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4/28 Ownership Yomiuri Asahi Nikkei Mainichi Sankei Japan Loves paper still buys newspapers and the paper is dominant  Advertising Almost every news media has been asked to kill a story  And half actually gave in and killed the story rBgh  Increases the production of milk But gives unnecessary pain and distress to the cows They get sick they get antibiotics we the consumers get it too which affects our health Monsanto Tested on 30 rats for 90 days to see it was safe for humans  The FDA approved without looking at it enough A document came that there will be dire consequences if it aired  Even if it was the truth the producers don’t want to air it 83 times revision Killing time to stop airing it The filters of media  5/6 access first women to be in the “Kisha club” press conference she had the right to ask a question there is limited time (40-50 journalists) and only some people can ask questions George w. bush was not very intelligent she asked relatively d...

  Today we watched the documentary, Palestine is Still the Issue made by John Pilger. But before that Mr. Paterson showed us a short video of Palestinians denied permission to go home to their neighborhood. The fences were not opened by the Israeli soldiers so the students had to wait there, hoping that the soldiers would change their minds. Then we talked in groups about how we would feel if Japan was controlled by another country. We talked about the struggles we might face and the stress we would feel daily. One of us said that she might not leave the house because there are risks of not getting back and even death. After this conversation, we watched Palestine is Still the Issue. John Pilger first made this documentary in 1977 but 25 years later, in 2002, he made a new version but not a lot has changed since then.    The documentary showed many shocking videos and it made me want to close my eyes. However, I thought that we shouldn't look away from reality and face th...

   Today, we split into groups to compare how the traditional media report the news to how alternative media report the news. I used an alternative media, The Electronic Intifada to research Palestine and Israel. The website showed critical information regarding the Israelis and Zionists. Then we got into pairs comparing what we read. My partner found an article on New York Times, "Why Israel should exist", she wasn't able to read it because it asked for a subscription but we could see a big difference in how each media portrays Israel and Palestine. After this activity, Mr. Paterson talked to us about Hasbara. They are using social media to make the impression of Israel better. They are jumping into conversations on social media and denying negative opinions and shutting down conversations. Since they already control the traditional media, they want to gain control of social media as well.    When I looked at the Electronic Intifada page, there were many articles th...

  Today, since the even number students couldn't come to school last class, the odd number students explained to us what is going on between Steven Donziger and Chevron. They explained to me that Chevron spilled oil near the oceans of Ecuador causing severe damage to health and the environment. A lawyer, Steven Donziger, sued Chevron and went to court but got arrested. The odd number students explained to us very thoroughly without using the word "like". After we talked in our groups Mr. Paterson told us about a similar incident regarding the company Union Carbide and India. Union Carbide manufactured batteries. Since batteries include numerous chemicals, countries like the US and England have very high safety standards when it comes to producing them. Higher safety standards mean more money to produce, so Union Carbide built factories in India since it has lower safety standards compared to western countries. On top of that Union Carbide lowered the standard even more to...