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a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:59:"“Israel’s 9/11”: Rationalize Massacre of Palestinians";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/90191/israels-9-11-rationalize-massacre-of-palestinians/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gaza-airstrike-20231009.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 12 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 10, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:90191;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:0:"";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:59:"“Israel’s 9/11”: Rationalize Massacre of Palestinians";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
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a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:44:"Fascism, The News Media's Political 'F' Word";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/2361/fascism-the-news-medias-political-f-word/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 30 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 30, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2361;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:93:"Exactly what constitutes "fascism" may be hotly debated by political scientists and others ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"Fascism, The News Media's Political 'F' Word";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"Spinning Media Gears For A Far Away War";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/8435/spinning-media-gears-for-a-far-away-war/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 15 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 15, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:8435;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:198:"When war appears on the horizon, and especially after it begins, a heightened affliction seizes most news outlets. The media spectacle becomes steady regurgitation of what s being fed from on high. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"Spinning Media Gears For A Far Away War";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Corporate America and its nauseating greed";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/1835/corporate-america-and-its-nauseating-greed/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 26 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"July 26, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1835;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:115:"Just about every politician and pundit in the United States is eager to denounce wrongdoing in business these days.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Corporate America and its nauseating greed";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:54:"Noam Chomsky: Saying what media don't want us to hear.";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/1647/noam-chomsky-saying-what-media-dont-want-us-to-hear/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 8 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"December 8, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1647;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:305:"If liberty means anything at all, George Orwell wrote, "it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."  From all indications, the gatekeepers for big media in the United States don't want to hear what Noam Chomsky has to say -- and they'd prefer that we not hear him either.  ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:54:"Noam Chomsky: Saying what media don't want us to hear.";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Media Spin Resolves Around the Word";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/1632/media-spin-resolves-around-the-word/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 15 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 15, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1632;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:253:"During the first two days of October, CNN's website displayed an odd little announcement. "There have been false reports that CNN has not used the word 'terrorist' to refer to those who attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon," the notice said. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Media Spin Resolves Around the Word";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Bloomberg's Victory and the Triumph of Business News";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/1623/bloombergs-victory-and-the-triumph-of-business-news/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 8 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"November 8, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1623;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:243:"After billionaire Michael Bloomberg won the race to become New York's next mayor, the French news agency AFP noted that he "was among the first to see how the information age could serve investors in unprecedented -- and lucrative -- ways." ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Bloomberg's Victory and the Triumph of Business News";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"Killing Them Softly: Dollars and Starvation for Afghan Kids";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/1603/killing-them-softly-dollars-and-starvation-for-afghan-kids/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 25 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 25, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1603;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:241:"The Pentagon's air drops of food parcels and President Bush's plea for American children to aid Afghan kids with dollar bills will go down in history as two of the most cynical maneuvers of media manipulation in the early 21st century. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"Killing Them Softly: Dollars and Starvation for Afghan Kids";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"The Televised Greatness of George W. Bush";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/1599/the-televised-greatness-of-george-w-bush/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 19 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 19, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1599;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:140:"President Bush's upward spike of popularity owes a lot to his presence on television -- a medium that has not always been so kind. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"The Televised Greatness of George W. Bush";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:50:"Television News Has Become Newest Militarized Zone";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/1273/television-news-has-become-newest-militarized-zone/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Oct 9 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"October 9, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1273;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:149:"When the bombing of Afghanistan resumed Monday night [Oct. 8], retired generals showed no fatigue at their posts under hot lights at network studios.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:50:"Television News Has Become Newest Militarized Zone";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"The 'Wimp' Factor: Goading to Shed Blood";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/1259/the-wimp-factor-goading-to-shed-blood/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Oct 1 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"October 1, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1259;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:111:"Back in 1988, the father of our current president was bedeviled by what media outlets called "the wimp factor."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"The 'Wimp' Factor: Goading to Shed Blood";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"Killing Civilians: Behind the Reassuring Words";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/1255/killing-civilians-behind-the-reassuring-words/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 26 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 26, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1255;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:273:"The Bush administration has vowed that it will not aim the Pentagon's firepower at civilian targets in Afghanistan. Such assurances are supposed to make us think that innocent bystanders will be spared when the missiles fly and the warheads explode. Don't believe it. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"Killing Civilians: Behind the Reassuring Words";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"When Journalists Report for Duty";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/1247/when-journalists-report-for-duty/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 20 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 20, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1247;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:364:"In Time magazine's special issue about the events of Sept. 11, chilling photos evoke the horrific slaughter in Manhattan. All of the pages are deadly serious. And on the last page, under the headline "The Case for Rage and Retribution," an essay by Time regular Lance Morrow declares: "A day cannot live in infamy without the nourishment of rage. Let's have rage."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"When Journalists Report for Duty";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"Terrorism, Television and the Rage for Vengeance";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/1228/terrorism-television-and-the-rage-for-vengeance/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 13 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 13, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1228;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:167:"We stare at TV screens and try to comprehend the suffering in the aftermath of terrorism. Much of what we see is ghastly and all too real; terrible anguish and sorrow.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"Terrorism, Television and the Rage for Vengeance";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Denial and the Ravaging of Cyberspace";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/1203/denial-and-the-ravaging-of-cyberspace/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 23 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 23, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1203;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:241:"The vast Internet is many things to many people. Accustomed to their own routes through cyberspace, individuals may assume that what they see is fairly typical. But in society as a whole, what are the Web's dominant traffic patterns? ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"Denial and the Ravaging of Cyberspace";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"How To Be a Contented Media Consumer";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/1197/how-to-be-a-contented-media-consumer/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 17 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 17, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1197;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:211:"A few decades ago, Marshall McLuhan observed that "all media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values." But for today's model consumer, such comments are apt to be unhelpful. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"How To Be a Contented Media Consumer";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"Clinton Memoirs: Reflecting on the Media Wars";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/1186/clinton-memoirs-reflecting-on-the-media-wars/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 9 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"August 9, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1186;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:287:"News of Bill Clinton's lucrative book deal has created quite a buzz. There's no telling how the former president's memoirs will turn out. But before revisions delete any excess candor, the first draft of a chapter about media coverage of his presidency might include a passage like this:";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"Clinton Memoirs: Reflecting on the Media Wars";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"A Green Party Campaign for President in 2004?";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/1183/a-green-party-campaign-for-president-in-2004/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 6 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"August 6, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1183;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:143:"Two years from now, the national committee of the Green Party will make a big decision: Should the party run a candidate for president in 2004?";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"A Green Party Campaign for President in 2004?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Media Mania: The Condit Scandal Goes over the Top";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/1160/media-mania-the-condit-scandal-goes-over-the-top/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 12 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"July 12, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1160;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:291:"Like many other news items that have ballooned to huge national proportions in recent years, the story that made Gary Condit infamous has been largely propelled by cable television. It's the media scandal of the season. Eager to rev up their ratings, the networks are in salacious overdrive.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Media Mania: The Condit Scandal Goes over the Top";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"George Orwell in 2001: Speaking from the Grave";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/1151/george-orwell-in-2001-speaking-from-the-grave/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 1 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"July 1, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1151;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:261:"I dreamed I saw George Orwell last night. Alive as you or me. He'd been watching the news, and he was quite irate. "All this doublespeak about war crimes is appalling," he said. "That chap Milosevic -- I see the U.S. government wants him tried for war crimes."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"George Orwell in 2001: Speaking from the Grave";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"Designs for a Different Media Future";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/1140/designs-for-a-different-media-future/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Norman Solomon";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 21 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 21, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:22:"Norman Solomon|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1140;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:240:"What we see is what we get, or so the adage goes. But when we see the designs of mass media, what do we truly get? That's a troubling question for those who wonder what the constant barrages of media-generated images are doing to our lives.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"Designs for a Different Media Future";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=norman-solomon";}