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Monthly Archives: November 2017
How MSNBC/NBC is Covering the Matt Lauer Abuse/Firing Story
Yesterday, I posted an inventory of about 15 major journalism and media figures who have been accused of sexual harassment or abuse over the last year or two. I’ve spoken with a number of people about this list, and where … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 14, Chapter 6
Tagged corporate conflict of interest, ethics, matt lauer, MSNBC, NBC News, sexual harassment
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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
Posted in Chapter 14
Tagged al franken, Donald Trump, matt lauer, media figures, sexual harassment
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The Bridges of Buffalo County
Earlier today, thanks to a post on an ADVRIDER discussion board (for people who go on motorcycle adventures…), I discovered the website Bridgehunter.com. Bridge Hunter is a database of historic and notable bridges around the United States and is a great … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycling
Tagged Because I can, Bridges, motorcycles, Nebraska
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Annie Proulx in praise of the happy ending
Annie Proulx just won the National Book Award Medal for Distinguished Contribution, and she gave a wonderful acceptance speech in praise of the happy ending. Here are some highlights, but you can read the whole thing over at Vulture: “Although … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 4
Tagged Annie Proulx, books, Happy endings, National Book Award
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XKCD answers the question “What will new technology do to us?”
When you have questions about what will technology do to us, the first place to look at is the web comic XKCD: Remember: New technology is always scary!
Posted in Chapter 1
Tagged Because I can, Scary technology, web comics, XKCD
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24-hour Video Game Streaming Fund Raiser
My friend and occasional guest blogger Aaron Blackman is doing a 24-hour live streaming video game fund raiser for Omaha Children’s Hospital. He writes: My wonderful wife Michelle had surgery on her heart when she was 3 years old. She … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 12
Tagged Aaron Blackman, Because I can, fund raising, video games
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Why you need to pay attention to what you write (It can be spelled right and still be wrong)
Over the last few weeks there have been several spectacular copyediting errors in newspapers around the country that probably passed right through a spelling/grammar check but still managed to totally humiliate the publication and the staff members responsible. For example: … Continue reading
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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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe) – All-Disney Edition
How many African-American writers does Hulu have working on their series? Zero, none, zip, nada. (And just 4.8 percent of all TV writers are black.) Behind-the-camera diversity can be as important as in-front-of-the-camera. (Disney is one of the major owners … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 3, Chapter 8, Chapter 9
Tagged animation, Because I can, Bechdel Test, corporate ownership, Disney, diversity, questions, race
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