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Category Archives: Journalism

Senator Schumer thinks he was duped.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Here is a portion of a recent articles from Reuters:
Schumer, in a speech to the American Constitution Society, talked about the confirmation of Roberts and Alito in 2005 and 2006, respectively.
“Were we duped?” he asked.
“Were we too easily impressed by the charm of nominee Roberts and the erudition of nominee Alito?” Schumer asked. “Did we […]

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Tragedy because we have a Need to Know?

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Yesterday two helicopters collided mid-air over Phoenix, Arizona while covering that most American of news events–a high speed police chase. The one video I have seen (from the camera of one of the doomed helicopters) showed a rather slow-moving vehicle, but regardless, four people are dead because of the live coverage of a police chase.
Will […]

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UPDATED: The White Tree and the Jena Six Revisited

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Tonight I was flipping through the New York Press (an alternative weekly that used to be so much better than it is since they changed management a year or so back) and I came upon a piece by Amy Goodman about the Jena Six and the White Tree. Here’s a link to her story JUSTICE […]

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CNN.com serves up some accidental humor…or are they being snarky?

Saturday, July 21, 2007

I couldn’t resist pointing out this funny bit of business I found at CNN.com today. Aside from their uproarious handling of the “news,” I found this accidental (or is it?) grouping of headlines in their “Latest News” section on the home page.

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The Pentagon Gets a Lesson From Madison Avenue - washingtonpost.com

Saturday, July 21, 2007

The Pentagon Gets a Lesson From Madison Avenue - washingtonpost.com
This sort of cynical and calculating thinking makes me ill. But this is how the world works.
My favorite quote has to be…
The challenge for the advertising study, he said, was to find “something we can learn from Madison Avenue or from the marketers, the best in […]

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Did Military and Media Mislead Us? Most Outside Insurgents in Iraq Come from Saudi Arabia

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Did Military and Media Mislead Us? Most Outside Insurgents in Iraq Come from Saudi Arabia
This is the headline of a story at Editor and Publisher. Did the military and media mislead us? Why is that in the form of a question? We’re not playing Jeopardy here.
YES, they mislead us.
And here’s another newsflash. Most of the […]

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At a tiny fraction of the cost…

Saturday, July 14, 2007

“Why would I not blow up a chemical tanker on a train with chlorine in it or other toxic materials, at a tiny fraction of the cost before doing this very elaborate exercise?” Mr. McGaffigan said.
This quote is attributed to Edward McGaffigan Jr. from the NY Times A Nuclear Ruse Uncovers Holes in U.S. Security […]

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Survey of top news sites: Jena Six

Thursday, July 5, 2007

I went back to CNN.com to see if things had changed. This is about the story of the Jena Six. Nothing new. I felt like poking around the web and I was disheartened by the lack of coverage. Here are the few highlights.
Two stories from BBC News site announcing the broadcast of the BBC News […]

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The White Tree

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

A few months ago, I read a story on one of the liberal blogs about the Jena Six. Today, I read this piece by Bill Quigley and Audrey Stewart on the passionate site Truthout.com, and in light of the fast and loose handling of sentencing guidelines by BushCheney, it stings even more today. I can’t […]

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