Independent Media In A Time Of War (2003)

INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN A TIME OF WAR

"Through clever and constant application of propaganda people can be made to see paradise as hell,

and also the other way around, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise."

Part scathing critique, part call to action, "Independent Media In A Time Of War" is a hard-hitting new documentary by the Hudson Mohawk Independent Media Center.

This film is composed of a speech given by Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!

The film is illustrated by clips of mainstream media juxtaposed with rare footage from independent reporters in Iraq.

The documentary argues that dialogue is vital to a healthy democracy.

"Independent media has a crucial responsibility to go to where the silence is," says Amy Goodman,

"to represent the diverse voices of people engaged in dissent." She makes a compelling argument that the commercial news media have failed to represent the "true face of war."