military analysts

Networks Still Hosting Military Analysts Without Identifying Massive Conflicts ofInterest

Stevie Converse — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:06:40 -0500

Full article: Huffington Post
Laura Bassett
Major television networks continue to host retired generals as military analysts without alerting viewers to their extensive ties to defense contractors and the Pentagon. For instance, NBC News military analyst and retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey sits on the board of directors of DynCorp International, a company with a lucrative government contract to train the Afghan National Security Forces.

The Pentagon Pundits: Still a Deafening Silence

Stevie Converse — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:46:26 -0400

Full article: News Corpse
New York Times journalist David Barstow won a Pulitzer Prize for his work exposing the Pentagon's military analyst propaganda program, but no one seemed to notice. And even when the New York Press Club awarded Barstow its Golden Keyboard Award, mainstream TV news editors have yet to book him for an appearance.

Pentagon Rejects Its Own Pundit Program Whitewash

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:41:21 -0400

Full article: Center for Media and Democracy
Diane Farsetta
Accountability for the Pentagon pundit program was never likely to come from the Defense Department itself. Now it's up to Congress to demand -- and the Government Accountability Office and the FCC to carry out -- real investigations into the elaborate propaganda campaign to shape public opinion before and during the occupation of Iraq.

David Barstow Says that Pulitzer-Winning 'Generals' Story Has Made a Difference

Stevie Converse — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:30:28 -0400

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Joe Strupp
One year after his blockbuster investigation into the links between retired military commentators and the Pentagon -- which won a Pulitzer Prize -- New York Times journalist David Barstow says the reporting has made a difference, even if the television networks targeted in his coverage have not come clean.

The Generals' Second Careers

Stevie Converse — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:51:01 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Clark Hoyt
The public editor of the New York Times says that the Defense Department's inspector general's report on the Pentagon pundits was a "highly flawed response to an important piece of journalism."

Find Out What It Means to Me

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:10:03 -0500

Full article: National Public Radio
Wartime brought out the worst in the Bush administration's relationship with the press. There were instances of high-level leakers fed phony intelligence to New York Times reporters, news suppression, fabulism and staged press conferences with fake reporters. And there were the payments to columnist Armstrong Williams.

Is America Still a Beacon for Press Freedom?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:23:50 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Craig Aaron and Josh Stearns
The United States of America -- land of the free, home of the First Amendment -- is supposed to be a beacon for the rest of the world. So where do we stand in the latest global rankings of press freedom? Thirty-sixth. That's not a typo. It's a national disgrace.

Big Media: Masters of Deception

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:05:03 -0400

Full article: StopBigMedia.com
Joseph Torres
Whether it's the military co-opting news programs to win support for the Iraq War, advertisers using deceptive ad practices in TV shows, or producers airing exploitative music videos, the media is consistently misinforming the public.

FCC Examining TV Networks, Military Analysts

Stevie Converse — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:53:10 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
Joelle Tessler
The FCC said it is investigating whether five television networks and 19 former military officers violated government disclosure rules in providing on-air analysis of the war in Iraq and other issues.

Adelstein Applauds FCC's Military Payola Probe

Stevie Converse — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:50:54 -0400

Full article: Multichannel News
Ted Hearn
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein applauded the agency's probe into whether military analysts who appeared on cable and broadcast networks to discuss the Iraq war properly identified their financial relationships with the Pentagon.