The Media Freedom Foundation » scale http://www.mediafreedominternational.org Media Democracy in Action Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:30:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Seriousness of the Unemployment Crisis Glossed Over by the Corporate Media http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2011/10/31/seriousness-of-the-unemployment-crisis-glossed-over-by-the-corporate-media/ http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2011/10/31/seriousness-of-the-unemployment-crisis-glossed-over-by-the-corporate-media/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:42:59 +0000 admin http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/?p=2372 In total, there are 6.9 million fewer jobs today than there were in December 2007. The unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent for August 2011.. Unemployment to the mass media generally centers on that single point within the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) monthly employment report. There is passing mention of discouraged workers and the underemployed, but the true scale of the jobs crisis is given scant attention considering the magnitude of the problem.

 

The corporate media underreports or ignores completely details of the unemployment Crisis. The job deficit is estimated at 11.3 million. In order to fill this job deficit, we have to add 400,000 jobs every single month.  Amongst the unemployed there are 2.6 million workers that are considered marginally attached. If they are included in the unemployment rate, that rate increases from 9.1 percent to 10.6 percent.

There are also people who are not reported as unemployed, because they haven’t looked for a job in the last 12 months. Then you have people who are considered long-term unemployed. These are the people who have been looking for a job for 6 months or more. A lot of these people who are unemployed have exhausted all unemployment benefits. These people are considered “99ers” having been out of work for 99 weeks or more and represent over 3 million people.

On average just one third of all unemployed are eligible for unemployment benefits at the state level. Some temporary staff, self-employed, high school, and college graduates are out of work, and not eligible for benefits.

 

 

Title: 11 Reasons Why the Unemployment Crisis is Even Worse Than You Think.”

Source: Alternet, September 14, 2011

Author: Michael Thornton

URL:http://www.alternet.org/news/152401/11_reasons_why_the_unemployment_crisis_is_even_worse_than_you_think?page=entire.

 

Student Researcher: Joshua Nervis- Sonoma State University

Faculty Evaluator: Cynthia Boaz, Sonoma State University

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Title: Iranian Elections: The ‘Stolen Elections’ Hoax

Author: James Petras,

Source: Global Research, 6/18/2009

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14018

Student Researcher:  Meg Carlucci

Faculty Evaluator:  Janet Hess, PhD

Sonoma State University

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Title: Was the Iranian Election Stolen?  Does It Matter?”

Author: Mark Weisbrot, Washington Post, 6/26/2009

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Nanotechnology is a quickly growing global industry which is, for the most part unregulated. The worry lies in the fact that when these materials are reduced down to the miniscule nano scale, they take on an entirely different and uncommon set of properties. For example, they could become electrically conductive, or able to penetrate cell walls.  More specifically, studies conducted on the negativities of nanotechnology are diminutive compared to those conducted on the positive effects produced.  Of $1.5 billion in federal nano spending each year, only between 1% and 2.5% goes towards studying environmental, health and safety risks.

On the other hand, these particles “are used to build innovative materials currently used in hundreds of products worldwide, from socks to sunscreens and even food supplements,” according to Louise Gray, Environmental Correspondent. Along with this, medical researchers are investigating ways to use nanomaterials to target tumors. This would allow doctors to deliver medication directly to cancer cells within the body, and leave the healthy cells absolutely unharmed.  Also, possible green tech applications would make for cheaper, more efficient solar panels and water filtration systems, energy-saving batteries and lighter vehicles that ultimately use less fuel.

However, nanoparticles are being compared to asbestos. A substance once seen as a miracle fire-proofing agent, is now associated with lawsuits, illness, and death. Much of the damage caused by asbestos could have been avoided if the government had taken note of the very present danger signs

Title: Tiny Troubles: Nanoparticles are Changing Everything From our Sunscreen to our Supplements

Source: E Magazine      July/August 2009

Author: Carole bass

Student Researcher: Lauren Faulkner

Faculty Evaluator: Jon Fukuto

Sonoma State University: Sociology of Media, Fall 2009

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