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Free Speech and High School Students – Who Controls What Gets Printed?
It’s never good for a high school when a reporter or editor of the school paper is writing a commentary for the Washington Post. Generally, when that happens, the school administration or school board has come down hard with some … Continue reading
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Tagged ch14 media law, first amendment, Hazelwood, student free speech, student journalists
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How “Death of a Unicorn” connects with reality
So there is a strange, violent, bloody, incredibly funny movie out this spring called Death of a Unicorn starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Téa Leoni, and Richard E. Grant. Dear Wife and I saw it Thursday evening at The World Theatre, … Continue reading
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Tagged A24, ch07Movies, Death of a Unicorn, Jenna Ortega, The Hunt for the Unicorn
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Go For Broke – When old editorials become new again
I’ve been teaching Civil Rights Era Pulitzer Prize-winning editorials in my commentary class since 1988. And it seems crazy to me how some of them keep emerging to the surface from current news events over the years. For example, Ralph … Continue reading
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Tagged ch05journalism, civil rights, editorial writing, JMC406, Pulitzer prize
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Honoring World Poetry Day 2025
In honor of World Poetry Day 2025, here are two of my favorite poems. The first is by West Virginia poet Tom Andrews, who in addition to being a great poet was also a first-generation hemophiliac who died way too … Continue reading
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Tagged ch04 Books, poetry, Tom Andrews, W.B. Yeats, W.H Auden, world poetry day
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When Rachel Maddow Stood Up Against MSNBC Management
I don’t have a lot to say here about individual cable news/talk hosts. For one thing, I pay a lot more attention to newspapers and other print outlets than I do to broadcast/cable. But it’s also because I don’t think … Continue reading
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Tagged cable news, ch03business, ch05journalism, CH08 TV, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow
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Return to “Pink Slime” Journalism: AI Scraping Edition
Last fall I had a post about the phenomenon known as “pink slime” journalism. Basically it’s where websites churn out content using either low-paid writers or generative AI. The “news” is either low-quality scrapings from legitimate sites or paid political … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, ch05journalism, generative AI, pink slime journalism
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MLK’s Great Question – “Will we be extremists for hate or love?”
m One of the greatest honors of my life was being invited to speak at the Martin Luther King, Jr. candlelight vigil several years ago at the UNK student union, along with Kevin Chaney, who was then UNK’s women’s basketball coach. On … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, extremist for love, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Love not Hate, MLK
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