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Selling newspapers…
[Hat Tip: NoCommentNews]
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Helen Thomas
Sits at the front of the White House press briefings. She was forty when John F. Kennedy won the presidency, and he was the first president she reported on. George W. Bush probably won’t be the last. For an 86 year old she’s pretty active. Just the other day she spoke at a fundraiser for…
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The talk radio formula
Oliver Stone’s Talk Radio is one of my favourite media movies. Eric Bogosian plays talk show host Barry Champlain. Only the politics tell you that it was made in 1988 (instead of a conservative blowhard, Bogosian plays a morally bankrupt liberal). Seeing it again the other night reminded me that the formula for talk radio…
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Can you trust the media?
In what passes for my spare time, I’m finishing a book on trust in the media…Here is a quick preview of an early cover design. Any feedback appreciated!