Documentary claims to show media-bias in Iraq war coverage

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http://willamettelive.com/story/Documentary_claims_to_show_mediabias_in_Iraq_war_coverage117.html

The Salem Progressive Film Festival will present its latest addition to its series tonight.
"Independent Intervention" is a documentary that about the US Media coverage of the war in Iraq.

According to the film's synopsis, "Focusing on the human costs of war, it contrasts the mass media's coverage of the invasion of Iraq with independent reports of the brutal realities on the ground."

The film follows a Norwegian filmmaker in the United States, who questions how the U.S. media cover the war in Iraq. It features interviews with Amy Goodman, Noam Chomsky, Dahr Jamail, Danny Schechter, Norman Solomon, David Barsamian, Kalle Lasn, James Zogby and Jim Hightower. It also includes the voices of Howard Zinn, Michael Moore, Bill Moyers, Arundhati Roy, Jeremy Scahill, US Senators and Iraqi people.

"Independent Intervention" received the Roy W. Dean Finishing Award in Los Angeles. The film premiered at UNIFEM's international women's festival Through Women's Eyes in Sarasota, Florida, on March 4. The film also recently received an audience award at Amnesty International's Film Festival in Vancouver, Canada.

To see the film's trailer, visit Official Independent Intervention Site.


http://www.independentintervention.com/trailer.html

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