State of the Union, State of the Media

Sen. Bernie Sanders:
If You Are Concerned About Health Care, Iraq, theEconomy, Global Warming You Must Be Concerned About Corporate Control of the Media

President Bush will give his seventh State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress.
Last weekend, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave what could be described as an alternate State of the Union before thousands gathered in Memphis, Tennessee, at the third National Conference for Media Reform.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/22/1455248

Veteran White House Correspondent Helen Thomas on the Escalation of the Iraq War, Jimmy Carter's New Book & the Failings of the Washington Press Corps
Commonly referred to as "The First Lady of the Press," Helen Thomas is the most senior member of the White House press corps and has covered every President since Kennedy.

Democracy Now interviewed Thomas last week at the National Conference For Media Reform.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/22/1455252