Category Archives: Journalism

Media Reaction To Trump & Palin

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comment: The media reaction to Trump reminds me a lot of the media reaction to Palin. In both cases: a. There is plenty to criticize, and plenty of reasons not to want them as president or VP. b. A lot … Continue reading →

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A Rape On Campus

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Luke Ford

Wikipedia: “A Rape on Campus” is a now-retracted Rolling Stone article by Sabrina Erdely originally published on November 19, 2014, which claimed to describe a group sexual assault at the University of Virginia (UVA). It has since been discredited and … Continue reading →

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Fox News Keeps It In The Tribe

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Luke Ford

New Fox News COO Sharri Berg. pic.twitter.com/hiPVzvnImG — Radix Journal (@RadixJournal) August 16, 2016 Shouldn’t we be more subtle about these things? From The Jewish Week April 9, 2014: Fox News Honcho In Jest At JCRC Roger Ailes, the eminence … Continue reading →

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NYT: Balance, Fairness and a Proudly Provocative Presidential Candidate

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Luke Ford

Jim Rutenberg writes for the New York Times today: No living journalist has ever seen a major party nominee put financial conditions on the United States defense of NATO allies, openly fight with the family of a fallen American soldier, … Continue reading →

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I wish I knew where the Washington Post stood on Donald Trump.

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Luke Ford

From WashingtonPost.com right now:

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