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Friday, September 26, 2014

A cartoon aimed to deter potential ISIS recruits, using prisoners to deliver propaganda, and correcting the Ebola numbers.

Animating Anti-Extremism

With the gruesome ISIS propaganda war in full force, a home-grown cartoon character named Abdullah-X is the face of a grassroots approach to anti-extremism. 

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Why CNN Decided Not to Air the John Cantlie Video

Last week, OTM aired three short excerpts from the first video of British ISIS hostage John Cantlie acting as a coerced news anchor in a grotesque ISIS news broadcast. 

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Listeners React to Airing of ISIS Videos

We asked you, our listeners, how you feel news outlets should cover videos released by ISIS.

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The USS Pueblo Propaganda War

In 1968, an American spy ship was captured by North Korea, and its 82 crew members became propaganda pawns on television and radio worldwide. 

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Bad Reporting About Chris Christie

Last week, according to the media, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was exonerated on all, and then some, and finally none of the charges involving the Bridgegate scandal.

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Sticking to the Facts about the Ebola Outbreak

 Headlines touting a worst-case scenario projected by the CDC diminish the tragic reality unfolding, and may be invoking racism at home, says Laura Seay, expert in African politics.

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The NSA Has An Advice Columnist

When employees of the NSA's Signals Intelligence Division need advice about workplace frustrations they can write 'Zelda.'

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