AT LONG LAST…MY “STAR WARS: EPISODE VII” REVIEW. THE FORCE AWAKENS & THE RISE OF IDIOT JOURNALISM.

Well, I’ve waited a few weeks to write my “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” review and finally, after multiple viewings and numerous vibrant discussions, I feel that I’m ready to give this movie the review it truly deserves. I gave the film a ton of time to sink in. I analyzed the story structure and…

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the savviest dupes

Jay Rosen coined a term to describe the basic attitude of our professional journalism and commentary class, the Cult of the Savvy. Rosen: “In politics, our journalists believe, it is better to be savvy than it is to be honest or correct on the facts. It’s better to be savvy than it is to be…

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Double standards cited amid armed protest in Oregon – Al Jazeera English

Anealla Safdar | 03 Jan 2016 08:54 GMT | US & Canada, US, Crime 3222   19 Follow Anealla Safdar on Twitter:  @anealla Source: Al Jazeera [<a href=”//storify.com/AJEStorify/oregon” target=”_blank”>View the story “#OregonUnderAttack” on Storify</a>] Follow Anealla Safdar on Twitter:  @anealla [&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=”//storify.com/AJEStorify/oregon” target=”_blank”&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;View the story “#OregonUnderAttack” on Storify&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;] Source: Al Jazeera Double standards cited amid armed protest in Oregon – Al Jazeera English.

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SPJ Kunkel Awards » Blog Archive » Outing a judge | A Society of Professional Journalists Blog

Meet Gideon Grudo. Actually, before I do that, let me explain… Judges for journalism contests are almost always anonymous. I’ve judged high school, college, and professional contests and never told anyone but my wife (who didn’t give a crap as long as it didn’t cut into our wine drinking). That wasn’t because I feared criticism — any…

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Bank of America gets Twitter to delete journalist’s joke, says he violated copyright | Ars Technica

cache hit 563:single/related:4861a39a1ee11a645b43759d829fff5a empty The founding editor of Business Insider UK, Jim Edwards, had a bank delete two of his tweets today. In an e-mail, Bank of America told Edwards that his tweets violated the bank’s copyright and that if he kept it up, they’d see to it that his Twitter account was deleted. “Investment banks…

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Washington Post Appointment Emblematic of Media Industry’s Persistent Marginalization of Women | Women’s Media Center

Category: Media Washington Post Appointment Emblematic of Media Industry’s Persistent Marginalization of Women By Soraya Chemaly | December 9, 2015 Last week, Cameron Barr was named The Washington Post’s new managing editor. An accomplished journalist with a lengthy resume, Barr promises to bring a broad perspective to an organization with expanding global ambitions. His appointment,…

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Las Vegas Review-Journal Removes Questions About Newspaper’s New Mystery Owner

The publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal removed quotes from a Thursday night article about the newspaper’s sale that questioned its new owner’s decision to remain anonymous, according to a newsroom source. Around midnight Thursday, publisher Jason Taylor had editors remove a quote from Michael Schroeder, manager for News + Media Capital Group LLC, the undisclosed…

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