Monthly Archives: June 2021

Portrayals of public relations practitioners in film

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Luke Ford

Joshua Bentley and two other academics writes in 2014: The public relations profession is often portrayed negatively in popular culture (Miller, 1999; Saltzman, 2011; Spicer, 1993). Television and movies have contributed to the impression that public relations practitioners are mostly … Continue reading →

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Fordy University Is In Session!

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Luke Ford

The Uses & Gratifications Of Fordy University (6-7-21) https://t.co/slH2ht3J9o — (((Luke Ford))) (@lukeford) June 8, 2021 00:00 Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=139670 09:00 Open up the lower back and the mind will follow 21:00 An Interview with … Continue reading →

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A Uses and Gratifications Study of Contemporary Christian Radio Web Sites

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Luke Ford

Josh Bentley writes in 2012: * Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) is a style of music that arose out of the Jesus Movement in the 1970s (Lochte, 2007; Woods, 1999). Musically, it has become very similar to mainstream adult contemporary or … Continue reading →

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Representations of reliability: The rhetoric of political flip-flopping

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Luke Ford

I just encountered a communications academic who’s consistently clear and fun to read — Joshua M. Bentley. His latest paper: “This study used a qualitative analysis of political flip-flops (N = 141) to create a typology of rhetorical strategies for … Continue reading →

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NYT Op/Ed: Cancel Culture Works. We Wouldn’t Have Marriage Equality Without It.

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 NYT Op/Ed: Cancel Culture Works. We Wouldn’t Have Marriage Equality Without It. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/opinion/gay-marriage-boycotts.html 36:00 Globalization : What’s Next? | Peter Zeihan Webinar June 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV3jPKHcHSE 42:00 The Science Suggests a Wuhan Lab Leak, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-science-suggests-a-wuhan-lab-leak-11622995184?mod=opinion_lead_pos6 1:01:00 Christopher Caldwell On The … Continue reading →

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