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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

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Filmmaker Danny Schechter examines media coverage of the war in Iraq.

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Even when there is not a war on and human lives are not at stake, media accountability should be a goal of any democracy, and Schecter's film serves as a trenchant reminder. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 5, 2005 Full Review Ned Martel New York Times A former ABC producer at 20/20, Mr. Schechter revels in his autonomy and crams too many points in too many minutes. Rated: 2/5 Feb 3, 2005 Full Review Josh Goldfein Village Voice He doesn't have a smoking-gun clip reel to illustrate his monotonous analysis. Feb 1, 2005 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Better than "Fahrenheit 911″... Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Jonathan W. Hickman Entertainment Insiders WMD is an intricate critique of television media coverage of the Iraq War. Director Schechter suggests that the media cowed down to Administration tactics. Rated: 3.5/4 Feb 5, 2005 Full Review Paul Sherman Boston Herald Rated: 2/4 Feb 5, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Put this in your Netflix instant queue and give it a spin if you think Rupert Murdoch's news channel is bunk. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member [center][img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/49/239249.jpg[/img] [left]Insightful and thought-provoking, but weak film, seems too formulaic and crammed. [/left] [/center] Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member http://skuthan.blip.tv Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Always interesting to see things from the media's standpoint. There is much to be said for the media and how they can be controlled and in turn skew our views. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Well done expose about how the media covered the events leading up to the Iraq war and the war itself. I wonder whether we would have gone to war if the journalists asked more of the tougher questions. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Why was the American press so uncritical of the war in Iraq? How can a "free press" be so homogenous in outlook and opinion? This doc goes some way to explaining why the world has turned away from major media corporations as a source of information. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Danny Schechter examines media coverage of the war in Iraq.
Director
Danny Schechter
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 17, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$27.3K
Runtime
1h 38m