0 coins. Refresh and try again. Once fact becomes interchangeable with opinion, once truth is irrelevant, once people are told only what they wish to hear, journalism ceases to be journalism and becomes propaganda. Journalist Chris Hedges says both Republican and Democratic elites are happy to discuss race . 2/7: More wins means more pancakes for Schaumburg's Hodges brothers (Daily Herald) 2018 11/9: 2021 F/C Chris Hodges on the Cusp of Big Things (NY2LA Sports) 1/11: Intro: Chris Hodges (2021 . . He was installed as Associate Pastor and Minister of Social Witness and Prison Ministry at the Second Presbyterian Church Elizabeth in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He continually works against God's children. But the pace of progress has certainly ticked up significantly with developments . Fire the prominent reporters who committed the false reporting. It appears this organization got its start while Hodges was at Bethany. [15][16] He was hired as the Central America Bureau Chief for The Dallas Morning News in 1984 and held this position until 1988. I saw my career at the paper end when I publiclycriticizedthe invasion of Iraq. Hedges petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case,[79] but the Supreme Court denied certiorari in April 2014. The problem lies in the cultural environment honoring money, products, and spectacleswitness the suffocating power of TV advertising. Chris Hodges, the pastor of COH, is part of the lead team of the ARC. Hodges entered the ministry in 1984 as a youth pastor at Bethany World Prayer Center outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [39], Conservative outlets referenced the articles in justifying the invasion of Iraq. [9] He was also a member of the Greater Boston YMCA's boxing team, writing that the boxing gym was "the only place I felt safe. In addition, Hodges celebrates his birthday on June 21st every year and his birth sign is Cancer. 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. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons). In a collaboration between The New York Times and Frontline,[39] Hedges authored three articles covering the claims of false Iraqi defectors. All that is total BS. ', "Kevin O'Leary 'Nutbar' Remark Violated Journalistic Standards: CBC Ombudsman", Chris Hedges Arrested in Front of Goldman Sachs, "More than a dozen Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested outside Goldman Sachs, Reporter/Activist Chris Hedges among those charged]", "Federal judge blocks National Defense Authorization Act provision", "Obama Has Already Appealed The Indefinite Detention Ruling", "Order List: 572 U. S. 13-758 Hedges, Christopher, et Al. His support of genocide in Palestine is reason enough to put him on the dock. Chris Hodges is an American pastor and the founder of the Church of the Highland. After being informed the following day that running for office would conflict with FCC fairness doctrine rules because he was at that time hosting the nationally broadcast RT America television show On Contact, Hedges decided not to pursue office in order to keep hosting the show. But all this is prevented by the totally unnecessary set of US bases and in many cases the hostile and objectionable presence of US troops wandering the streets. [63], Hedges, in collaboration with The Real News Network, began production in April 2022 for a web series called The Chris Hedges Report.[64]. [91], Hedges is married to the Canadian actress Eunice Wong. The failure to report accurately on the Trump-Russia saga for the four years of the Trump presidency is bad enough. David North @davidnorthwsws. Yes, journalism is a shambles, but Russiagate was merely the coup-de-grace of a prolonged cultural suicide. It is the nature of the trade. His view is similar to Chinas and Russiasdefense primary. He then became known as Satan and he is our worst adversary. And in 2021, we expanded our local coverage with Bott-Radio to include the stations of 93.7FM and 100.7FM at 5:00PM. His reference to Trump as toddler-like. 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. Why did they lavish so much coverage on his candidacy? It is an important, if depressing, read. As publisher and editor, Julian Assange represents that which journalists once prided themselves in hes brave, determined, independent: a true agent of people not of power. 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? He was born on June 21, 1964, in Baton Rogue, Louisiana, the United States of America. Chris Hodges is the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands. Prior to joining CTV Regina in 2003, Chris was . Chris Hodges is the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands. [25] He was freed after a week. [94], In November 2014, Hedges announced that he and his family had become vegan. I guess the purported Western World is pretty much limited to zombie journalism, the writing dead: I like that phrase very much, zombie journalism, especially given that they are the zombies and their owners are the vampires. REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (May 4, 2021) - For engineer Chris Hodges, Redstone Arsenal is a family tradition. Sydney Schanberg won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the Khmer Rouge, which was the basis for the film The Killing Fields. He was subsequently appointed metropolitan editor at The New York Times where he assigned reporters to cover the homeless, the poor and those being driven from their homes and apartments by Manhattan real estate developers. Totally true, not only of Trump coverage, but news in general. : El camino para conocer a Dios, encontrar libertad, descubrir tu propsito y marcar la diferencia Chris Hodges $ 4.19 - $ 18.39 The Four Cups of Promise: The Journey to Fulfillment God Planned for You The systematic failure was so egregious and widespread that it casts a very troubling shadow over the press. Just something to work around while being maintained for show. Democrats criticized him as worshiper of authoritarians. In many ways, Trump is the unvarnished face of America as it is, although ironically it seems he may not be quite as blood thirsty. It was not difficult to discern in real time that Russia-gate was a Dem Party campaign to 1)deflect attention away from Clintons horribly run pres. Get yourself a copy of this unprecedented publication for your files. Well done. Thanks, Altruist, for the link to the Parenti analysis, which is excellent in helping to understand WHY the hatred of Trump. Click here to sign upfor email alerts. 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. It is the nature of the trade. Pastor Chris is 58 years old as of 2022. Russiagate heralded the collapse of critical thinking skills across the board, and does not auger well for at least the short term future (1-2 decades). Chris turns 58 years old on June 21, 2022. The paper would later have toretracta highly acclaimed 12-part podcast, Caliphate, hosted by Callimachi in 2018, because it wasbasedon the testimony of an imposter. Chris Hodges, co-founder of GoGig, is an experienced entrepreneur who conceived the business model for GoGigg during one of his MBA classes. [5] Hedges received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Colgate in 1979. He previously worked overseas forThe Dallas Morning News,The Christian Science Monitor and NPR. Just dont expect us to believe stick to the hard, inconvenient facts. US Transportation Sec Buttigieg? But when mistakes occur, they must be acknowledged and publicized. The systematic failure was so egregious and widespread that it casts a very troubling shadow over the press. Writing on deadline with often only a few hours before publication is an imperfect art. Learn to Talk About Race. (Say, where did we hear that phrase bring it on before?). Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during presidential election 2016. +64 21 687 335. chris.hodges@bellgully.com. Chris Hodges and Matt Minor sit down with Pastor Chad Veach to talk about essential leadership principles. 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. Besides, the Trump freaks want to nuke Iran and China, the Biden freaks want to nuke Russia. Dipper Pines IRL. Within The New York Times, R.W. Less bloodthirsty? So, in a way, I didnt pay for it. Guess again They see their job as propping up this criminal enterprise for as long as possible. Donald Trump has emerged as this Man on steroids. he has to be made responsible for all the horrors and crimes he has created. How do they level with viewers and readers that the most basic rules of journalism were ignored toparticipatein a witch hunt, a virulent New McCarthyism? Was Trump aware of these sentiments? But its much more. After all, respect for law and Americas institutions has never been a priority for those in power. [48], During the uncertainty following the loss of employment, Hedges was looking for posts to teach high school English classes. Chris is 58 years old as . Hedges produced a weekly column in Truthdig for 14 years. Ask a Palestinian, Yemeni or Iranian about that. With his non-stop lying, the media noted a curious phenomena: that a lie repeatedly told eventually becomes the truth, and tried to counter this by telling their own lies. Christopher Hutton 463 Followers Freelance Journalist. Hedges worked on the behalf of Lowell Bergman of Frontline, who could not travel to Beirut to interview the purported defectors. Chris Hedges is a progressive journalist, prolific writer, activist, and university lecturer. [85][86], In September 2020, Hedges spoke at the Movement for a People's Party convention. Fresh Air: What Happens When You Discover the Powerful Secrets of a God-Breathed Life. However, with the several times a year provocations of US-South Korea combined forces circling North Korea with their exercises and threatening it brazenly he has to put up some kind of resistance. The commercial model of journalism has changed from when I began working as a reporter, covering conflicts in Central America in the early 1980s. The silence by news organizations that for years perpetuated this fraud is ominous. Once this credibility is gone, the press becomes nothing more than an echo chamber for a selected demographic. David Hodges and Ashley Terkeurst Relationship David and Ashley met in 2011 and began relationship shortly afterward. [6] Hedges founded an underground newspaper at the school that was banned by the administration and resulted in his being put on probation. NEWSLETTER: Digitaldownstream.substack.com Follow More from Medium Eric. They still have ceremonial performances to this effect inside night clubs in the South. Mainstream journalism was never good going back decades prior to the internet, apart from a few. The argumentation is made very well by Christian Parenti in his recent article in Gray Zone: hXXps://thegrayzone.com/2023/02/15/trump-empire-they-hated-him/ Trump against empire: is that why they hate him?. The disgusting behavior of the US and other Western media has intensified since the Russiagate days, and Hedges reminder that the NYT kept the lies going to please the remaining subscribers shows the quality of education and acceptance of only what is commercially pleasing of the allegedly free and democratic US readers. The paper would later have to. Chris Hedges, former Middle East bureau chief for the New York Times, is a senior fellow at The Nation Institute. How do they explain to the public that their hatred for Trump led them to accuse him, for years, of activities and crimes he did not commit? 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. Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author, and commentator. He was based in Sarajevo when the city was being hit by over 300 shells a day by the surrounding Bosnia Serbs. And these journalists are the definition of the banality of evil. Hedges said "it will be the last time" he appears on the show, and compared the CBC to Fox News. Trump is many thing, but refreshingly honest is not one of them. Digital subscribers, it turns out, are also very thin-skinned. Hedges' 2007 book American Fascists describes the fundamentalist Christian right in the United States as a fascist movement. [74], On November 3, 2011, Hedges was arrested with others in New York City as part of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration, during which the activists staged a "people's hearing"[75] on the activities of the investment bank Goldman Sachs and blocked the entrance to their corporate headquarters. "[89] Hedges was critical of the $40 billion aid package for Ukraine in a May 2022 piece in Salon, which he says demonstrates that the United States is "trapped in the death spiral of unchecked militarism" as the country "rots, morally, politically, economically, and physically" with no real plans to address the epidemic of mass shootings, decaying infrastructure, lack of universal healthcare, ever rising inequality, student debt, child poverty and the opioid epidemic.[90]. [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]. [59] Hedges has become a fierce critic of mass incarceration in the United States,[60] and his experience as an educator in New Jersey prisons served as inspiration for his 2021 book Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison. Was it just laziness? (Thats just as bad as the Mass Media Cartel hysteria), His regime continued the support for the criminal regime in Kiev, terminated the INF treaty with Russia, imposed illegal sanctions on Russia and Russias allies. Of U.S., et Al. And if you doubt it is a fascist state, try standing up against it in a meaningful way. Chris Hodges is well known American Senior pastor of the highlands with campuses all across the state of Alabama, United States. It is gone. The New York Times and The Washington PostsharedPulitzer Prizes in 2019 for their reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connection to the Trump campaign, the President-elects transition team and his eventual administration.. News organizations amplified this charge. 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. Chris Hodges Owner New Port Richey, Florida, United States44 connections Join to connect Hodges Management Inc. University of South Florida Personal Website Report this profile Activity I am. Naive wishful thinking. Beginning with the obligatory disclaimer that Im no particular fan of Mr. Trump, not having voted for him (nor, thank God, for H. Clinton or Biden), I must say that I dont agree that he engaged in non-stop lying. In my view, the slow death of truth and journalism reached critical mass under the Obama/Biden administration, which moved from overt wars like Iraq to cover operations like Syria, fought not only through proxies but through information warfare. Easy, this is business: Because as the CEO of CBS, Les Moonves said: Trump may not be good for america, but hes good for profits at CBS. [3] The run of On Contact ended. We are going to need them more and more as things continue to unravel. However, my approach to the consumption of media is found in a statement by Gautama Buddha who once said, Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.. V. Obama, Pres. Apple Jr. supported Hedges' defiance of the pool system. 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. Culture Politics Technology Business Finance Food & Drink Podcasts Sports Faith & Spirituality News Music Comics Crypto International Art & Illustration Climate Science Health & Wellness Literature Fiction Parenting Design Travel Education Philosophy History Humor Fashion & Beauty Hedges received a scholarship to attend Loomis Chaffee School, a private boarding school in Windsor, Connecticut. 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. Hedges said he "might have paid with" his job for making negative comments about the war in Ukraine, "but at least for those six days", after the invasion, he remained in post. He joined the ministry in 1984 when he was serving as a youth pastor at Bethany World Prayer Center outside Baton Rouge. I view the loss of a credible establishment press as another sign of the fatal decline of the Western imperial project. .Theres the my truth and your truth mode of mediating reality which has gained currency. [97], Hedges speaks Levantine Arabic, French, and Spanish in addition to his native English.[37]. He joined the ministry in 1984, where he was serving as a youth pastor at Bethany World Prayer Center outside Baton Rouge. A routine soon took shape in the Trump-Russia saga. (Kremlin), After Trumps first meeting as president with Putin, he was attacked as if the meeting itself proved he was a Russian stooge. First, a federal agency like the CIA or FBI secretly briefs Congress, Gerthwrites. In June 2014, Christopher Ketcham published an article on The New Republic website accusing Hedges of improper citations in several Truthdig columns, alleging the offenses constituted plagiarism. We can add Julian Assange to the list of ex journalists: Julian Assange wins Martha Gellhorn journalism prize, WikiLeaks founder praised as brave, determined, independent by judges, Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has won the 2011 Martha Gellhorn prize for journalism.. In the piece, Hedges had turned his eye to. Other reporters who exposed the fabrications Glenn Greenwaldat The Intercept,Matt Taibbiat Rolling Stone andAaron Mateat The Nation ran afoul of their news organizations and now work as independent journalists. Chris Hodges entered the ministry in 1984 as a youth pastor at Bethany World Prayer Center outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1986, Pastor Chris married Tammy Hornsby, daughter of the late William Hornsby. Refine Your Search Results All Filters 1 Chris W Hodges, 60 Resides in Weatherford, TX Lived In Modesto CA I looked it up. [92] The couple have two children. [82], In the 2008 United States presidential campaign, Hedges was a speech writer for candidate Ralph Nader. Trump had a decent idea of negotiating with North Korea and put Bolton in charge. 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. [93], Hedges has post-traumatic stress disorder from his experience reporting in war zones,[7] and was once suicidal as a result of trauma. Almost every single day, even now, the Mass Media Cartel give Trump free publicity. Writing on a deadline, does not cover four years. It was a brilliant stroke by the team of Americas first true Demagogue-in-Chief. 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. [61] He mentioned being rejected for ordination 30 years earlier, saying that "going to El Salvador as a reporter was not something the Presbyterian Church at the time recognized as a valid ministry, and a committee rejected my 'call. Chris Hodges. 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. "[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. Apart from one area, Trump was no different to all the other war criminals that have occupied the role in over 250 yrs. All we get is Russia annexed Crimea Putin authoritarian, NATO is defensive, unprovoked attack and even when Western crimes are admitted eg NS destruction, they are then ignored as if forgotten. Bob Scheer, who runs ScheerPost on a shoestring budget, and I will not waiver in our commitment to independent and honest journalism, and we will never put ScheerPost behind a paywall, charge a subscription for it, sell your data or accept advertising. (One Nation Under Blackmail). Seems to me the problem lies far beyond the complaint here in this article. He ended by proclaiming the 2020 election a fraud. 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. ixated on Religion, Politics, Media. 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. Watch these liars on TV, listen to them on the radio, read them in trash such as the NYT, they are just little grey men and women doing their jobs, caring nothing for truth or decency. "[45], The New York Times criticized Hedges' statements and issued him a formal reprimand for "public remarks that could undermine public trust in the paper's impartiality". Herr Drumph No friend of mine Serial Egotist Lying Professional Con Man Could go on & on! [73] CBC's ombudsman found O'Leary's heated remarks to be a violation of the public broadcaster's journalistic standards. Chris has extensive experience advising on a broad range of corporate transactions, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. What a depressing article. Sarah Kendziors Hiding in Plain Sight, Bob Woodward and Robert Costas Peril, Carol Leonnig and Philip Ruckers I Alone Can Fix It along with Mary Trumps Too Much and Never Enough call Trumps propensity for lying prodigious, and a way of life. Granted, non-stop, in the context of normal speech, remains hyperbole; however, for any individual to to utter 25,000 lies, it remains accurate and appropriate to observe that the man lies every time his lips move.. Music by The Chris Hodges Band and other Chris Hodges projects. Then, Rachel Maddow, MSNBCs most popular host, said that the meeting between Trump and Putin validated her covering the Trump-Russia allegations more than anyone else in the national press and strongly implied and her shows, A routine soon took shape in the Trump-Russia saga. These are the people who debated putting Occupy in concentration camps! But to understand is not to condone. All you say it true, but i feel the real story of t.rump and collusion with russian oligarchs is being covered up by the false stories you speak of here. To Patrick & Piotr, many of your points are well taken, given how incoherent Trumps policy often was, but one needs to look at the big picture. 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. Street art in Washington, D.C. by Craig Tinsky. Oooh, big threat, Occupy. He was on the right track here from a world-peace, Korean sympathy point of view. The papers executive editor, Abe Rosenthal, Schanberg told me, derisively referred to him as his resident commie. HeterminatedSchanbergs twice-weekly column and forced him out. "I understand how this has made you feel and I apologize. 2 March 2023. Please, if you can, sign up atchrishedges.substack.comso I can continue to post my Monday column on ScheerPost and produce my weekly television show, The Chris Hedges Report.. 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. He was later joined in the suit, Hedges v. Obama, by activists including Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg. It cements into place a new media model, one without credibility or accountability. One great advantage of Trumps transactional approach is that he treated adversaries with respect as negotiating partners, being willing to enter into dialogue and discussions. Then Democrats or Republicans selectively leak snippets. WikiLeaks has given the public more scoops than most journalists can imagine: a truth-telling that has empowered people all over the world. They LOVE him. Keep Consortium News going in the tradition of Bob Parry. [70], On September 20, 2014, a day before the People's Climate March, Hedges joined Bernie Sanders, Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, and Kshama Sawant on a panel moderated by WNYC's Brian Lehrer to discuss the issue of climate change. They help each other out. Chris Hodges is founder and leader of Church of the Highlands. WINNER OF THE 2017 MARTHA GELLHORN PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM. 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.