Anthrax

Anthrax is a criticism and comment piece about how broadcast news handled the 2001 anthrax scare. The idea is that the word "anthrax" can be interchanged with other topics being reported to the nation. The video attempts to deconstruct the television coverage of this topic, especially the scare factor, and identifies patterns and similarities in vocabulary, tone and treatment across all the networks that were sampled. For example, most networks started using the word "anthrax" which then evolved into "skin anthrax" which then evolved into "cutaneous anthrax," etc. The pattern that emerges is that all the major networks are using similar vocabulary. We can see the story emerge and evolve as a whole even though it is made up of reports from multiple entities, both large and small. DISCLAIMER: The use of news clips in this video were not approved by or licensed by any of the networks represented herein. It was originally created for a Master of Fine Arts thesis by me, a former journalist, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The piece falls under the "Fair Use: Commentary and Criticism" clause.

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[nejckra]

and tracks and tracks and tracks...

[zzakkattakk]

what are they talking about here?

[Buzztubah]

i think the subject is Anthrax

[InterestingTopic]

Bush fucked you all; yet, everyone blames it on the black guy?!

[NoNORADon911]

Masterpiece! Should have a million views by now!

[NoNORADon911]

Cure for Anthrax! Die from Anthrax!

[StopStealingEggs]

i liked the part where they said anthrax

[1tonykirk]

@ed11561 , as a side benefit to the Monsters on the Hill, I have to wonder how many of our fine public service miscreants had stock in CIPRO.

Recent memory of Bill Frist and lacing multiple dose bottles of vaccines with thimerasol and causing AUTISM come to mind...

Nothing to see here folks just keep moving...

For more about how america was systematically dumbed down, google Norman P Dodd's separate interviews with Dr Stan Monteith and G Edward Griffin from 1982 on the Non Profit Foundations.

[ed11561]

Funny how the white house staff scumbags were already taking CIPRO 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ANTHRAX ATTACK. How fucking stupid are you AMERICA?

The BUSH scumbag neo-cons PERPERTRATED THE ANTHRAX ATTACK U DUMB FUCKS.How could EVERYONE in the WH be taking a relatively unknown antibiotic 2 full weeks b4 it was released from the Ft.Dietrich Army base germ warfare unit?? DUH! If 1/2 of americans had a brain this country would be awesum-like it used to be 50 years ago.GOODBYE AMERICA.

[NoNORADon911]

The ending is too fooking funny!!

Though the USA gov being behind this scam/murder is not.