Hard-hitting media critic Norman Solomon will discuss his new book "Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You" at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 14 in the Cooperage at Sonoma State University. Tickets are $8. The event is sponsored by Project Censored, the University's media watch program.
Co-written with veteran foreign correspondent Reese Erlich, Solomon's book explores the realities underlying arguments for and against the invasion of Iraq and illuminates ways U.S. media have helped market an "unprecedented war."
Solomon is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a consortium of policy researchers and analysts. A nationally syndicated columnist since 1992, he has written ten books including "Unreliable Sources" (with Martin A. Lee) and "The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media."
Solomon's op-ed pieces on media and politics have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and most other major U.S. newspapers. He is an associate of the media watch group FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting).
Soloman organized two trips to Baghdad in late 2002, the first with Rep. Nick Rahall and other delegates, the second with actor and director Sean Penn.
For further information, contact Project Censored, (707) 664-2588.
