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Comment on dan rather in austin by Ben Briones

Ben Briones — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:29:17 +0000

I really enjoyed his lecture.

Comment on Obama vs. Fox by Nicholas Huggins

Nicholas Huggins — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:56 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcUPLk2EG9U

Here is a great example of what some people think of Fox news. The people who watch fox news are Loyal loyal loyal loyal!

Comment on dan rather in austin by Amyna Dosani

Amyna Dosani — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:40:30 +0000

Sorry this is unrelated to Dan Rather, but I read this article today and felt like sharing it. I thought it really relevant to our discussion about the extent of objectivity in journalism today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/business/media/21execute.html

“‘My job is to tell a story and tell what’s going on, and if I tell you that I get emotional on one side or another, I open myself to criticism,’ he said.”

Thought that was interesting…

Comment on how local newspapers succeed by James

James — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:10:59 +0000

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/media/12communicator.html?scp=1&sq=Tom%20Sawyer&st=cse

Also a tidbit – Clovis, NM – where the The Communicator is published – is believed to be the discovery site for the oldest evidence of civilization in North America.

Comment on the false and vacuous “balance” of American journalism by James

James — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:33:12 +0000

Awesome.

Comment on Exam question examples by Zachary Duke

Zachary Duke — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:37:00 +0000

I second that.

Comment on Exam question examples by Chelsea DiSchiano

Chelsea DiSchiano — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:26:38 +0000

Can you provide an answer key for these questions so we can check our answers?

Comment on assignment 1 tips by sdreese

sdreese — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:30:54 +0000

keep strictly to the 3 page limit please.

Comment on assignment 1 tips by Miranda

Miranda — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:57:37 +0000

Are we allowed to write more than 3 pages?

Comment on assignment 1 tips by Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:45:58 +0000

You may select 2 NYT “NEWS articles” and 1 Opinion article (which is from Co-Op page) online.