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Link Ch. 13: ‘Seven Dirty Words’ and Truth 3 – Everything From the Margin Moves to the Center
UPDATE: May, 24, 2012: On May 27, 1972, just about exactly 40 years ago today, George Carlin recorded his concert album Class Clown during a show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Among the sketches he performed was one destined … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 13
Tagged indecency, media law, Secret 3, Seven Truths, Truth 3
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JMC 406 Commentary & Blogging Students Link Here
As I’ve mentioned before, this semester I’m teaching a course in commentary and blogging that includes a good dose of social media. In the comments section for this post you will find links to the blogs and Twitter feeds for … Continue reading
Some Thoughts on Media, Political Communication & Crosshairs
There’s been a lot of over-the-top rhetoric about the use of crosshair (gun sight) imagery in last year’s campaign and what that might have to do with the shootings that took place in Arizona over the weekend. Here are three … Continue reading
Link Ch. 10 – Some Great Twitter Feeds
In many of my classes, I require my students to use Twitter. While I hope each of them will come up with their own list of people to follow, here are a few that make up a good starting point: … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6
Tagged bloggers, twitter
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“Silence equals consent….”
“We know that silence equals consent when atrocities are committed against innocent men, women and children. We know that indifference equals complicity when bigotry, hatred and intolerance are allowed to take root. And we know that education and hope are … Continue reading
A Tragedy Through the Eyes of Social Media
This evening Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is recovering from surgery for being shot in the head as part of an attack that killed six people, including a federal judge. Reports say that a total of 18 people were injured. As … Continue reading
We Wants It
What was once a April Foolsie is now real:
Media Trends for 2011
E-books outselling print books, week after holidays – USA Today Perhaps 2011 will finally be the year of the E-book. This week’s USA Today bestselling list will show that the E-book version of the top six books will have outsold … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 4, Chapter 9, Uncategorized
Tagged books, future, mobile phones, television
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Is this the year of 3D TV? Probably not. And despite reports, last year wasn’t either. Does the world need a version of Huckleberry Finn without the “N-word” in it? Probably not. Though people have been looking for ways to … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 4, Chapter 9
Tagged books, censorship, ipad, kindle, questions, television
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Twitter, Hashtags, and Media News
Welcome back after the holiday break. As many of you know, I’ve been tweeting on media news for the last several months. I’m now tagging the tweets that directly apply to content from my textbook with the hashtag #liamw. (liamw … Continue reading