Category Archives: Chapter 6

Stories of hope from the insurrection, Part 6

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading

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Newspaper Editorials: Stories from the insurrection, Part 4

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading

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What does the 1st Amendment mean? Stories from the the insurrection, Part 3

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading

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Words Matter: Stories from the insurrection, Part 2

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading

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Words Matter – Thoughts on Wednesday’s Insurrection, Part 1

The violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.  Wednesday was both utterly predictable and unimaginable. My feelings about those events go well beyond the scope of this blog, so instead of laying out my feelings, I’m going to share a variety of … Continue reading

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Election Day Eve

As I write this, it’s the night before the completion of one of the the most contentious presidential elections I can remember. Here are a few thoughts to take you through till we know the official results. Media election planners … Continue reading

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Fighting Against “Fake News” with the Truth Sandwich

This week my media literacy class is working on the concept of fake news.  I’m having them take a look at the history of how both the concept and term have been used over the last several centuries. Aside from … Continue reading

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Why it was OK for Bob Woodward to save his Trump virus story for the book

The Twittersphere was losing its stuff this afternoon, pig-piling on Bob Woodward for saving the material from his interview with President Trump about the COVID pandemic for his book RAGE instead of reporting it in the newspaper back in February. … Continue reading

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Twittering the Media World: ‘Liberal” media, student journalists and C-SPAN

This is why even the so called "actual liberal media" aren't really liberal. They are still run by conservative standards of worker treatment. https://t.co/8G4828XUxY — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) August 19, 2020 For all the talk of liberal bias, even the avowedly … Continue reading

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Why are journalists resisting court orders to turn over photos and videos of demonstrations to police? Because journalists are supposed to be independent observers, not part of the police force. If journalists are forced to turn over their images and/or … Continue reading

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