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10 Twitter Feeds Worth Following
My first assignment in my commentary and bogging class to post 10 Twitter accounts that could be useful in class to follow. I always use this as an opportunity to share some of my favorites: GI Independent reports Northwest eliminated … Continue reading
Movies on Twitter: Representation, Nimona Rescued from Disney, & Respect for Animation
I know, I know, this is my third consecutive post on movies, and the next one is likely to be about movies, too. Little obsessed with them lately. We’ll get back to exciting media corporate mergers soon, I promise! Why … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged animation, ch07Movies, cultural diversity, Oscars, representation, twitter
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Ten Twitter Accounts Worth Following
One of my first assignments for my commentary and blogging students is to have them put together a post of 10 Twitter feeds worth following. Overall, I want them to be the kind of people who would be of value … Continue reading
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
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 13, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
Tagged 2021 insurrection, books, first amendment, President Trump, social media, twitter
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Guest Blog Post: Executive Orders & Social Media`
Today’s guest blog post is from TCU journalism professor and media lawyer Chip Stewart who tweets as @MediaLawProf. He is the author of multiple books, including Media Law Through Science Fiction: Do Androids Dream of Electric Free Speech? Social Media and the … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 13, Guest Blog Post
Tagged Chip Stewart, guest blog post, media law, social media, twitter
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Twitter and the Death of a Basketball Legend
As everyone knows, basketball legend Kobe Bryant and several others, including one of his daughters, died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Without further comment, here’s a number of Tweets that have discussed the flow of news about this tragedy. Retweeting here … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 14, Chapter 5
Tagged ethics, Kobe Bryant, reporting ethics, social media, twitter
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Ten Twitter Feeds Worth Following
The homework for my Commentary and Blogging class this week is for them to each make a blog post with ten interesting Twitter feeds to follow, along with a brief explanation of why each is worth paying attention to. I … Continue reading
Return to Bed Bugs, NYT & Thin-Skinned Columnists
When last we met, NY Times columnist Bret Stephens was being mocked on the Internet for complaining rather publicly about Dr. David Karpf, a relatively unknown associate professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University making a mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 14, Chapter 6
Tagged Bret Stephens, free speech, Godwin's Law, name calling, new york times, Streisand, twitter
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Media Twitter: On Bed Bugs, the NYT and thin-skinned columnists
Updated 8/28/19 It all started with a story on Slate Monday noting that several locations in the New York Times building were infested with bed bugs. This led to the following tweet from NY Times visual journalism director Stuart Thompson: “Breaking – there are … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 14, Chapter 6
Tagged Bret Stephens, free speech, name calling, new york times, Streisand, twitter
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Jeremy Littau’s tweet storm on the news business goes viral
On January 24, 2019, my friend Jeremy Littau, a journalism professor at Leigh University, started a tweet storm of 30 or so posts that outlined an argument of why news media layoffs keep happening. Within half an hour I had … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 3, Chapter 6
Tagged going viral, Jeremy Littau, Littau viral Tweet storm, news business, twitter
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