September 2009
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Call It Ludacris: The Kinship Between Talk Radio... →
An interesting parallel between rap & Republican radio. I just hope Rush Limbaugh doesn’t get an ideas and start trying to rap the garbage that spills out of his mouth.
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While listening to WNYC’s “On The...
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Americans Increasingly Distrust the Media →
The Huffington Post discusses a study that indicates 63% of Americans believe that the news media is biased and inaccurate (up from 34% in 1985). The article seems to color this as bad news for journalists, but I think this is distrust is good. I’m happy to hear that more people are questioning the media and becoming aware of bias. The only thing I don;t like is the association between...
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Finger Bitten Off In Fight at Health Care Rally →
This is just too ironic. What will The Onion do when “real” news writes their headlines for them? On a more serious note, this exemplifies not only how heated the health care debate is becoming, but also how the media gravitates towards this heat like a moth to a flame. I think this is the exact reason inflammatory protestors are being drummed up on both sides of the issue. People...