Comments on: Orwell Rolls in His Grave http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/06/03/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave/ The blog of Karel Donk, a Software Engineer, Designer and Photographer in Suriname. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:22:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Karel Donk » Archive » Endgame, and other movies you should see ASAP http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/06/03/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-1659 Karel Donk » Archive » Endgame, and other movies you should see ASAP Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:12:42 +0000 http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/2006/06/03/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave/#comment-1659 [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...] [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...]

]]> By: Karel Donk » Archive » Be careful with where you get your information from! http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/06/03/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Karel Donk » Archive » Be careful with where you get your information from! Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:45:35 +0000 http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/2006/06/03/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave/#comment-1301 [...] I’ve written about this before, and two important documentaries that you should see on this subject are “Orwell Rolls in his Grave” and “Outfoxed.” The traditional media such as TV, radio and print are slowly being taken over by a small number of corporations with just a few people at the top deciding what to report. Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorp alone reaches 80% of the world population, and he’s now also taking over large websites on the Internet. Other corporations such as General Electric Capital and organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are also busy buying what remains of independent media. And then you also have corporations on the Internet such as Google who have been caught censoring information many times already. Even Microsoft and Yahoo are actively and willingly helping the Chinese government with censorship and limiting freedom of speech. And it’s still not enough, because the Chinese president wants even more control of the Internet: CHINESE PRESIDENT Hu Jintao said that his glorious socialist government should be using the Internet to “guide public opinion”. [...] [...] I’ve written about this before, and two important documentaries that you should see on this subject are “Orwell Rolls in his Grave” and “Outfoxed.” The traditional media such as TV, radio and print are slowly being taken over by a small number of corporations with just a few people at the top deciding what to report. Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorp alone reaches 80% of the world population, and he’s now also taking over large websites on the Internet. Other corporations such as General Electric Capital and organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are also busy buying what remains of independent media. And then you also have corporations on the Internet such as Google who have been caught censoring information many times already. Even Microsoft and Yahoo are actively and willingly helping the Chinese government with censorship and limiting freedom of speech. And it’s still not enough, because the Chinese president wants even more control of the Internet: CHINESE PRESIDENT Hu Jintao said that his glorious socialist government should be using the Internet to “guide public opinion”. [...]

]]> By: Karel Donk » Archive » Google ‘in bed’ with CIA http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/06/03/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Karel Donk » Archive » Google ‘in bed’ with CIA Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:01:37 +0000 http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/2006/06/03/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave/#comment-1130 [...] In a previous post, I mentioned a trend we can now see in the media globally: Consolidate, Centralize and Control. In that post I also mentioned how the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation and General Electric Capital are funding organizations to buy what is remaining of the independent print media. Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News and tons of other media around the world not too long ago bought MySpace, one of the largest social networking websites on the Internet. It looks like he might also be buying Digg soon. The same thing is happening on the Internet that happened to other media like TV and print years ago. They’re trying to gain control over the Internet this way. For more information on this, watch two documentaries called Outfoxed and Orwell Rolls In His Grave. [...] [...] In a previous post, I mentioned a trend we can now see in the media globally: Consolidate, Centralize and Control. In that post I also mentioned how the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation and General Electric Capital are funding organizations to buy what is remaining of the independent print media. Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News and tons of other media around the world not too long ago bought MySpace, one of the largest social networking websites on the Internet. It looks like he might also be buying Digg soon. The same thing is happening on the Internet that happened to other media like TV and print years ago. They’re trying to gain control over the Internet this way. For more information on this, watch two documentaries called Outfoxed and Orwell Rolls In His Grave. [...]

]]> By: Angelica http://www.kareldonk.com/karel/2006/06/03/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-945 Angelica Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:17:21 +0000 http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/2006/06/03/orwell-rolls-in-his-grave/#comment-945 Link TV tackles democracy in America LINK TV (DIRECTV ch. 375, Dish Network ch. 9410), available to 27 million American homes, will broadcast a four-hour special on the consequences of corporate media, the true meaning of ?independent media��? and the continued struggle for democracy as the country begins to gear up for the 2008 presidential election on Sunday, June 25 and Friday, July 7 at 5 p.m. PST and 8 p.m. EST. The special, ?Democracy for Sale?��? will feature the critically acclaimed film ?Counting on Democracy,��? which investigates charges of disenfranchisement and the 180,000 uncounted Florida votes cast largely by the working poor and people of color during the 2000 election. It takes viewers on a political and social rollercoaster ? from election night to 36 days later when the Supreme Court made the highly controversial decision to halt the recount and call the election for George W. Bush. Guest Greg Palast, who has been hailed ?the most important investigative reporter of our time��? and is the author of the recently released ?Armed Madhouse,��? will be on hand to discuss his groundbreaking BBC investigation into the 2000 election scandal and why the BBC was the only media outlet to broadcast it. Activist Megan Matson, founder of the action group Mainstreet Moms, will address creating a system where people who care about election fraud, dirty politics and the disfranchisement of select groups of the population can band together and force change. Matson, who appeared in Mary Beth Brangan?s short film ?Got Democracy?,��? also touches on the dangers of electronic voting and what ordinary citizens can do to help preserve democracy for future generations. The special will also feature a screening of director Robert Kane Pappas? ?Orwell Rolls in his Grave,��? which provides an examination of modern media and its impact on our political culture, asking whether America has entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for the truth. Pacifica Radio?s ?Democracy Now!��? host Amy Goodman will join via satellite to discuss the state of election reform. Learn why you should care about the state of Democracy in the U.S. by tuning in. About Link TV Link TV is a non-commercial, independent television network available in more than 27 million U.S. homes on DIRECTV channel 375 and DISH Network channel 9410. The 24-hour programming is a mix of documentaries, international news, foreign films and the best of World Music. The network recently received the first satellite-only Peabody Award for MOSAIC: World News from the Middle East, a daily news show featuring English translations of national television reports from more than 24 countries in the Middle East. Select Link TV programs are streamed on the Internet at www.linktv.org. Link TV is operated by Link Media, Inc., a California non-profit organization, with production studios in San Francisco, New York and Washington, DC. Link TV tackles democracy in America

LINK TV (DIRECTV ch. 375, Dish Network ch. 9410), available to 27 million American homes, will broadcast a four-hour special on the consequences of corporate media, the true meaning of ?independent media��? and the continued struggle for democracy as the country begins to gear up for the 2008 presidential election on Sunday, June 25 and Friday, July 7 at 5 p.m. PST and 8 p.m. EST.

The special, ?Democracy for Sale?��? will feature the critically acclaimed film ?Counting on Democracy,��? which investigates charges of disenfranchisement and the 180,000 uncounted Florida votes cast largely by the working poor and people of color during the 2000 election. It takes viewers on a political and social rollercoaster ? from election night to 36 days later when the Supreme Court made the highly controversial decision to halt the recount and call the election for George W. Bush. Guest Greg Palast, who has been hailed ?the most important investigative reporter of our time��? and is the author of the recently released ?Armed Madhouse,��? will be on hand to discuss his groundbreaking BBC investigation into the 2000 election scandal and why the BBC was the only media outlet to broadcast it.

Activist Megan Matson, founder of the action group Mainstreet Moms, will address creating a system where people who care about election fraud, dirty politics and the disfranchisement of select groups of the population can band together and force change. Matson, who appeared in Mary Beth Brangan?s short film ?Got Democracy?,��? also touches on the dangers of electronic voting and what ordinary citizens can do to help preserve democracy for future generations.

The special will also feature a screening of director Robert Kane Pappas? ?Orwell Rolls in his Grave,��? which provides an examination of modern media and its impact on our political culture, asking whether America has entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for the truth. Pacifica Radio?s ?Democracy Now!��? host Amy Goodman will join via satellite to discuss the state of election reform.

Learn why you should care about the state of Democracy in the U.S. by tuning in.

About Link TV
Link TV is a non-commercial, independent television network available in more than 27 million U.S. homes on DIRECTV channel 375 and DISH Network channel 9410. The 24-hour programming is a mix of documentaries, international news, foreign films and the best of World Music. The network recently received the first satellite-only Peabody Award for MOSAIC: World News from the Middle East, a daily news show featuring English translations of national television reports from more than 24 countries in the Middle East. Select Link TV programs are streamed on the Internet at http://www.linktv.org. Link TV is operated by Link Media, Inc., a California non-profit organization, with production studios in San Francisco, New York and Washington, DC.

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