Ed. The politesse of the “main stream media” in not idenifying Fox as what it is, might not matter IF the US, like Europe, had both left an right wing tabloid style news. We do not. Instead we an uttelry intimidated “objective” journalism that is to shallow to float any[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Media’
March 10th, 2011 - 11:38 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Lyman Bradley … why the courage of a faculty is essential to academic freedom.
In the 50’s, before being targeted by the House Unamerican Affairs Committee, Professor Lyman Bradley was chair of Germanic Studies at NYU and a major scholar in German literature. After losing his job and being sentenced to prison, when Lyman R. Bradley applied for a passport in 1961, [...]
March 9th, 2011 - 6:59 am § in Politics
The NY Times … a tabloid level coverage of the economy?
Ed. Recently the Ave has covered major criticisms of the American Corporate Cable News Media. Hillary Clinton has, rightly, pointed out that US media are far behind the quality of Al Jazeera, not only in on the ground reportage but in the quality of commentary. Brad Delong of UC Berkeley argues th[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 11:46 pm § in Uncategorized
Update: Fox News Channel: “surprised and kind of curious” why Sec. Clinton Critcized US News Media
A few days ago, The Ave reported on Hillary Clinton’s biting critique of the UN corporate infotainment system that pretends to be news. FRox responded, “We’ve got leadership issues there, the safety of people, the safety of our own people,” said Clemente, senior vice presiden[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 12:13 pm § in Schools & Colleges
HUMOR: Western Governor’s University is FUNNY
This is too good to be true. Two for the price of one! Well free is free! The video is a hilarious parody of the goings on in Wisconsin … BUT the opening ad in the video is from “Western Governor’s University ” … a rather shameless effort by several sates to offer c[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 11:24 am § in Misc.
TA Progress Report
The Ave is now about 4 months old. I wanted to thank those who have contributed to the effort by sharing this display of how we are continually growing. THANK YOU! [...]
March 7th, 2011 - 9:21 am § in Uncategorized
Could Fox Fire Beck?
FROM Darryl Holman at HorsesAss. This is almost sad. Via The Guardian: For America’s beleaguered liberals, Monday’s New York Times reports what sounds like a dream come true: Fox News is considering parting company with Glenn Beck, the rococo conspiracy theorist who inspires those on the swivel-[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 8:14 am § in America, Environment
Volt Don’t Sell
281 volts sold! I am both a patriot and a gadget lover but why would anyone buy a Volt?[...]
March 5th, 2011 - 4:11 am § in Uncategorized
Hillary Clinton: Al Jazeera ‘Real News,’ U.S. losing “information war”
Despite an embargo by the corporate cable systems, as Secretary Clinton noted, “Viewership of Al Jazeera is going up in the United States because it’s real news, like it or hate it, it is really effective.” Clinton speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the U.[...]
Obama’s Successor at Harvard Law Review .. Gay
Mr. Mitchell Reich, a second year at Harvard Law School, was elected the first openly gay president of the Harvard Law Review. Reich, a Yale College and Dalton School graduate and Manhattan native, is the 125th president of the esteemed publication. I assume Mr. Reich is not Hawaiian?[...]