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Bits of news you might have missed in the info overload

August 10, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media Leave a comment

  In the deluge of news, even the most dedicated junkie can miss a few intriguing items now and then. Occasional Planet’s sidebar feature,

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“Listen to the crowd”

July 2, 2010 Arthur Lieber Media, Sports Leave a comment

An exciting tennis match can cause a crowd to display its enthusiasm in a way that is almost cruel. The best fans may be those in the print media.

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“Father Knows Best” and the decline of CNN

June 24, 2010 Arthur Lieber Media Leave a comment

The television program “Father Knows Best” hit the airwaves in 1954 and was a staple of American viewing through 1960.  Robert Young, who played

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A cool cache for long-form news and features

May 18, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media Leave a comment

In the instant-news world of 140-character news feeds, what’s going to happen to long-form journalism? And when can you find the time to read

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Non-sequitur–Trying to be a serious journalist when you’re not

May 14, 2010 Arthur Lieber Media Leave a comment

Recently, it’s become a sport to poke fun at Larry King.  A talk show host who has interviewed more than 40,000 people on radio

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Meet the facts

April 25, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media Leave a comment

Distressed that NBC’s Meet the Press has devolved into a platform for unchallenged, incorrect statements by politicians, two college students have launched a website

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Tea Party (Nashville). Netroots (Las Vegas)

March 19, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Politics 2 comments

Watching the expansive media coverage of the right-wing Tea Partiers’ meeting in February, I’m wondering if a similar, lefty meeting would receive equal attention.

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Naomi Klein sets the record straight

March 17, 2010 Madonna Gauding Economy, Government, History, Infrastructure, Media Leave a comment

One of my favorite progressive authors, Naomi Klein, posted a much-needed correction of a recent piece by Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens, titled “How

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Workout TV. What’s on yours?

March 11, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Ideas, Media 3 comments

Who controls what you view on TV as you stair-climb, ellipiticize, pump, lift and stretch? In many gyms, the TV is permanently set on

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Dr. Gupta calling and practicing his calling

March 6, 2010 Arthur Lieber Health care, Media 2 comments

A story is usually real until the media gives it a tag line; then things begin to deteriorate. Dr. Gupta’s piece came after the tag lines had been written and the melodramatic music was playing. But it cut through the chafe and showed us what real broadcast journalism and real engagement in a story can be. I only wish more people had seen it.

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