NP Fwd: [FAIR-L] NYC Event Update

[Doug Millison]

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>Dear FAIR supporters,
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>We've just learned that journalist Alexander Cockburn will be able to join
>us for our January 18 Housing Works event; FAIR's Peter Hart will also be
>speaking-- details below.  If you're in the New York City area, we hope you
>can attend.
>
>*****
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>FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) presents
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>"HAIL TO THE CHIEF: The Media Crowns Its King,"
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>a talk by
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>Alexander Cockburn, Editor of CounterPunch
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>Peter Hart, FAIR Media Analyst and Co-host of CounterSpin.
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>Thursday, January 18, 6:30 PM,
>Housing Works Used Book Café,
>126 Crosby St (between Prince and Houston), New York.
>*Free and Open to the Public*
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>According to many polls, more than 30 percent of the public does not believe
>that George W. Bush legitimately won the presidency. Nevertheless, big media
>are rolling out the red carpet to "heal" the nation and welcome Bush to the
>White House. Join FAIR for some frank discussion of the press's love affair
>with the presidency, plus a sneak preview of some of the plans afoot for
>alternative inaugural ceremonies in Washington.
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>Journalist and commentator Alexander Cockburn co-edits the muckraking
>newsletter CounterPunch with Jeffrey St. Clair; he also writes a column for
>The Nation magazine.  Peter Hart is FAIR's Activism Coordinator and co-host
>of the nationally syndicated radio show, CounterSpin.
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>For more on FAIR's election coverage, see:
>http://www.fair.org/issues-news/election.html
>http://www.fair.org/issues-news/wbush.html
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>Check out CounterPunch at:
>http://www.counterpunch.org
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