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How do journalists cover elections & Trump this time around?

I’ve been writing lately about how journalists covered the 2022 election. Is it too early to start thinking about the 2024 election? Even if it is, lots of journalists have started doing so. Let’s take a look: Center right WaPo … Continue reading

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LMM News Part 2 (sort of): Hamilton, impeachment and the current news cycle

I started tweeting about Alexander Hamilton and impeachment this morning as a way of avoiding working on my end-of-the semester grading, and it kind of got out of control.  Here it is in mildly more coherent form: It all started … Continue reading

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Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post: Five Years Later

This week I’m at the Western Social Science Association annual conference. I’m giving a presentation looking at what has happened to Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post since the Amazon billionaire bought the paper five and a half years ago. Rather than … Continue reading

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Reporting Offensive Language from the White House – Part II

A couple of weeks ago President Trump generated a lot of news by making some highly offensive remarks about the country of Haiti, the continent of Africa, and presumably about a couple of countries in central America. The story resulted … Continue reading

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Reporting Offensive Language from the White House – Part I

As you can’t help but have noticed, on Thursday President Trump made some highly offensive remarks about the country of Haiti, the continent of Africa, and presumably about a couple of countries in central America.  He was quoted in the Washington … Continue reading

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A Brief History of Accusations (and Consequences) of Sexual Misconduct by Media Figures

A brief history of recent accusations and consequences of sexual misconduct by media figures: News Item 1‘Today’ show host Matt Lauer fired after claims of ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’ – WaPo https://t.co/luFyYbCezZ — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) November 29, 2017 Consequences to Date: … Continue reading

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It’s not a surprise when Trump reverts to form (or any politician for that matter)

A tweetstorm I sent out this morning in reaction to an NPR podcast. Please note that this is a rant on how we cover politicians, not about the president in particular. Generally a fan of NPR’s @UpFirst podcast. Listen to … Continue reading

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Bringing Julius Caesar Into The 21st Century

There’s been a big fuss over the last week over the New York Public Theater’s version of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” As you’ve no doubt heard, the play features a staging in the present day with a Caesar wearing a bright … Continue reading

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

How does Apple feel about the court order requiring company to unlock iPhone? Hint: They don’t like it. Did the press do a good job of covering the pope’s remarks about Donald Trump? No, they did not.  In fact, many, … Continue reading

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