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Perils of, or confessions of a political junkie who can’t multitask

October 5, 2016 Arthur Lieber Media, Uncategorized Leave a comment

I don’t get it. Since before kindergarten I was told to pay attention. I guess that the constant reminding finally was pounded in, or

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Conservative newspapers pile on for Clinton

October 1, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Media Leave a comment

It’s getting hard to keep up with the growing list of traditionally conservative newspapers that are not just dumping Trump, but are actively endorsing

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Yet another conservative newspaper endorses Clinton: Arizona Republic

September 30, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Media Leave a comment

The Arizona Republic, which has never supported a Democratic presidential candidate in its 126-year history, has endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. In

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Traditionally Republican Cincinnati Enquirer endorses Clinton over Trump

September 23, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Media Leave a comment

In a break with its long tradition of endorsing Republicans, The Cincinnati Enquirer has endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. The Enquirer published its endorsement

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NBC allowed Zika Virus to become political

September 19, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Health care, Media Leave a comment

On the same day as the NBC commander-in-chief forum, Lester Holt (who will host the first presidential debate on Monday, Sept. 26) reported on

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Please stop calling the 2016 election unprecedented: It’s what Trump supporters want to hear

September 18, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Campaigns, Media Leave a comment

I’ve been thinking about that word—unprecedented. It’s become a buzzword in the 2016 election. Reporters and newsreaders generally frequently use it, but it is

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Hillary gets the short end of media coverage, in more ways than one

September 5, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Media One comment

Hillary Clinton gets far less air time and far fewer column inches in  mainstream media coverage than does Donald Trump.  And while that’s a

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Inane questions undermine poll results

August 30, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Media, Politics, Widgets: Polls Leave a comment

Last night, Rachel Maddow reported that a just-released national poll by liberal-leaning PPP gives Hilllary Clinton the edge against Donald Trump. At first glance,

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Memes: A new form of old-school propaganda

July 27, 2016 Adam Levin 2016 Election, Language/Words, Media, Politics One comment

We have to talk about memes. I’m not joking, I swear. It’s kind of disturbing how much of political discourse on social media is

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A few words about a few words about open carry

July 22, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, Media One comment

I have only a few words to say about how one media outlet talked about open carry at the Republican National Convention. I was

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