S1, E2: News program. Gideon Yago hosts. This episode follows Iraqi war photo-journalist Ben Lowy as he captures the conflict, people, occupation and reconstruction of this war-torn country. The show also looks at how the Bush administration used propaganda in the form of the embed program and the military analyst program to sell the war to the American people through the aid of the media. Regular segments include a “Media Encyclopedia” look at the notion of “The Tease", “News Junkie” animation about the media's tendency to label things as "gates", and features an interview with Valerie Plame-Wilson.
Documentary · 25 Nov 2008 · 27 min