‘We’re in Disarray’: An Interview With Spike Lee By Sam Fragoso The newly minted Professor discusses his new movie, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Media’
January 28th, 2015 - 11:18 am § in America
What Comes After the Newspapers Are All Gone?
The Daily Beast reports that the Republican Governor of Indiana is launching his own, state funded news site! official memo: “Just IN will function as a news outlet in its own right for thousands of Hoosiers—transparent in functioning as a voice of the State of Indiana’s executi[...]
January 16th, 2015 - 4:18 pm § in Donald Trump, Misc.
How would Hitler be Covered Today?
Marc Cooper Here is how a modern U.S. politics reporter would cover a Hitler rally circa 1930: “It would be a mistake to paint Mr. Hitler’s supporters with a broad brush as they defy conventional political categories. Hitler has successfully tapped into a sense of anger, frustration and [...]
January 8th, 2015 - 2:14 pm § in America
Freedom Of Speech . in the 21st Century
Chairman Tom Wheeler didn’t say so directly, but he left little doubt that he and fellow Democrats on the FCC will stand up to cable and telco Internet providers next month by adopting net neutrality rules that redefine broadband as a regulated, communications service. ISPs have said that such a [...]
Snipers: Cowards or Heroes? –by David Preston
David Preston: Special to The Ave Responding to last week’s blockbuster opening of American Sniper, documentarian and social critic Michael Moore suggested that the biopic’s subject, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, was no hero. As support for this, Moore tweeted that his own uncle had been kille[...]