FILM SPOTTING: December 2009 in Polish cinemas

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(500) Days of Summer (USA, 2009)
Release Date (Poland): 4th December 2009
Release Date (worldwide): 17th January 2009
I originally spotted this in November, but the Polish release date has been moved.
Spread (USA, 2009)
Release Date (Poland): 4th December 2009
Release Date (worldwide): 11th January 2009
Runtime: 97′
Director: David Mackenzie
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva
Production House: Barbarian Films, Katalyst [...]

The bias against Islam in Western media

Two Muslim women murdered. One killed when protesting against the regime in Iran, the other stabbed in a German courtroom for being Muslim. Which one receives a lot of coverage and which one receives hardly any at all?

The Venezuelan media and Hugo Chavez

I thought this was a rather interesting report. It says that Hugo Chavez is not a dictator as the international media suggests. The main argument here is that if he were a dictator then he would not allow media opposition as strong as what there is in Venezuela now. They even say that in the [...]

Skewed Guantanamo figures

Below is a report on how the statistics from Guantanamo have been skewed by the media. It gives a whole new perspective on statistics like “1 in 7 of the prisoners released from Guantanamo have returned to terrorism” :]

26/11 and The Media

Thursday, 25 December 2008, 22:47 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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The difficulties of reporting on North Korea

Sunday, 30 November 2008, 23:08 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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Media Freedom around the world

Sunday, 30 November 2008, 13:22 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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You can see the full 2008 country ranking here.

The US presidential campaign

(there’s also a little more on the veteran issue at the end of the clip)