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Category Archives: News
Can membership-based community journalism thrive in the U.S.?
Another “journalism” post as a follow-up to my last one. I’ve heard rumblings previously about this community-created, membership-driven model of journalism from The Netherlands’ De Correspondent (click on the “English” button at the top of their page), and today I found this intriguing … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Milwaukee, News, Political Analysis
Tagged business model, De Correspondent, design, entrepreneurship, journalism, Milawukee, News, news media, newspapers, Roy Reiman
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Media can, should, must do better
If I may comment on this morning’s front-page headline. News Media: You owe BETTER THAN THIS to all citizens who believe in your ability to safeguard the integrity of government! While you (the media) may honestly believe this headline accurately reflects the true … Continue reading
Posted in Life, News, Political Analysis
Tagged ACA, civic engagement, civil discourse, Fourth Estate, health care bill, media bias, news media, newspapers, politics
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Al Jarreau as “The Jazz Singer” (SCTV)
Among my favorite moments from Al Jarreau (who was born in Milwaukee and passed away yesterday) is this parody of Neil Diamond’s 1980 remake of The Jazz Singer. You know it’s going to be great the moment you see Sid Dithers … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Milwaukee, Movies and film, News, Popular culture, Television
Tagged "the jazz singer" 1980, al jarreau, neil diamond, SCTV
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Remembering CCCP 1
Last week’s 10-minute interruption by a state-run Russian television network of the CSPAN 1 television feed of Rep. Maxine Waters speaking from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives reminded me of SCTV’s prescient programming back in 1981. First, … Continue reading
Posted in News, Political Analysis, Popular culture, Television
Tagged CCCP 1, Cold War, CSPAN 1, Maxine Waters, RT interruption, Russian hacking, SCTV
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Three Views of the Val. Blatz Brewing Bottle House (MSOE Campus Center)
Light changes the appearance of things, as shown in these photos I took yesterday. What initially caught my eye was the gleam that obliterated detail as sunlight hit the stone tiles above the windows. (Update: I noticed a few days later, … Continue reading
Dontre Hamilton: “Rest in Power”
In making the wide circuit back to my office after running an errand on the other side of campus, I decided to swing through Red Arrow Park to pick up a sandwich for lunch at Starbucks. And this is what … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life, Milwaukee, News
Tagged Dontre Hamilton, Downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Red Arrow Park, Red Arrow shooting, unofficial memorial
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Another post on America’s role in the Middle East (or lack thereof)
I just picked up this morning’s Wall Street Journal and was surprised to see an article on the front page of the “Review” section that echoed my own thoughts about what’s happening in the Middle East right now. (It made me … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Central Asia, foreign affairs, Iran, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Middle East, Russia, Shifting alliances, shifting balance of power, Shiite, Sunni, Sunni-Shia hatred, Syria, war
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