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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Looking back at the Unabomber and the Washington Post
What has been the lasting lesson of the Washington Post publishing the Unabomber’s manifesto? Twenty years ago the Washington Post published a long and rambling manifesto written by a terrorist known as the Unabomber. The Unabomber said he would send another package … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 14, Chapter 6
Tagged ethics, newspapers, terrorism
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Me and the Bishop
Those of you who have been reading my blog over the summer have seen a great deal about my motorcycle travels and my following the Trail of the Whispering Giants. A big part of that story has been my travels … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycling, Travel
Tagged Because I can, bishop, motorcycle, Whispering Giants
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Telling Data-Driven Stories
This morning our Comm students at University of Nebraska at Kearney were fortunate enough to have a virtual class visit from Dr. Jan Boyles from the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University. She talked with us about some … Continue reading
Return of the Trail of the Whispering Giants
I moved back to the cusp of the West a little more than 7 years ago, and up until now I’ve viewed my motorcycling home as being back in the Southeast. Yes, I took a ride down into Kansas, Oklahoma, … Continue reading
Body Image in the Media
Flight attendant tells moving story on what her uniform taught her about body image She was feeling great about how she felt about her looks after putting on an old uniform skirt until she made a surprising discovery. A beautiful … Continue reading
The World Trade Center in the Movies
Reposted from Sept. 11, 2011. Before 9/11, the silhouette of the twin towers of the World Trade Center were one of the quickest ways movie makers had of establishing that we were looking at the NYC skyline. Here’s a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 14
Tagged 9/11, ethics, movies
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A Motorcycle Ride to the United 93 Memorial on a Rainy Summer Day
This has nothing to do with the media. It’s a brief story about a ride I took on my motorcycle to the United 93 Memorial on a rainy June day back in 2004. It was written shortly after I had … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycling
Tagged 9/11, Because I can, motorcycle
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
What’s going to happen now that Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox now owns National Geographic magazine? National Geographic magazine, long known for its serious presentation of complex scientific issues, is now owned by a climate change skeptic. What could possibly … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 2, Chapter 5
Tagged 21st Century Fox, apple, Because I can, blogging, ipad, microsoft, Murdoch, National Geographic, questions, tumblr, viral media, youtube
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Sex and the News
Over the last several weeks sex has been finding its way into the news in a variety of ways. Here’s a quick summary of a couple of these stories: Duke students object to having Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel Fun Home on … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 4, Chapter 8
Tagged Ashley Madison, banned books, Bechdel Test, books, hacking
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Rachel Maddow Praises Local Journalism
Regardless of how you feel about Rachel Maddow’s progressive politics, one thing about her and her MSNBC show that I think we can all admire is the degree to which she pays attention to and praises local news. She and … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6, Chapter 9
Tagged attacks on journalists, community journalism, television news, WEBJ
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