Category: Media

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February 15, 2022

When Newspapers Were in Demand on the Streets of Philadelphia

My reminiscence of being part of a crew who got up before dawn to hawk a tabloid newspaper on Philadelphia...

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November 9, 2021

James O’Keefe’s Dishonest Voter Fraud ‘Sting’ Helped Enable Trump’s ‘Big Lie’

The faux journalist’s election year misadventure targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who conservatives love to hate. You might have heard...

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October 15, 2021

Notable Rock Books Now on the Shelves

Printed-word storytelling is not a lost art in this new crop of rock books hitting bookstores and libraries this fall....

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October 21, 2020

COVID Misinformation by Fox News Making Pandemic Deadlier

The Republican death cult seems to have given up trying to slay the beast. The issue before us is no...

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June 4, 2020

Following Trump’s Lead, Cops Now Brutalizing Journalists

Demonizing the press is a crucial part of an authoritarian’s playbook. They say it is common practice in authoritarian countries…think...

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May 4, 2020

Conservative Sinclair Broadcasts Falsehoods, Risks Lives

Right wing media giant uses local news to tow the Trump line on the coronavirus. Behold the great and powerful...

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February 21, 2020

Hedge Fund Vultures Swallowing Local News Whole

McClatchy, a major news publisher, the latest to throw in the towel. It started as a family business in 1857,...

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June 12, 2019

Apple Shutting Down iTunes! Well, Kind of, Maybe…

Nothing changes for Windows users. For Mac fanatics, a paywall looms. It’s official! At last week’s World-Wide Developers Conference in...

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April 10, 2019

Trump Attacks on Media Having Opposite Effect on Aspiring Journalists

Journalism educators like Temple’s David Mindich are inclined to emphasize truth, accuracy and non-partisanship. Another day, another Trump attack on...

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September 12, 2018

By Topic: Favorite Websites of One Learned Progressive

There are countless sources of progressive political information on the web. I narrow it down by topic. As you can...

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April 4, 2018

Bite of the Apple: First iPods, Now iTunes?…All Gone

Is Spotify the spoiler in Apple’s U2 victory dance? $165 per share. That was the opening price for Spotify’s Initial...

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March 28, 2018

Community Radio: Music With That Personal Touch

Good News! Public radio remains viable as it competes with a multitude of platforms Community radio. Also called public radio....

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January 5, 2018

James O’Keefe’s Bad Faith Efforts to Embarrass Liberals Usually Go Down in Flames

Still waiting to hold this fraud accountable for ACORN’s demise. I’m sure you’ve heard of this guy. His specialty is...

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November 29, 2017

Sinclair Broadcasting: A Much Bigger Threat Than Fox News

Trump TV? Pending television merger would have right wing provocateur Sinclair infiltrate 72% of American households Just when we had...

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July 24, 2017

Local News No Easy Conquest for Trump’s War on Media

Will Donald Trump’s poisonous scapegoating of our media ‘trickle down’ to state and local coverage? Maybe not. As we gird ourselves for...

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December 28, 2016

Trumpsters Now Claim All Mainstream Media Is “Fake News”

By Turning Their ‘Fake News’ Election Trickery on Its Head, Right Wingers Seek to Erode a Pillar of Accountability Perhaps...

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June 21, 2016

Did the Media Create Their Fame Monster?

When It Comes to Ratings and Clicks, Entertainment Trumps News Every Time Just when you thought the 2016 presidential campaign...

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July 2, 2015

How Media Is Competing in the New Digital Landscape

Some “old school” leisurely activities that involve media–watching TV, flipping through glossy magazines and keeping up with local news–are helping steer mass media through a vast digital gauntlet. It doesn’t seem...