"Bill Moyers gave the keynote address at the National Conference for Media Reform this past weekend in Minneapolis, where more than 3500 participants gathered to discuss ways to bring more democracy to American media. "Democracy without honest information creates the illusion of popular consent while enhancing the power of the state and the privileged interests protected by it. Democracy without accountability creates the illusion of popular control while offering ordinary Americans only cheap tickets to the balcony, too far away to see that the public stage has become just a reality TV set," Moyers said. "Nothing more characterizes corporate media today, mainstream and partisan, than disdain toward the fragile nature of modern life and indifference toward the complex social debate required of a free and self-governing people." Among other speakers at the conference were Dan Rather and Arianna Huffington. At the conference, Moyers was confronted by a producer from the Fox News program, The O'Reilly Factor with Bill O’Reilly, who has long been antagonistic to both Moyers and public broadcasting. In a widely circulated video clip, Moyers is seen handling the ambush with humor and class."
See the original clip at http://www.thirteen.org/newsandpublicaffairs/moyers-on-the-media and then commentary at http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/06/08/fox-news-producer-ambushes-bill-moyers-gets-taste-of-his-own-medicine/
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