by Joe Schaeffer | Apr 23, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Race
In a remarkable essay posted by The Arizona Republic on April 19, Greg Burton, executive editor of the state’s largest daily newspaper, transparently details the total bean-counting obsession with race that has taken hold in his newsroom: “More than...
by Leesa K. Donner | Apr 23, 2021 | Articles, Media
There are many ways to twist the truth when it comes to videotape. Some of it comes by way of a ham-fisted television editor or producer, but another method of deception is to view footage of a crime scene from only one perspective. In other words, it is all about the...
by Graham J Noble | Apr 21, 2021 | Articles, Media
Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden once said: “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” In the professions of journalism and...
by Jose Backer | Apr 20, 2021 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Media
Americans’ resentment against the media rates on a par with their distrust of and dissatisfaction with Congress. One after another, polls show that folks no longer trust traditional media outlets. A report released by the American Press Institute surveyed opinions on...
by Kelli Ballard | Apr 16, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Media
The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing when they instituted the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of...