NBC Photoshops measles baby from stock photo: The death of journalism

Media Caught Selectively Editing AGAIN - Record Your Interviews!

Old Time Blogging

So funny how old my blogs are, I started when blogging first started and just kept going. I hope you don't mind the old, standard format. I've no time to re-invent the wheel and export and re-import all of the hundreds of articles in my blogs. I've always asked for volunteers, but never find any...really. You know, I was one of the first people on this planet to "blog" before blogging, these already formatted templates came into existence. I was also one of the "first" independent news folks covering on the Middle East crisis with my own silly HTML formatted pages, typed, each link designed, each page and the "tree" generated through dreamweaver.  wow. Times have changed and I still have no time.

Anyone want to help me put all of this together, one blog and website into something a bit more...modern?

Oh, just to help keep history alive and documented, you know.

I also have thousands of slides, film, and images on CD's that need to be "updated" onto something.

Oh, if independents like myself, only had a trust fund.

Thanks for reading my vent and rant.

Shalom,

Susan Brannon

American Pravda: CNN Producer Says Russia Narrative “bullsh*t"

I had to put this on my blog...why?  Because as a previous photojournalist covering international conflicts...I was always told that I was an activist not a reporter (yes, by mainstream news folks) However, I was always saying that CNN and other mainstream outlets were not actually reporting the reality of the events that they were covering.  I even asked a CNN reporter (in Israel) how could they do what they are doing?  His reply? "Well, that is what our editors want, I don't care if it is true or not".

In the end, I was blacklisted by news outlets that would pay a salary, running around trying to survive while reporting the reality of events, ethically sound.  As time went by, more independent news reporters were able to generate visibility and funding to actually do good work and develop a team and...survive.

Because of the death threats towards myself and mocking from news agencies, I had to walk away from my love of reporting and do something else.  It is still in my blood, thus the reason for this blog.  It is sort of an outlet to me and to keep in tune with political events that effect the very lives of citizens across the world.

This is real proof for CNN's false news intended to gather ratings..that equals more money in advertising.  At what point do independent's stay savvy?  I have already seen some independent's compromise real reporting (that is what I call it) to stay on top and gather ratings.  Yes, ratings are importing to put food in your mouth.

There must be a way to report real news while not going hungry with the temptation to compromise.

Great work Project  Veritas!

Susan's Story -Haiti- Around the Neighborhood

Susan's Story -Haiti- Around the Neighborhood

Thirtese's Story - Haiti - Water

Gregory's Story- Haiti- Agriculture

Dwitchy's Story - Haiti - Cholera

Carenne's Story - Haiti - Haiti Facts

Albert's Story Haiti The Crossing Borders Project

Susan's (alias) Story Portland's Homeless The Crossing Borders Project

Rosie's Story Portland's Homeless The Crossing Borders Project

Lauren's Story Portland's Homeless The Crossing Borders Project

Rachel S Story Portland's Homeless

Another story from the Crossing Borders Project - Portland's Homeless Project!  Rachel S. tells her story of her healing process from homelessness.  Enjoy.  And remember if you helped fund this project, you must contact me for your "reward"!  Thank you

Tara's Story Portland's Homeless-The Crossing Borders Project

A new Crossing Borders Project story from Tara in the Portland's Homeless project in Portland, Oregon.

She tells of her struggles of healing from homeless to walking a new path in life.  These are her images and words.  Enjoy!  Thank you for the support on Kickstarter and remember, if you want images as your reward for support, you must contact me!

Exclusive: CNN Exposed! Caught Producing "State Sponsored News" in Bahrain

And no one ever believed me when I would tell them that I personally watched CNN staged and exaggerated events back in 2003.  It also tells me why mainstream media never really wanted to hire me, because they knew that I only wanted to tell the truth of what I found in my reporting.  No wonder the American mainstream media would not buy anything from me.  Yet, China, Europe and Russia would!

It tells you about the news in America and worldwide broadcasting from the mainstream.

Now, they want to categorize freelancers and "non reporters" no protected by the first amendment. Just remember who is funding mainstream, governments and corporations.

Dianne Feinstein First Amendment Is A Special Privilege

What is a real reporter?  ummm.

Reporting on the warfront: The problem with ISIS

November 2, 2014 One wonders why there is not much reporting on the warfront, but from a distance and because of that we do not know very much about ISIS and what is really happening on the ground.  Journalists do not have many choices in reporting on this conflict, the options are to pledge allegiance with ISIS and go through their approval for release and at the same time risk your life with the U.S. drones that the US government has imposed that okay to have civilian casualties in Syria and Iraq. This means, even if they know that you are there, they will shoot anyway. Reporting from the front would be going on a suicide mission.

With increasing kidnappings and deaths of journalists worldwide, the respect for journalism and telling the story is just about a bye gone and that is dangerous for global citizens.

Here is a great article:
The Things we won't know about ISIS

Guantanamo, smuggle secrets, Snowden

1 November 2014 Back in the days, someone asked if I release incriminating images and information about abuse in a Cuban prison. Back in the days, we did not have super encryption to protect the journalists or identity of another person leaking the information. Still today, I do not understand the technology needed to protect the whistle blower or myself from our governments view on journalism crime. Although, I must insert here, most of the information that whistle blowers decide to "leak out" are things that we the taxpayers and citizens of our world should know. You know, to help fight corruptions and be the "good" people and expose the "bad" As a good journalist, I felt that I needed to know my whistle blowers and verify his/her and information before I would write anything up and "leak" that information to major media outlets. Yet, there was nothing to protect us...at that time, at least that I was aware of. As a response, the person asked me again if I could help but I needed to meet him/her and see what they had. I did not have any protection to offer and as a result the person just sort of disappeared. A few months later, the images were released all over the world. Of course I thought to myself, dang...I could have been famous from that what did I do wrong? Yet, I was scared to move forward without protection, I knew what the government was capable of. If this happened to me, and I must insert I was more "visible" in those days during the pre-independent journalism phase of journalism which made me a person that someone like that would approach. What is it like for the independent journalist today? How do we learn to release information that we feel the public should know without having to move to another country and risk going to jail? I stumbled onto this great article: ED SNOWDEN TAUGHT ME TO SMUGGLE SECRETS PAST INCREDIBLE DANGER. NOW I TEACH YOU. Please read, if you are interested in this information