NEWS  (CONT)

"Manufacturing Consent changed how (younger) generations saw media as a target for dissent," observed Judy Rebick, a lifelong Canadian activist and founder of Rabble.ca.

In fact, said Colin Sparks of the University of Westminster in London, England, "The mass media are not only the enemy, but also the battleground."

Perhaps.

But so far, there are only rumors of war. That's because there are no corporate media here but me.

Until yesterday, even the Windsor Star had not showed up and had only given the conference a scant paragraph or so notice.
But hey, I read this morning that Law & Order star Chris Noth is coming to town for tea.

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