Social Media. Power in a podcast interview for journalists covering the Auto Revolution 2019 conference Las Vegas on October 23-24. Chris advises clients across a wide range of industries on corporate transactions including . Chris Hodges, 36. And with good reason. Street art in Washington, D.C. by Craig Tinsky. Chris turns 58 years old on June 21, 2022. On October 5, 2014, Hedges was ordained a minister within the Presbyterian Church. This article was originally posted as a thread on Twitter. In their combined efforts to kill the dreaded Trump monster by any means necessary, they also revealed themselves as morally bankrupt animals who were willing to lie, cheat, and fabricate to achieve their desired ends. What a depressing article. In the piece, Hedges had turned his eye to. by Chris Hedges March 9, 2020. Now that the whole Western media has taken as given that the president of Russia is the worst of all possible evils and the known corrupt, CIA-led, entity called Ukraine is the height of democracy, freedom and all things good, the populations of the USA, EU, UK, Australia rely on sources from the Ukrainians for feeding their prejudices. [29][30] He and the photographer Wade Goddard were the first reporters to travel with armed units of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in Kosovo. Well done. [31] Hedges investigative piece was published in The New York Times in June 1999 detailing how Hashim Thai, leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (and later president of Kosovo), directed a campaign in which as many as half a dozen top rebel commanders were assassinated and many others were brutally purged to consolidate his power. It was a brilliant stroke by the team of Americas first true Demagogue-in-Chief. I wonder if MediaCorp even gave a thought to the people who bought trumps act and were/still are ready to go all jabberwocky on them? . Jeff Gerth's exhaustive look at the systemic press failure in covering allegations of pro-Trump Russian interference in the 2016 election has been followed by an ominous silence. His birth sign is Cancer. And if you doubt it is a fascist state, try standing up against it in a meaningful way. He is the author, with Laila Al-Arian, of Collateral Damage and an earlier book . (One Nation Under Blackmail). Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author, and commentator. In addition to the Freak Show and Russo-phobic hysteria created by the Mass Media Cartel, the absurdity of Trump (or any other puppet emperor) being friendly to Russia should be obvious as well. Books by Chris Hodges The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise Chris Hodges $ 3.99 - $ 16.92 Qu sigue? Never mind that Putin could only have considered Trump a hapless buffoon, but far less dangerous to Russia than neoconservative-leaning Hillary Clinton. [26], In 1995, Hedges was named the Balkan Bureau Chief for The New York Times. The approximately three and a half million digital news subscribers The New York Timesgainedduring the Trump presidency were, internal surveysfound, overwhelmingly anti-Trump. In 1986, Pastor Chris married Tammy Hornsby, daughter of the late William Hornsby. The Law and Prison are for the little people and Democracy Inc. is just an expensive PR stunt that generates billions for RNC/DNC, advertising firms, Mass Media Cartel, consulting firms etc. Even some so-called anti-war folks buy into Trumps America First BS and he is anti imperialist WTF?. He was a member of a New York Times investigative team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2002 for their coverage of Al Qaeda. In 1987, he moved to Colorado Springs. How do we improve education in this country, or is it far too late? He was named Specialist Journalist of 2013 at the UK Press Awards Russia hammers Ukraine with fresh airstrikes on first. His reporting on the atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein in the Kurdish-held parts of northern Iraq saw the Iraqi leader offer a bounty for anyone who killed Hedges, along with other western journalists and aid workers in the region. Chris Hodges is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs and Press and Public Diplomacy at the State Department's Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs. How do CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, The Washington Post, The New York Times and Mother Jones admit that for four years they reported salacious, unverified gossip as fact? The New York Times, for example, in January 2018,ignoreda publicly available document showing that the F.B.I.s lead investigator, after a 10-month inquiry, did not find evidence of collusion between Trump and Moscow. Eric Severeid, Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Scheer, a few publications such as the LA Times, were pretty reliableI mean by being critical of The Establishment. Chris Hodges has an estimated net worth of $1 million dollars as of 2022. Within The New York Times, R.W. Trump is many thing, but refreshingly honest is not one of them. There are always a few stories we wish were reported . The Big Picture is that Trump is great for perpetuating the illusion of democracy. Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author, and commentator. For PR Pros Overview; Media Database; . It was well known, however, by many at the paper, that Coker filed a number of complaints about Callimachis work and considered Callimachi to be untrustworthy. Those who reported stories that challenged the dominant narrative were targets, not only of the U.S. government but also of the hierarchies within news organizations such as The New York Times. Scorned not by loss of love but of power? For example, the economic calculus for creating jobs in China vs US should be altered, but this is not because Chinese communists are enemies, but because it could benefit communities that lost decent paying jobs. The handful of reporters who have responded to Gerths investigative piece, such as David Corn at Mother Jones, havedoubled downon the old lies, as if the mountain of evidence discrediting their reporting, most of it coming from the FBI and theMueller Report, does not exist. They see their job as propping up this criminal enterprise for as long as possible. How do we encourage election of candidates based in policies suitable to the people instead of the corporations? Reporters make mistakes. Hedges subsequently entered Kuwait with U.S. Marine Corps members who were distrustful of the Army's press control. Now were left with Substack, Rumble, and CN or Scheerpost- which at least, to their credit, do not have a paywall. I saw my career at the paper end when I publiclycriticizedthe invasion of Iraq. View my LinkedIn. Puffery? Giving subscribers what they want makes commercial sense. He . Then Democrats or Republicans selectively leak snippets. [15][16] He was hired as the Central America Bureau Chief for The Dallas Morning News in 1984 and held this position until 1988. Hedges, initially unfamiliar with the network, was approached to make a show by RT America president Mikhail "Misha" Solodovnikov, who personally guaranteed Hedges' editorial independence. He is also the founder and the lead pastor of the Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama. And I have maintained what is most valuable to me, which is my integrity and my voice. Democrats criticized him as worshiper of authoritarians. But the old media, because it sought to reach a broad public, reported on events and issues that did not please all of its readers. Currently, he hosts an interview show,. Keep going. This was May of 2016. The Trump regime arguably had the same bunch of rabid, cowardly warmongers rehashed from previous regimes: Bolton, Pompeo, Barr, etc. It is a horrible business if you are looking for truth: totally horrible. This is a terrible thing to say. They married in 2012 and had their first baby the next 12 months. In a March 7, 2022 Scheerpost column (reprinted by Salon), Hedges contrasted the reprimand he received from The New York Times for his Iraq War opposition to RT America, who made no comment on Hedges' condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Follow Cheris on Twitter @cherishodges, friend her on Facebook at Cheris Hodges, or email her at cheris87@bellsouth.net. If anything, Trump was one of the most refreshingly honest persons ever to reside in the White House, who had no problem saying what was on his mind even if it went against normal conventions. WINNER OF THE 2017 MARTHA GELLHORN PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM. Now they provoke these nuclear powers at suicidal rates. This, unfortunately, is the model that now defines the commercial media. Ray Bonner, for example, was reprimanded by the editors at The New York Times when he exposed egregious human rights violations committed by the El Salvadoran government, which the Reagan administration funded and armed. But the fabricated thingy about Russia supposedly tilting the election in t rumps favor to me smacks of Clinton looking to get her grudge on with MSM cooperating. "[1], In 2005, Hedges became a senior fellow at Type Media Center, and a columnist at Truthdig, in addition to writing books and teaching inmates at a New Jersey correctional institution. Christopher Hutton 463 Followers Freelance Journalist. And in 2021, we expanded our local coverage with Bott-Radio to include the stations of 93.7FM and 100.7FM at 5:00PM. i want the transcript of the Helsinki meeting with t.rumpthat was a despicable performance by t.rump, as all of his meetings with other world leaders were examples of the ugliest American. Chris Hodges is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Assistance Coordination and Press and Public Diplomacy at the State Department's Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs. Chris Hedges: Russiagate Spells Journalism's Death. Chris Hodges Age and Birthday Hodges was born on June 21, 1964, in Boston Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America. We cover each other's sources when it's a good story because otherwise everyone would get hold of it. The U.S. media has the lowest credibility 26 percent among 46 nations. Not going to happen when you realize that we are living in a fascist state controlled by organized crime, the intelligence [sic] community, and big business. Thanks, Altruist, for the link to the Parenti analysis, which is excellent in helping to understand WHY the hatred of Trump. USD $133.95. Exactly, the only difference is the bullshit. Toggle primary navigation. Chris Hodges is a Video Journalist and TSN Sports Anchor with CTV Regina. Its pretty desperate and pathetic to me that folks would look to scum like Trump to save the day and believe the blah blah at face value, while conveniently ignoring the facts. 4.26 avg rating 504 ratings published 2012 2 editions. Apart from one area, Trump was no different to all the other war criminals that have occupied the role in over 250 yrs. "White supremacy or any supremacy. Donald Trump has emerged as this Man on steroids. They LOVE him. In May 2012 Judge Katherine B. Forrest of the Southern District of New York ruled that the counter-terrorism provision of the NDAA is unconstitutional. INDIE BLAST - (by Chris Hodges) Year: 2012. The systematic failure was so egregious and widespread that it casts a very troubling shadow over the press. i think the money laundering of just the t.rump towerwould be enough to put him in jail. Hedges wrote a November 8, 2001 Times cover story about two former Iraqi military commanders who claimed to have trained foreign mujahedeen how to hijack planes[41] and destroy vital American infrastructure. "[72], Hedges appeared as a guest on an October 2011 episode of the CBC News Network's Lang and O'Leary Exchange to discuss his support for the Occupy Wall Street protests; co-host Kevin O'Leary criticized him, saying that he sounded "like a left-wing nutbar". Includes Address (11) Phone (8) Email (2) See Results. Was Trump aware of these sentiments? There are always a few stories we wish were reported more carefully. He might even be planning for his return to Washington, DC sequel show. Paula Faris is an Emmy-Award winning journalist, speaker, best-selling author of "Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs For A Life Of True Calling" and founder of CARRY Media. He dispensed with the greasy faux manners of his predecessors and successor, stripping the mask from the awful pus filled reality of the most violent dangerous regime on Planet Earth A second term and it may not have been possible to restore the mask. You have a population very interested in politics and peace candidates. Since it began in 2001, Highlands has grown to have campuses across the state of Alabama, known for its life-giving culture and focus on leading people to an intimate relationship with God. Yet The Vietnam War fiasco dragged on year after year despite a large anti-war contingent assisted by a powerful music revolution. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for 15 years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East bureau chief and Balkan bureau chief . (Kremlin), After Trumps first meeting as president with Putin, he was attacked as if the meeting itself proved he was a Russian stooge. The walls are closing in, with startling rapidity, on independent journalism, with the elites, including the Democratic Party elites, clamoring for more and more censorship. It is the nature of the trade. An unflinching indictment of the horror and obscenity of war by one of our finest war correspondents. His prior assignment was as Assistant Deputy Chief of Mission and Chief of the Palestinian Affairs Unit at Embassy Jerusalem. (Say, where did we hear that phrase bring it on before?). Just something to work around while being maintained for show. [3] In a 2008 interview, Hedges acknowledged that he ultimately had not struggled, adding that "every year since I left the Times, Ive made at least twice the salary I made at the paper. All that is total BS. Learn to Talk About Race. "[95] Hedges authored an introduction to a vegan cookbook in 2015, The Anarchist Cookbook, written by Keith McHenry and Chaz Bufe. The media industry must reform, in major ways. But (Not Again!) Now we have a far superior alternative media, and surely anyone not entirely hopeless recognizes mainstream news is not critical news doing its job; its advertising. And we expect a population of this sort to be critical of government policy? A year after his marriage, he went to Colorado Springs and served as a youth pastor as well as senior associate pastor for the New Life Church. Class struggle defines most of human history. 0 coins. Hedges made some freelance contributions for The Washington Post,[13] and later covered the Falklands War from Buenos Aires for National Public Radio using equipment given to him by NPR reporter William Buzenberg. Chris Hedges "America's New Class War", Scheerpost, January 18, 2022[65]. Trump was the worst president in American history. In his early career, Hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in Central America for The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, and Dallas Morning News. [37] Hedges' contribution to the Times award was an October 2001 article describing Al Qaeda's foiled bombing plot of the Embassy of the United States, Paris.[38]. Oooh, big threat, Occupy. The commercial model of journalism has changed from when I began working as a reporter, covering conflicts in Central America in the early 1980s. He covered the first Gulf War for the paper, where he refused to participate in the military pool system that restricted the movement and reporting of journalists. July 7, 2017: Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on sidelines of G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany. He said: Sorry. Since it began in 2001, Church of the Highlands has grown to average more than 38,000 people attending each weekend and is known for its life-giving culture and focus on leading people to an intimate relationship with God. Or were they havin a laff? Download show notes or watch the latest episode: https://www . He joined the ministry in 1984 when he was serving as a youth pastor at Bethany World Prayer Center outside Baton Rouge. Trump had a decent idea of negotiating with North Korea and put Bolton in charge. Hodges, who has been active in the Evangelicals for Trump Coalition, addressed racism in his online sermon Sunday morning and mentioned the social media post. [52] Hedges resumed work with Scheer after the launch of Scheerpost. So, in a way, I didnt pay for it. She loves hearing from her readers. The US is an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery (Jimmy Carter, 2015), Pleased to see an excellent quote from Carter, someone I was never fond of. He also has two children from a previous marriage. He was also the first president to recognize and weaponize the power of post-modernist reasoning; he took the formerly left-wing postmodern disdain for objective reality and used it to create a right-wing world of alternative facts, in the memorable words of Kellyanne Conway, his personal Counselor. Chris Hodges is founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands with campuses all across the state of Alabama. Career .Theres the my truth and your truth mode of mediating reality which has gained currency. Those who tried to call out this shoddy reporting. Seems to me the problem lies far beyond the complaint here in this article. His books include War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (2002), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction; American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America (2007); Death of the Liberal Class (2010); and Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt (2012), written with cartoonist Joe Sacco. These outlets ignored the platformssupportfor sanctions against Russia as well its call for appropriate assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine and greater coordination with NATO defense planning.. [5] Hedges received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Colgate in 1979. . Chris Hodges is one of the founding leaders of the Association of Related Churches or ARC. Click here to sign upfor email alerts. Keep Consortium News going in the tradition of Bob Parry. Street art in Washington, D.C. by Craig Tinsky. Chris Hodges entered the ministry in 1984 as a youth pastor at Bethany World Prayer Center outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He sought a postgraduate education at Harvard University's Divinity School where he studied under James Luther Adams in addition to studying classics and Classical Greek. [55][56] The Washington Free Beacon reported that a spokesperson for The New York Times said it "did not have reason to believe Hedges plagiarized in his work for the paper" and had no plans to investigate Hedges for plagiarism.[57]. First, a federal agency like the CIA or FBI secretly briefs Congress, Gerthwrites. Copyright 2023 . But, bring it on, Donald. The systematic failure was so egregious and widespread that it casts a very troubling shadow over the press. .. The New York Times published a year after Trump came to power, some 25,000 verifiable lies that Trump told in his first year as president. REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (May 4, 2021) - For engineer Chris Hodges, Redstone Arsenal is a family tradition. [14], Hedges continued his career as a freelance journalist in Latin America. [96] His wife, Eunice Wong, is a vegan activist and writer. (to expunge their guilt for helping to get trump elected?) It gave too much credibility to officialdom, but, as Schanberg told me, the old model of news arguably kept the swamp from getting any deeper, from rising higher.. What is worse, major media organizations, which produced thousands of stories and reports that were false, refuse to engage in a serious postmortem. So who trusts any of the above players more today than they did even seven years ago? But the pace of progress has certainly ticked up significantly with developments . Instead, Trump engaged in hateful rhetoric and impose tarifs that, in the absence of industrial policies, moved some jobs from China to Vietnam (and other countries too). Of U.S., et Al. Thats their bread and butter for as long as it lasts. Chris Hodges Salary. Chris Hodges Biography You need to know this about Chris Hodges, An American Pastor of the Church of the Highlands. He previously worked overseas forThe Dallas Morning News,The Christian Science Monitor and NPR. Chris Hodges Wife Pastor Chris is married to Tammy Hodges. Chris Hodges and Matt Minor sit down with Pastor Chad Veach to talk about essential leadership principles. The anti-Trump reporting, Gerthnotes, hid behind the wall ofanonymoussources, frequently identified as people (or person) familiar with The New York Times used it over a thousand times in stories involving Trump and Russia, between October 2016 and the end of his presidency, Gerth found. Chris Hodges is the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands. US troops entered Syria and remain there to this day. I dont think Parenti favors the Establishment side of why it feels the need to destroy Trump, and for me one implication of his review is that a Trump type with his MAGA supporters (another reason he was also feared as well as hated I think) IS needed, but needs to go about reform more carefully, more intelligently, someone with the intelligence of a John or Robert Kennedy, not the buffoon Trump. Hedges currently lives in Princeton, New Jersey. But why? From 1983 to 1984, he covered the conflicts in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala for The Christian Science Monitor and NPR. Hedges called for an immediate ceasefire and "a moratorium on arms shipments to Ukraine and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the country.
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