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Issues involving the way mainstream media has often had bias in reporting stories regarding mainstream corporate mental health system.

Just as there's a movement for accountability in the mental health system, there is also a social change movement of critics of mainstream corporate media calling for more professionalism and fairness. This folder has a few examples of where these two social change movements overlap.

media and mental health issues

Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties

(Published: 2008-11-21 14:56)

The New York Times covers the firing of Fred Goodwin and his program The Infinite Mind from National Public Radio because of Dr. Goodwin's cover-up of psychiatric drug company pay offs.

The ills of pills

(Published: 2008-05-13 09:26)

Frank Blankenship is chair of the MindFreedom Affiliate Support Committee, as well as liaison to MindFreedom Virginia. Frank was quoted in the Charlottesville newspaper as critical of government efforts to prevent catastrophes like the Virginia Tech mass murders. Here is Frank's follow-up letter to the editor that was published on 13 May 2008.

A few published letters to editor about changing the mental health system.

(Published: 2008-05-11 11:22)

One of the easiest ways you can change the mental health system is to submit a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. It's one of the most read sections. Here are a few that have been published.

Tips on Authoring Wikipedia Articles

(Published: 2007-12-16 22:07)

How to study and prepare to be a participating author of wikipedia articles, following the guidelines and principles of wikipedia.

How to Monitor Wikipedia Articles

(Published: 2007-12-16 20:57)

How to use wikipedia. How to monitor wikipedia articles that you care about for accuracy, bias, or possible deletion.

Wikipedia

(Published: 2007-12-12 21:14)

This folder has tips, ideas, suggestions about using wikipedia, in its spirit of open information, to disseminate information about human rights and alternatives in the mental health system.

Alert: Psychiatric Survivors & Allies May Comment in Medical Magazine

(Published: 2007-09-26 09:13)

Maths Jesperson is a long-time psychiatric survivor activist, leader and actor in Sweden, who is calling upon psychiatric survivors and allies all over the world to submit comments to an online medical magazine. This magazine covers all kinds of medical topics, but the editor, who is a psychiatrist, has reached out to psychiatric survivors and allies to ask for their commentary, and articles.

War Mad Easy DVD: Benefit for MFI

(Published: 2007-08-09 14:32)

A new documentary on DVD challenges the way the corporate media can control the minds of the population. Purchase of this DVD is also a benefit for MindFreedom International.

Mad and Non-Mad Radio: Some Different -- Very Different -- Radio Shows

(Published: 2007-08-03 16:00)

Here are several Mad radio shows and one Non-Mad radio show you may listen to about changing the mental health system, all hosted by MindFreedom members who are psychiatric survivors! All may be heard on the web.

by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-11-21 21:45

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