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Local TV station news operation has a bad day
So, my local NTV News television station has had a bad day covering a murder trial in Kansas. We’ll let them tell the story:
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 9
Tagged cameras in the courtroom, media law
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Washington Post reporter Wes Lowery discusses voting on Twitter
Wes Lowery at the Washington Post is a reporter I respect, and I follow his work closely. Here’s what he had to say on Twitter today in response to a critic who claimed Lowery was likely voting for Hillary. Read … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6
Tagged media bias?, Washington Post, Wesley Lowery
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
How can Fox maintain their journalistic reputation? WaPo conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin argues that Trump campaign gives commentators a challenge when it comes to responding to extreme spin. And she also wonders what Fox can do to maintain their journalistic reputation. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 6, Chapter 9
Tagged Fox News, free speech, media law, political correctness, Rocky Horror, safe spaces, speech codes, student free speech
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AT&T Buying Time Warner – Which Apocalypse Will It Be?
Oh, wow, a tech giant is buying up Time Warner, one of the big legacy media companies for an unheard of amount of money. The tech company is talking about how the purchase will help them leverage synergy in the … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 3
Tagged AOL, AT&T, media business, Secret 4, synergy, Time Warner
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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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Free Webinar on “5 Tips for Teaching Intro To Mass Comm”
You are invited to join me on Wednesday, Oct. 19th at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, noon Central Time, for a free, live webinar: 5 Tips for Teaching Introduction to Mass Communication: Engaging Students Living in a Media World. Join me … Continue reading
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An Unwelcome X-Men Mutation
I just recently rewatched X-Men: Days of Future Past and was struck again by what a good super hero movie it was. It handled the mythos and back story well, it had characters following consistent motivation, and it had characters … Continue reading