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What does the 1st Amendment and Freedom of Speech Really Mean?
The New York Times is getting a fair amount of static for the opening paragraph of their editorial about the First Amendment and free speech this morning. Here’s the headline and first two paragraphs: America Has a Free Speech Problem … Continue reading
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Media News on Twitter: Journalist killed in Ukraine, disinformation, Disney v. Employees on gay rights & TV news
American journalist/documentarian killed covering war in Ukraine Our Nieman Fellow Brent Renaud was gifted and kind, and his work was infused with humanity. He was killed today outside Kiev, and the world and journalism are lesser for it. We are … Continue reading
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Old movies don’t always seem that old: A Year in Movies 2021 – Part 5
In December of 2020, when it became clear we were not going to be returning to normal life any time soon, we purchased a big honking 55-inch 4K TV and settled in for a year of watching movies at home. … Continue reading
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Guest Blog Post: Media framing the news out of Ukraine very differently than that from Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan
Yesterday morning while I was reading Twitter, Dr. Rosemary Pennington, associate professor of journalism at Miami University of Ohio, had a great thread on how the news media have framed the story of what is happening in Ukraine so very … Continue reading
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Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer
Dr. Paul Farmer, a Harvard-educated doctor who devoted his life to serving the health needs of the poorest, most remote, and sickest of the world, died of an “acute cardiac event” earlier this week at a hospital in Rwanda he … Continue reading
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Are radically fewer people watching the Olympics this year? The simple answer is no. The more complex answer is, “What do you mean by watching?” As University of Main media historian Dr. Michael Socolow writes today in Slate, obviously the traditional … Continue reading
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Why do news update e-mails insist on putting sports spoilers in the subject line?
Why do news update e-mails insist on putting sports spoilers in the subject line? Ok, I get it. It’s almost impossible to avoid results of a high-profile Olympic event that takes place early in the morning but gets aired on … Continue reading
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What a great year for Best Animated Feature Oscar Nominations
Generally, I have mixed feelings about the Best Animated Feature Oscar category. I mean, if Disney/Pixar comes out with a vaguely credible effort, they generally win. This was particularly true in 2016 when the oh-so-carefully constructed “important message” Zootopia beat … Continue reading
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When did I realize I was all-in on e-books?
Last night. I had previously read and really enjoyed the first two volumes/decades of former Python/travel host Michael Palin’s diaries, but had held off reading the thick third volume, Travelling To Work, for several years. I mean, the book has literally … Continue reading
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Sometimes you just need old favorites: A Year in Movies 2021 – Part 4
In December of 2020, when it became clear we were not going to be returning to normal life any time soon, we purchased a big honking 55-inch 4K TV and settled in for a year of watching movies at home. … Continue reading
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