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Farewell to Pebble – Indie smartwatch maker shuts down after being acquired by Fitbit
It was with real sadness yesterday when I read that Fitbit had purchased smartwatch company Pebble in order to acquire their software engineers and intellectual property – but not their core smartwatch business. Fitbit is the giant fitness band manufacturer, and … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10
Tagged pebble, smartwatch
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Guest Blog Post: The Price of Global Journalism
My friend Dr. Chris Allen, a journalism professor at University of Nebraska at Omaha, has been working on global journalism issues from Russia, to Afghanistan, to Oman, and beyond. I am reposting what he wrote on November 22 with his permission as … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 15
Tagged attacks on journalists, Chris Allen, global media, guest blog
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Blue Hill students present challenging “Laramie Project”
Story from NTV – Nebraska TV Blue Hill, Nebraska is a small town by most people’s standards, with a population under 1,000. But that doesn’t stop the local high school from having a vibrant theater program. Over the last few … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13
Tagged student free speech, The Laramie Project
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All Media are Social – alt-right figure off Twitter, death threats on Facebook & fake news ban on Google
Lots of social media in the news this week: Twitter suspends prominent alt-right accounts Twitter has suspended a number of accounts associated with alt-right figure Richard Spencer. Spencer is the president of a white nationalist think tank. In the past, … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6
Tagged death threats, Facebook, fake news, news, social media, twitter
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“Do they still sing the blues in Chicago?”
I first became a Cubs fan back in the late 1970s in the years before lights were installed at Wrigley Field. That meant that all of the Cubs’ home games were day games. This meant that during the long days … Continue reading
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Election News in the News
There’s a lot of strange news about the upcoming election going on. Here’s a sampling: Jay Rosen: Newspapers shouldn’t apologize for criticizing Trump Media critic and NYU professor Jay Rosen argues that newspapers that have been harsh in their reporting … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 6
Tagged 2016 election, first amendment, free speech, media bias?, objectivity, social media, twitter
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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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