Anti-CNN Examines "Media Bias"

There are several sides to all humanity and its issue; even though, I'm unhappy with China leaders' commerce activities with Sudan (Africa), unbiased and accurate news coverage is paramount. And I want to be well-informed, when I take a stand on China and Sudan's controversy. Truth and fairness are important tools when making an informative decision.

So a website called anti-cnn that pry itself on "expos(ing) the lies and distortions in the western media" is worth checking out for the other side of China's media coverage. Anti-CNN isn't "against western media or western people"; its purpose is to eliminate "lies and fabricated stories in the media" and "prejudice from the western society".


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Madonna Re-Humps Vanity Fair (Green)

Madonna's excerpts from her Vanity Fair interview and London's The Times' James Christopher review of her feature film, Filth and Wisdom -

On the birth of her daughter Lourdes putting Madonna on the road that ended in Malawi: If you have children, you know you're responsible for somebody, she explained. You realize you are being imitated; your belief systems and priorities have a direct influence on these children, who are like flowers in a garden. So you start to second-guess everything you value, and the suffering of other children becomes much more intolerable.

James Christopher of London's The Times positive review of Filth and Wisdom: Her film has an artistic ambition that has simply bypassed her husband, the film director Guy Ritchie. She captures that wonderfully accidental nature of luck when people's lives intersect for a whole swathe of unlikely but cherishable reasons. Altmanesque would be stretching the compliment too far, but Filth and Wisdom shows Madonna has real potential as a director.








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A narration excerpt from Madonna's I Am Because We Are - 90 minutes Malawi documentary: People always ask me why I chose Malawi. And I tell them, I didn’t. It chose me. I got a phone call from a woman named Victoria Keelan. She was born and raised in Malawi. She told me that there were over one million children orphaned by aids. She said there weren’t enough orphanages. And that the children were everywhere. Living on the streets. Sleeping under bridges. Hiding in abandoned buildings. Being abducted, kidnapped, raped. She said it was a state of emergency. She sounded exhausted and on the verge of tears. I asked her how I could help. She said, You’re a person with resources. People pay attention to what you say and do. I felt embarrassed. I told her I didn’t know where Malawi was. She told me to look it up on a map, and then she hung up on me. I decided to investigate, and I ended up finding out much more than I bargained for, about Malawi, about myself, about humanity.

Madonna's Hard Candy will be available on Tuesday April 29, and you can pre-order it now on ITunes.


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Don't Support Beijing Olympic Games

Beijing Olympics Games Should Be Dubbed Genocide Olympics

Steven Spielberg has finally pulled out of Beijing Olympic Games as an artistic adviser for the creative team led by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, due to China's lack of progress in resolving the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. It's about time, what took him so long.

"I find that my conscience will not allow me to continue with business as usual," Spielberg said in a statement released on Today. "At this point, my time and energy must be spent not on Olympic Ceremonies but doing all I can to help bring an end to the unspeakable crimes against humanity that continue to be committed in Darfur."

China is the biggest customer for Sudan's oil and they supply Sudan with guns and funds for guns. We won't allow this genocide to continue and definitely not on our watch.

"Sudan's government bears the bulk of the responsibility for these ongoing crimes, but the international community, and particularly China, should be doing more to end the continuing suffering there," Spielberg said in his statement. "China's economic, military and diplomatic ties to the government of Sudan continue to provide it with the opportunity and obligation to press for change."

Don't support Beijing Genocide Olympics Games until Chinese President Hu Jintao takes action against Sudan's leaders and United Nation Security Council are granted unrestricted access into Darfur to stop the genocide.

Julia Roberts & RED @ Emporio Armani

Julia Roberts and Danny Moder designed men ($195) and women ($175) bracelets as part of the RED campaign to help fight AIDS in Africa. You can purchase the Emporio Armani RED bracelet (emporioarmani.com) online on December 1st (World AIDS Day) and then at Emporio Armani stores in mid-December. And then the distribution of the RED bracelet will be expanded on February 1st 2008.

The Continent Africa - VF's Coverage

RR Watch: The Continent Africa

As an American & Nigerian citizen, I believe America is built on opportunity and generosity; and I know we're the philanthropist country that the world looks upon for humanity. With that thought, I'm extremely proud to highlight articles and coverage on Giving Americans in the plight to save Africa.

Thanks,
(RR)

VF's Coverage of Africa






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The listed links are from VF's special Africa issue with guest editor Bono: (1) 'The 20 Historic Covers'. (2) Raising Malawi. (3) Saving Malawi's Children. (4) Madonna's Malawi. (5) Picturing Genocide. (6) Out of Africa. (7) Telling African Stories. (8) The Lazarus Effect. (9) Jeffrey Sachs's $200 Billion Dream. (10) More Africa Stories From VF's Archives.