Re: nettime Working on article about the need for a progressive press in US

2005-01-12 Thread Newmedia
Ronda: Are you saying that there is no role for a press in our society? There is always a BIG role for media to play in our lives. I'm an environmentalist (as I'm sure you are, as well) and the dominant medium of our times is ALWAYS our environment. How can you fight the environment?

Re: nettime Working on article about the need for a

2005-01-12 Thread porculus
The germans in the Nazi state are nothing special, well dont you think it's time to cut the throat of such opinion. do you really think anna arendt would say the same things about such 'ordinary' people in seing same swine in their convertible mercedes in 1940 rather behind bullet proof glass in

Re: nettime Working on article about the need for a

2005-01-11 Thread Heiko Recktenwald
Mark, At 16:28 10.01.2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Opinions can no longer be manipulated; people simply believe whatever the believe in and they are likely to act on these beliefs. And then they get informations or what? I dont think the internet has allready changed a lot and medias are not

Re: nettime Working on article about the need for a progressive press in US

2005-01-11 Thread ed phillips
Mark, Your technological or rather mediun determinism, remains as suggestive as ever, and I wouldn't dare try to think I could change or even alter your opinion. I'd just leave it that there is something to your point. I've gradually come to understand and respect and some of the Mcluhanesque

nettime Working on article about the need for a progressive press in US

2005-01-09 Thread Ronda Hauben
Some thoughts and questions about the US and online News Media and the recent election in the US I am working on an article about the ferment in media in the US and whether it can help to challenge the conservative media that has been the support for the manipulation of public opinion in the US,