Don Corrigan, newspaper editor, author and college professor, taught us something new at the Missouri Progressive Action Group meeting on Saturday. In addition to
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The unbearable invisibility of political underdogs
In theory, Americans love the underdog. In practice—especially in 21st century media coverage of political campaigns—underdog candidates might as well be wearing Harry Potter’s
Reporters Without Borders: For international freedom of the press
Reporters Without Borders was founded in Montpellier (France) in 1985 by four journalists. The non-profit organization describes its missions as: To continuously monitor attacks
A small increment of progressive progress: Can you see it?
I was looking at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (print copy) the other day and noticed the following: I glanced at the spreads and
Walking on the thin line of racism
One of the lines that sets off an alarm in me is when someone says, “I’m not a racist.” The major lesson that I