Re: unannounced detentions

From: Molly Freeman (mollyfreeman@telis.org)
Date: Fri Dec 20 2002 - 10:32:08 PST


Mike,
Can you give the TV channel letters so we can access from afar? I
listened to BBC and NPR between 5:30 and 7 this am and heard nothing
about the detentions.
Thanks.
Molly

Mike Cole wrote:

>Jay-- The story concerning Iranian vistors/immigrants and detentions was
>on regular TV in this area where the events occurred. But the general
>problem you allude to has been accute for more than a year and appears
>to be getting worse and worse. With John Ashcroft the guarantor of civil
>liberties in the US, I believe only worse is to come.
>
>For those interested, see the following source of info.
>mike
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>>Critical Media Literacy in Times of War.
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>>Also we hope to create an HTML version as soon as we have resources.
>>Dr. Megan Boler
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>>Interim Director, Women's Studies
>>306 War Memorial
>>Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 24060
>>ph 540 231 3743 FAX 540 231 9075
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>V. Hartouni
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>Communication Department
>UC San Diego
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>take about 1.5 hours to browse through all material.&nbsp; The site
>encourages discussion of such issues as media blackout, use of sources
>cited in news stories, absence of press coverage, and how to identify
>bias in ALL media. <br><br>
></b>We are still adding such things as: <br>
>Further Readings, Discourses on Justifications for War on Iraq <br>
>Also we hope to create an HTML version as soon as we have resources.
></font><br>
>Dr. Megan Boler <br>
>Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning <br>
>Interim Director, Women's Studies <br>
>306 War Memorial <br>
>Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA&nbsp; 24060 <br>
>ph 540 231 3743 FAX 540 231 9075 <br><br>
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