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LIAMW Holiday Music – Sigourney Weaver & Buster Poindexter sing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
Today I’m starting a series of holiday and Christmas music videos that aren’t the routine ones you see or hear everyday at the mall or Walmart. Today’s is Sigourney Weaver and Buster Poindexter (aka David Johansen of the New York … Continue reading
Star Trek and Ethics
I gave my introduction to media ethics lecture in JMC 100 this morning and made mention of the movie Star Trek 2 – The Wrath of Kahn. Here’s a link to my blog post about how ethics are portrayed in … Continue reading
When Words Matter
The words we use matter intensely. Sometimes they tell others a lot about who we are. Sometimes when we use the wrong words we hurt people we hadn’t intended to. And sometimes we don’t have any idea what the actual … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 8
Tagged books, Christopher Nolan, Lemony Snicket, movies, vocabulary
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Why Media Bias is Complicated
If you want to ever get involved in a no-win scenario argument about the media, start talking about media bias. Critics on both the right and the left maintain that there is either a liberal or a conservative bias in … Continue reading
Worst automated story promo placement ever?
So, this probably wasn’t the story promo you were hoping to pair with the Nebraska senior pictures story…
Posted in Chapter 6
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Link Ch. 15 – Dangers of reporting from Syria
With the war raging in Syria, it’s a very dangerous place for reporters trying to cover the fighting. Here are several articles on the subject: Journalism in Syria, impossible job? – Reporters Without Borders Islamic State claims it executed American … Continue reading
Link Ch. 13 – PATRIOT Act Readings
Here’s a bit more depth on a couple of PATRIOT Act implications: Wired – Few Companies Fight PATRIOT Act Gag Orders, FBI Admits Center for Democracy and Technology – Issue brief: Bulk collection of records under Section 215 of the PATRIOT … Continue reading
Link Ch. 13 – Who Owns Your Social Media Content?
You might be surprised if you haven’t read your endless Terms of Service (TOS). PBS Media Shift – Who really owns your photos in social media (Updated 2013 Edition) As is so often the case, it depends… Social Media Explorer … Continue reading
Link Ch. 13 – Libel, Privacy & Social Media
Several readings on (you guessed it!) libel, privacy and social media: Common Law Invasion of Privacy Claims in Social Media Adrean S. Taylor (Wasscom.com) Good review of what is and isn’t invasion of privacy based on social media content. Courtney … Continue reading
Link Ch. 12 – Velveeta and the Cheesepocalypse
The news broke the first week of January 2014. Football fans in the heat of the NFL playoffs were facing potential disaster. It wasn’t a potential strike of NFL players or a lockout by management. And it wasn’t a dispute … Continue reading