[R-G] FAIR's Islamophobia report; David Cay Johnston on meltdown/bailout

[Anthony Fenton]

http://www.fair.org/audio/counterspin/CounterSpin101008.mp3

David Cay Johnston on meltdown/bailout, Isabel MacDonald & Steve  
Rendall on 'Smearcasting,' FAIR's Islamophobia report

Counterspin (10/10/08-10/16/08)

This week on CounterSpin: The bailout story turns again as Congress  
passes the White House's bailout bill. Will reporters give up  
questioning the plan entirely now that it has that holy grail of  
"bipartisan support"? We'll hear from one journalist who's been  
calling for skepticism from the beginning--author and reporter David  
Cay Johnston, recently retired from the New York Times.

Also on the show: "Smearcasting: How Islamophobes Spread Fear, Bigotry  
and Misinformation," is the name of a just-released report by FAIR  
that looks at how America's leading Islamophobes--who the report dubs  
"The Dirty Dozen"--are able to spread their bigotry through mainstream  
media with little resistance. The report also looks at several other  
aspects of Islamophobia, including how it has played out in the  
current presidential campaign. We'll be talking with FAIR's  
communications director Isabel MacDonald, and CounterSpin's own Steve  
Rendall, two of the report's co-authors.

Links:

— Ask Tough Questions About the Bailout, by David Cay Johnston  
(Poynter Institute, 9/23/08)

— Smearcasting: How Islamophobes Spread Fear, Bigotry and  
Misinformation, by Steve Rendall, Isabel MacDonald, Veronica Cassidy  
and Dina Marguerite Jacir (FAIR, 10/08) 	Listen: [mp3]
[RealAudio]
http://www.smearcasting.com/

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