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SOPA's Dead, What Now?

Ivan J. Parron | Posted 01.25.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: Media, Intellectual Property, Pipa, Entertainment Industry, Internet Censorship, Sopa, Entertainment News

There are potential alternatives to the draconian SOPA and PIPA, ones that protect intellectual property rights while also protecting the vitality of the Internet and the rights of its users.

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Media Madness

Michael Bendetson | Posted 01.25.2012 | Media

Read More: Energy, Republican Primary, Mitt Romney, Social Security, Economy, Ronald Reagan, Environment, Media, Newt Gingrich, Debates, Healthcare, George H.W. Bush, Media News

While we rightfully criticize our "leaders" for their inability to move beyond partisanship, our major news networks and newspapers have become accomplices in creating an environment of short-term and short-sighted political discourse.

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Is the Media Whitewashing Joe Paterno?

Norris J. Chumley, Ph.D. | Posted 01.25.2012 | Religion

Read More: Penn State, Rape, Penn State Scandal, Jerry Sandusky Scandal, Joe Paterno Death, Media Criticism, Media, Sexual Abuse, Joe Paterno Penn State, Joe Paterno, Jo Paterno Rape, College Sports, Religion News

On ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer, reporter Dan Harris called Paterno "the mythic embodiment of success with honor." What honor?

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The Final Judgment of Joe Paterno

Bob McKinnon | Posted 01.22.2012 | Media

Read More: Media Criticism, Media, Penn State University, Sue-Paterno, Joe Paterno, Media News

Since my days in Happy Valley, I have been among the fortunate to get an up close and personal look into the life of Joe Paterno.

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Newspaper Publisher Apologizes For Obama Assassination Article

Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 01.20.2012 | Politics

Read More: Jewish Newspaper, Obama Middle East, Barack Obama Israel, Obama Assassination, Andrew Adler Obama Assassination, Media, Andrew Adler Obama, Barack Obama, Middle East Peace, Atlanta Jewish Times, Jewish Newspaper Obama Assassination, Jewish Publisher, Atlanta Jewish Times Obama Assassination, Atlanta Jewish Times Andrew Adler, Video, Andrew Adler Atlanta Jewish Times, Andrew Adler, President Obama Assassination, Atlanta Jewish Times Obama, Israel, Obama Israel, Politics News

Andrew Adler, the owner of local publication the Atlanta Jewish Times, has apologized after suggesting that assassinating President Barack Obama is an...

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What Happened to Congolese General Laurent Nkunda?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 01.20.2012 | World

Read More: Hague Laurent Nkunda, History, Fdlr, Icc, Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch, United Nations, Genocide, Massacre, Joseph Kabila, Media, Kiwanja, China, Congo, Truth, Rwanda, Tutsi, Hutu, Paul Kagame, Congo Walikale, Foreign Affairs, Video, World News

Why is the U.S. propping up the regime of Rwanda's Paul Kagame as it continues to trample on the free speech of those opposing his rule? Look no further than the new state of the art embassy in Kigali.

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Sports Fans Score Huge Win With FCC Review of Blackouts

Brian Frederick | Posted 01.19.2012 | Media

Read More: NFL Blackout Rule, Nfl, Sports-Blackouts, Media, Fcc, Sports Fans Coalition, Major League Baseball, Media News

It should come as no surprise to anyone (but an NFL owner) that the best way to build a loyal fan base is to (treat them with respect and) allow them to actually see their local team. Less visible team, less interest.

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Le Monde, the Arts, Our Presidential Politics

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.24.2012 | Politics

Read More: Arts, France, Mitt Romney, National Edowment for the Arts, Le Monde, Media, Financial Engineering, Culture, Le Huffington Post, Politics News

It was an especially instructive moment to recently find in Le Monde an issue rarely touched upon by our media, and sadly, rarely an issue touched upon in our elective process: the nature of government's responsibility and support for the arts.

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Pat Buchanan and MSNBC's Suicide Pact with Censorship

Michael Meyers | Posted 01.18.2012 | Black Voices

Read More: Censorship, Media, Msnbc, Pat Buchanan, Pat Buchanan MSNBC, Pat Buchanan Msnbc Suspension, Pat Buchanan Racism, Black Voices News

I don't agree with anything that Pat Buchanan writes or says about race and eugenics -- his views are worse than extremist, and far harsher than bizarre. Still, I take strong exception to MSNBC's suspending and removing Pat Buchanan from his perch as on-air paid pundit.

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Who Reads ChristWire?

Bryan Butvidas | Posted 01.18.2012 | Books

Read More: Religious Parody, Internet, Religion, Christwire, Satire, Parody, Spoof, Internet Comments, Media, Books News

Is ChristWire serious, satire or some weird hybrid? Who are the people that really believe that every story and article on ChristWire must be the gospel truth?

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Help Me Understand...

John Joss | Posted 01.18.2012 | Media

Read More: Broadcasting, Television, ' Mammon, Advertising, 'Infotainment, Ethics, Radio, Morals, Network Television, Network Radio, Media, Communications, Media News

... how supposed news reporters can get away with being advertising spokespeople. Lots of our local (San Francisco) radio people -- for example, spor...

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The Joys of Blogging

Richard Schiffman | Posted 01.17.2012 | Media

Read More: Print Media, Blogosphere, Social Media, Media, Postmodern, Writing, Poetry, Blogging, Media News

I am one of the print writers who was dragged to the internet kicking and screaming. Now, you won't hear a peep from me. What changed this squawking, blogger-mocking crow into a grinning little dove of the blogosphere?

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President Obama Succeeded in Duping the Media, Congress and the Public About His Plan to 'Streamline' Government

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 01.17.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Lloyd Chapman, Pentagon, Federal Small Business Contracting Programs, President Obama, Fraud, Streamlining Government, SBA Merger, Federal Spending, Economy, Jobs, Federal Agencies, Congress, Media, Public, Minority Job Creation, Karen Mills, Shrinking Government, Unemployment, American Small Business League, Federal Contracting, Proposed Merger, $3 Billion Cut, Consolidation Authority Act, Small Business Advocates, Government Budget, Minorities, Small Business News

I don't think any president in recent history has ever called a press conference to talk about cutting such a tiny portion of the federal budget. That's because President Obama is not trying to shrink government with this proposed merger of the SBA.

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Are the Candidates Turning Off the GOP Rank and File?

Barry Sussman | Posted 01.16.2012 | Politics

Read More: Media, Republican Presidential Candidates, Voter Turnout, Republican Presidential Candidate, GOP Candidates, Politics News

For a long time now, Senate and House Republicans have said their main goal is to defeat Barack Obama, and they have certainly behaved as though all else is secondary. Any lack of interest among the GOP rank and file would greatly threaten that.

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Media Matters In Africa

Paul Stoller | Posted 01.16.2012 | Media

Read More: Social Resilience, Islam, Mali, Africa, Nigeria, Ethnocentrism, Travel, Senegal, Media, Global Poverty, Media News

The more humane dimension of African social life, however is rarely discussed in the press. Patrick Smith's commentary of superficial impressions is, I'm afraid, much more common.

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Class Conflict Puts HBCU Experience in the Crosshairs

Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 01.14.2012 | Black Voices

Read More: Higher Education, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, HBCU Digest, Hbcu, Media, College Admissions, Bv-Life, Bv-Money, Black Voices News

Historically black colleges and universities will hold a peculiar designation for thousands of African-American high school seniors preparing for graduation in spring 2012. Many of these students will be deprived of the true value of the HBCU experience.

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Laying Waste to the Usual Objections About Democracy: Demagogues

Roslyn Fuller | Posted 01.13.2012 | Media

Read More: Direct Democracy, Democracy, Media, Occupy Movement, Financial Crisiis, Media News

Nine out of ten times the first objection that people make to direct democracy is the possibility of ending up with demagogues whipping their fellow c...

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Bent Neck Syndrome and Compulsive Connectivity Disorder: Latest Smartphone Afflictions?

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 01.12.2012 | Technology

Read More: Twitter, Smartphones, Youtube, Constant Contact, Angry Birds, Words With Friends, Media, Facebook, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Texting, New York Philharmonic, Compulsive Connectivity Disorder, Bent Neck Syndrome, Technology Addiction, Technology News

We'll put down our phones, get up from our ergonomic chairs, straighten our necks and step away from whatever screens we have wrapped all around us. And we'll heal.

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Reading the Pictures: Take-Aways on the Video Showing Marines Urinating on Taliban

Michael Shaw | Posted 01.12.2012 | Media

Read More: Media, Taliban, Marine Video, Marines Urinating, US Marines, Video Marines Urinating, Media News

I honestly don't understand the pixelization.

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Niche Media Survival in the Age of New Media

Tracy Baim | Posted 01.12.2012 | Media

Read More: Publishing, Newspapers, Lgbt, Media, Gay, Journalism, Lesbian, Chicago, Media News

Having multiple skill sets and learning new technology as it develops -- these are still the keys to staying ahead of the curve in the changing media landscape.

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Covering Campaigns -- The Media's Testosterone Problem

Terry Newell | Posted 01.11.2012 | Media

Read More: Elections 2012, Media, Campaigns, Campaigning, Media News

Campaigning, media coverage would have us believe, thrives on creating differences. There is clearly much truth in this. But governing, in the end, succeeds when it fosters agreement. Yet we don't learn much about the candidates' abilities to do this through media coverage of campaigns.

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Romney Likes 'Being Able to Fire People' for Being Gay

Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 01.10.2012 | Gay Voices

Read More: Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Politics, Media Criticism, Gay Voices, Media, Gay Marriage, Gay Voices News

Romney surely gave ammunition to opponents regarding his leadership at Bain Capital when he said during a speech on health insurance yesterday, "I like being able to fire people." But he also unwittingly underscored his position on discrimination against LGBT people.

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Tony Blankley

Bob Franken | Posted 01.09.2012 | Media

Read More: Politics, Friendships, Media, Washington, Press Secretary, Gingrich, Blankley, Media News

Tony Blankley's home in Great Falls, Virginia, outside Washington, was routinely described as a "gentleman's farm", which was appropriate because Tony was the consummate gentleman, befitting his birth in London.

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NYC's Digital Future: A Projection

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 01.09.2012 | Technology

Read More: magnify.net, Media, Curation, Michael Bloomberg, Nycedc, Steven Rosenbaum, Technology News

If you look at the data, New York is - today - the center of the media universe. Headquarters for 29 of global media companies - New York is 2.4x l...

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Since the Candidates Are Acting Like Children, Let's Treat Them That Way

Richard Schiffman | Posted 01.10.2012 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Republican Primary, Political Humor, Iowa Caucuses, Presidential Race 2012, Child-Rearing, Campaign, Media, GOP Candidates, Politics News

If the little one is acting out, the adult does not have to add fuel to the fire by angrily reacting to a temper tantrum. The best strategy may be to let the kid blow off a little steam, and turn the other way. How about we try this tactic with our politicians?

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