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Category Archives: Rhetorica
New Media triumphalism, chapter 93
An unintentionally hilarious analysis of the failings of Old Media buries in its last paragraph the serious caveat that, for New Media, “coming up with revenue models continues to be difficult.” And nowhere is it explained that all those much … Continue reading
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Tagged C.W. Anderson, Clay Shirky, Emily Bell, Post Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present, Rebuilding the News
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Why more money is actually good for politics – and why editorial writers oppose it
A Washington Post report on the “fury at Murdoch” reveals a difference between British and American politics that challenges conventional wisdom on the role of money in elections.
Posted in Politica, Rhetorica
Tagged Britain, Citizens United, media, Obama, Rupert Murdoch
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Is Schadenfreude healthy?
The announcement by News Corp. that it would be closing News of the World in response to allegations that the British tabloid engaged in phone hacking and possible criminal behavior will no doubt be received with joy by the countless … Continue reading
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Tagged News Corp., News of the World, Rupert Murdoch, Schadenfreude
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The mind of a strategist
Announcing his plans to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan this year, President Obama declared, “We are starting this drawdown from a position of strength. Al Qaeda is under more pressure than at any time since 9/11.”
Posted in Politica, Rhetorica
Tagged Afghanistan, Dallas Mavericks, DIrk Nowitzki, Obama, Rick Carlisle, troop withdrawal
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Saying the unsayable, again
The “Dirty Harry of the poetry beat” continues his “blood sport.”
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Tagged highbrow, middlebrow, The New Yorker, William Logan
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The sourcing charade (continued)
Some newspapers and media commentators belatedly addressed the shortcomings of anonymous sourcing several years ago. But the practice had been all too common for decades before then, and it continues today as if it had never been called into question.
Posted in Politica, Rhetorica
Tagged anonymous source, David D. Kirkpatrick, Helene Cooper, Leila Fadel, Mark Landler, Will Englund
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‘Blogs are not important now’
Technological triumphalists beware: After hearing about the transformative power of blogging for the past 15 years, of social media for the past five years, and of WikiLeaks for the past year, we now have evidence of how easily the disruptive … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Internet, Matt Richtel, Mohammed el-Nawawy, Queens University of Charlotte
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