Further Developmental Research

After just completing one interview. Its becoming clear to me I need to find another angle to this project before it sinks and drowns. I continued my sketchbook work and like the idea of being able to flip the words around that both apply to either side of the media world, being someone might believe one true the other false. So who can we trust really??

Then I looked into moving image and typography to create impact with letter forms.. I experimented with flash to create basic links between the 2 major news channels FOX NEWS and ALJAZEERA that in my mind have complexity different news coverage and 'fan base'. Using the ALJAZEERA slogans to star off, they are very similar to FOX and the way it would want to present itself.



Part of me wants to do more interviews but I guess i will have to see how it goes as it doesn't seem to want to work out!

Latest turn of events

I started comparing differences in the media and how one source would state something completely different from another.

Issues

People seem afraid of me when they know I have political opinion. Why is it so taboo to talk about current events. I don't know. Maybe I come off as threatening.
Don't be scared I promise I won't bite.

Fox News

The more people watch fox news the less they seem to know about current events.



AlJazeera Interview with young girl after her family have been killed by the American soldiers

Not sure if this is entirely factual:

Fox News

someone made a video about fox news:


"Israel is able to stifle free speech, Control our Congress, and even Dictate our foreign policy."
-Paul Findley, US Congressman 22 years


"I've never seen a President, I don't care who he is,stand up to Israel.
If the American people understood what a Grip these people have got on our government, they would Rise up in arms."
-Admiral Thomas Moorer, Joint Chiefs of Staff.


"Israel controls the United States Senate.
-Senator William Fullbright

Quick Comparison

Documentary about how American companies are gaining profit from the war


BBC interview with John Bolton (US ambassador to the UN) video added April 27, 2008


American CNN covering the war in Iraq. (information is very vague) (graph used is very vague)

The Daily Show Clip

Clip from the daily show with Jon Stewart making fun of how the Bush administration makes errors and basically are a joke. Thought it was an interesting way to flip things around. (could do it with a loooooot of things published by the media)

Interesting Video found on youtube

Campaign video calling for real middle east peace talks now.
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SERJ TANKIAN - Empty Walls

Example of the war on Iraq coming into American music.