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Category Archives: Chapter 6
Stories of hope from the insurrection, Part 6
The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C. Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 14, Chapter 6, Chapter 9
Tagged 2021 insurrection, Arnold Schwarzenegger, C-SPAN, news, newspapers, social media
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Newspaper Editorials: Stories from the insurrection, Part 4
The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C. Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 14, Chapter 6
Tagged 2021 insurrection, headlines, news, opinion writing
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What does the 1st Amendment mean? Stories from the the insurrection, Part 3
The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C. Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 13, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
Tagged 2021 insurrection, books, first amendment, President Trump, social media, twitter
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Words Matter: Stories from the insurrection, Part 2
The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C. Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6
Tagged 2021 insurrection, photographers, violence against journalists
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Words Matter – Thoughts on Wednesday’s Insurrection, Part 1
The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C. Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6
Tagged 2020 election, 2021 insurrection, news, President Trump
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Election Day Eve
As I write this, it’s the night before the completion of one of the the most contentious presidential elections I can remember. Here are a few thoughts to take you through till we know the official results. Media election planners … Continue reading
Fighting Against “Fake News” with the Truth Sandwich
This week my media literacy class is working on the concept of fake news. I’m having them take a look at the history of how both the concept and term have been used over the last several centuries. Aside from … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 15, Chapter 6
Tagged fake news, Jay Rosen, media ethics, social media, truth sandwich
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Why it was OK for Bob Woodward to save his Trump virus story for the book
The Twittersphere was losing its stuff this afternoon, pig-piling on Bob Woodward for saving the material from his interview with President Trump about the COVID pandemic for his book RAGE instead of reporting it in the newspaper back in February. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6
Tagged Bob Woodward, COVID-19, covid19, President Trump, Washington Post
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Twittering the Media World: ‘Liberal” media, student journalists and C-SPAN
This is why even the so called "actual liberal media" aren't really liberal. They are still run by conservative standards of worker treatment. https://t.co/8G4828XUxY — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) August 19, 2020 For all the talk of liberal bias, even the avowedly … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6, Chapter 9
Tagged C-SPAN, media bias?, media ownership, profanity, student journalists
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Why are journalists resisting court orders to turn over photos and videos of demonstrations to police? Because journalists are supposed to be independent observers, not part of the police force. If journalists are forced to turn over their images and/or … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 6
Tagged attacks on journalists, Clay Travis, Clickbait, shield laws
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