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Tag Archives: media
Podcasts Are… Something
I recently wrote some friends, “I watch/listen to zero podcasts. Unbeknownst to me, this has become mainstream media consumed by hundreds of millions of people monthly.” In hindsight, I didn’t understand how “podcast” fit into the media landscape. If I … Continue reading
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Tagged independent media enterprises, media, newspaper consolidation, podcasts
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Newspapers Now
Not long after the Kennedy assassination, Mother found me a job as a newspaper boy. Before dawn, I rode my bicycle to pick up a bundle of Des Moines Register dailies and deliver them. The homes were spread out because … Continue reading
Book Review: The Sirens’ Call
In The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource, author Chris Hayes addresses things people in my network are experiencing and to some extent freaking out about: Why can’t I stop doom scrolling TikTok and Instagram Reels? … Continue reading
Posted in book review
Tagged Addiction, attention harvesting, Chris Hayes, media, social media
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George Soros Is Buying Radio Stations
As far as I can tell there are no Audacy stations in Iowa but still this could be good news for the national media ecosystem. http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/george-soros-fund-poised-to-take-control-of-nation-s-second-largest-chain-of-radio-stations George Soros is poised to take a massive stake in the nation’s second-largest radio … Continue reading
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Tagged George Soros, media, Progressive Radio
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Newspaper Closings Cripple Our Democracy
U.S. newspapers close at a rate of two per week, according to David Bauder of Associated Press, referring to a recent study. In most cases, there is no replacement, creating a news desert. Lack of local news is bad for … Continue reading
What To Do About The Propaganda Problem
It’s tough to find someone willing to get in the weeds on the propaganda issue. Check out this necessarily long article by Julie Hotard, PhD, a psychologist and disinformation expert, social systems analyst, and writer. To see more of her … Continue reading
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Tagged media, negative campaigning, right wing propaganda
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Pints, Politics And Media Narrative
In an effort to get outside my comfort zone I tried something new. I went to a media event called “Pints and Politics” at the Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery in Swisher Thursday after my shift at the home, farm … Continue reading
Posted in Media Bias
Tagged Adam B. Sullivan, Ben Keiffer, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Christopher Peters, Iowa media, Iowa Public Radio, Joyce Russell, media, Media Bias, Todd Dorman
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The Importance of American Freedom
by Ralph Scharnau Freedom is the central tenet of how we view ourselves individually and as a nation. It is embedded in our history and language. Simultaneously it has been contested in debates and dissents in Congress, in political books/essays/editorials, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, media, Progressive Community, progressive values
Tagged first amendment rights, Freedom of the press, media
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White House Correspondents’ Association Questions Trump Administration’s Use of “Gaggles”
“Gaggles.” Yes, the Trump White House wants to use “gaggles,” not-for-broadcast question & answer sessions, instead of on-camera briefings. Why wouldn’t they? Poynter.org The White House Correspondents’ Association has met with Trump administration officials to take issue with the current … Continue reading
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Tagged media, White House Correspondents Association, White House gaggles, White House Press Briefings
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Democrats Need Media
If you listened to Stephanie Miller Thursday you couldn’t help but hear the message over and over and over: Democrats need media. After an election that saw the Republican candidate receive billions of dollars worth of free and very friendly … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Media Reform
Tagged KICI, media, MSNBC, NPR, Radio, Stephanie Miller
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