produce an environment conducive to that at all.

 

[DEAD7]

Yes, most shows have two people from opposite sides of the political spectrum talking over each other because controversy gets viewers. It's why every sports show strives to have the "pro-Lebron" guy and the "anti-Lebron" guy.

But do you actually learn much of anything from that format? The very nature of it encourages hyper-partisanship, both guys are afraid to "lose" so no one concedes any points and pretty soon logical fallacies, stretching of the truth, and rhetorical games dominate.

Do we really need more "Crossfire" or "Hardball" or "I'm Gonna Kick Your Ass"?


If you want to watch something actually educational, you got to get past the penis-measuring formats. You can have two people who disagree, but they have to be willing to listen to each other without being threatened by each other, and the normal, "Let's get two people from opposite sides on here to fight" doesn't produce an environment conducive to that at all.

Agreed, but I believe a little objectivity goes a long way, bringing in Sander's lead economist when discussing the merits (or lack there of) of Sanders policies seems like the definition of echo chamber.

But thats just my opinion.

 

[NoMayo15]

Agreed, but I believe a little objectivity goes a long way, bringing in Sander's lead economist when discussing the merits (or lack there of) of Sanders policies seems like the definition of echo chamber.

But thats just my opinion.

Sub for late but which podcasts do you listen to and/or recommend?

 

[DEAD7]

Sub for late but which podcasts do you listen to and/or recommend?

Freakanomics
RadioLab
The Libertarian

 

[BillBanneker]

Agreed, but I believe a little objectivity goes a long way, bringing in Sander's lead economist when discussing the merits (or lack there of) of Sanders policies seems like the definition of echo chamber.

But thats just my opinion.

It's a (obvious left oriented) podcast, not a cable news show. Adding a conservative troll isn't objectivity at all. If you're not interested in a strong left leaning perspective then it's not for you.

 

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"Lotteryism" is the use of the media by large corporations to obscure solidarity in favor of morality tales of “making it”. It’s the atomization of parties of mutual interest by lording over them the promise of something greater than what they could achieve if they simply banded together. Lotteryism is an ideology and a PR operation. Lotteryism, above all, renders us politically impotent.

Lotteryism is a scam practiced by large corporations in various iterations to extract resources from local governments in hopes they can “win” their money, "jobs", or presence in their city.

Cities compete in a race-to-the-bottom to offer billionaire team owners the best tax breaks and enticing perks. Bill Gates uses it to pit state education departments against one another for funding. Corporations like Mercedes-Benz and Amazon use it to get massive tax breaks and sweetheart deals in cities that want their headquarters. Walmart uses it against local governments to skirt minimum wage requirements and crush unions.

The media––namely local media––mindlessly go along with these spectacles without any context or critical analysis. How is the Lotteryism scam practiced? Who does it benefit? And, most importantly, how can we fight it?

With guest Anne Orchier, an organizer with NOlympics LA.

(And stay tuned for Part II, next week, when we'll be joined by Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation.)

 

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Previously on Citations Needed, we discussed the notion of "Lotteryism," that is, the use of the media by large corporations to obscure solidarity in favor of morality tales of "making it."

It's a scam to extract resources from local governments in hopes they can "win" corporate cash, headquarters, facilities, and, of course, the promise of "jobs". Cities around the US and the world debase themselves to compete for the "honor" of hosting the Olympic Games, the World Cup, or just a new sports team - shelling out millions, if not billions, of public funds to build arenas and stadiums that average citizens often can't even afford to set foot in.

On this episode we discuss how the media helps sports owners and other corporate forces fleece the public. With guest Dave Zirin of The Nation.

 

[storyteller]

Posting here so I can have this thread bookmarked and remember to check for these podcasts. Been looking for more options (giving Majority Report, Chapo Traphouse and Pod Save America looks lately).

 

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Listen to Episode 21: Quantifying Negative Media Portrayals of People of Color by Citations Needed Podcast #np on #SoundCloud

According to one 2014 study, 75% of white Americans don’t have any non-white friends. Put another way, white people’s perception of African Americans and other people of color comes primarily from media representations rather than actual interactions. As such, how communities of color are portrayed in the media – from news and opinion pages to movie and TV screens – is tremendously important.

Two newly-published reports reveal how these perceptions are consistently distorted to over-emphasize Black and Latinx criminality, center white people in sympathetic portrayals as either victims or heroes, and overwhelmingly lump immigration coverage in with coverage of crime and violence.

In this episode, we discuss the bare statistics of how people of color, immigrants, and the poor are shown in media, why it matters, and the consequences of media makers from newsrooms to Hollywood perpetuating destructive stereotypes.

We're joined by some of the people behind these reports, Lucy Odigie-Turley of The Opportunity Agenda and Nicole Rodgers of Family Story.

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The Guests

Lucy Odigie-Turley is the Opinion and Media Research Coordinator with The Opportunity Agenda. An experienced communication researcher with training in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, Lucy conducts and organizes multi-methods research to assess dominant media narratives and public opinion about poverty, immigration, and criminal justice.

Nicole Rodgers is the founder and executive director of Family Story, a communications and research organization that elevates stories of diverse families. A strategist with broad expertise in communications, branding, and research in the public interest, Rodgers is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Role Reboot, an online magazine dedicated to storytelling and social critique from a new generation of Americans rethinking “traditional” family, breaking through stereotypes, and bucking expectations about gender roles.

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The Reports

Redefining Sanctuary: Analysis of public attitudes and media coverage of sanctuary jurisdictions and related immigration policies
Lucy Odigie-Turley | December 2017 | The Opportunity Agenda

> opportunityagenda.org/explore/resour…ning-sanctuary

A Dangerous Distortion of Our Families: Representations of Families, By Race, In News and Opinion Media
Dr. Travis L. Dixon | December 2017 | Color Of Change

> colorofchange.org/dangerousdistortion/