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The media world on Twitter: Short takes on complex issues
I’m spending most of my time right now trying to complete the eighth edition of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World for my publisher Sage. I’ve been blessed with some friends who have been kind enough to write guest blog … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6, Chapter 8
Tagged body armor, Canada, covid19, journalism, movie theaters, Neil Postman, net neutrality, news, NPR
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Guest Blog Post – Caught in the Crossfire: Journalism’s “Objectivity” Problem in Times of Civil Unrest
Another excellent guest blog post, this one from Dr. Michael J. Socolow. While working in the CNN Los Angeles Bureau in the early 1990s, Prof. Socolow was an Assignment Editor helping to direct coverage on such stories as the O.J. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6
Tagged covering demonstrations, guest blog post, journalism, Michael Socolow, news, objectivity
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Media Tweets: Joseph Maguire Edition (with a T.S. Eliot shout out)
A brief roundup of media news on the Twitter machine. The main focus today is on talk about Acting Intelligence Chief Joseph Maguire’s testimony because the House Intelligence Committee: Reminder: It was the Wall Street Journal that broke this story … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 4, Chapter 5
Tagged journalism, media ownership, media tweets, poetry, Wall Street Journal
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Reading and Writing About Food
My senior reporting class this semester has been inspired by the work of the late food writers Jonathan Gold and Anthony Bourdain, and are working on stories about food and culture in the Kearney, Nebraska area. One of their class-participation … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6
Tagged food writing, journalism, reporting
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Guest Blog Post – I am the media
Bonnie Stewart is one of the best journalists and teachers I’ve had the privilege to work with during my 30 years in academics. We worked together at West Virginia University from 2005 to 2008, when I moved to central Nebraska. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6, Guest Blog Post
Tagged Bonnie Stewart, guest blog, journalism, mainstream media
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In the Battle of Disney vs. The Press, The Press Won
As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, Disney recently entered into an ill-advised battle with the Los Angeles Times because the media conglomerate didn’t like how the newspaper was covering the company’s business relationships with the city of Anaheim. Disney (aka … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 3, Chapter 6, Chapter 8
Tagged boycotts, critics, Disney, journalism, media ownership
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Sunday News Pops on Twitter (All media are social)
Yesterday was surprisingly busy as a news day with my Twitter feed overflowing with rapid-fire commentary on the news. There was news about earthquakes, floods, health care, the president, the NFL, and just a bit about the new Star Trek … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6
Tagged journalism, news, Seven Secrets, social media, twitter
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What did Rachel Maddow do to Upset So Many People with Trump’s Tax Return?
Last night on her MSNBC show, Rachel Maddow and her guest, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, revealed the front two pages of President Trump’s 2005 tax return. The reveal had been promoted on the network and via social media for … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6, Chapter 9
Tagged journalism, President Trump, Rachel Maddow, tax returns
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Women’s Magazines Covering Politics
Journalist Lily Herman had a great Tweetstorm the other day pointing out the big contributions that women’s magazines have been making to political journalism lately. Without comment, here are her tweets with links. Lots of good reporting here. (And a … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10
Tagged journalism, Lily Herman, tweetstorm, twitter, Women's magazines
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News About News: Campaign money, Shep Smith & Fox, Charges Dropped for Goodman, and Death Threats at AZ Republic
There’s been a lot of news about the news coverage of politics in the last few days. Here are several that I think we should be paying attention to: When journalists give money to the presidential campaign, they give it to … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6, Chapter 9
Tagged 2016 election, censorship, Democracy Now, Fox News, journalism, news, Shep Smith
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