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Category Archives: Journalism
Trump’s turnout turnaround?
With the polls being as good as they have been of late, Trump’s commentariat has been out in force, declaring that either the polls are all rigged (with literally dozens of different firms all saying the same thing, that’s unlikely), … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Politics
Tagged demographics, donald trump, election 2016, hillary clinton, polls
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So, Gamergate . . .
I’ve been blathering about this on Twitter, but there’s only so much ranting one can do in 140-character posts without it turning into spam. Since this whole mess is really kind of up my alley, being a nerd, gamer (to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Feminism, Gaming, Geekery, Journalism
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Outsourcing
Trying today to keep up with a rather deep political discussion elsewhere while also minding my kid and doing everything else that needs doing has made me realize: there just aren’t enough hours in the day/spoons in my drawer for me … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Human Nature, Journalism, Politics, Writing
Tagged activism, bandwidth, parenting, politics, social justice, spoons
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Boston
Not enough time at the moment to write a lot about this, but a couple of points: 1. There’s a certain painful humor in watching racists falling all over themselves to blame the people they think of as enemies. The … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Intarweebz Drama, Journalism
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Are commercials an endangered species?
Fascinating little Variety story here reporting on the Television Critics Association events going on this week. It covers comments from Netflix’s chief content officer regarding whether his company might make their ratings public. Gist: “Why would we do that?” Money quote: “If people watch it … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Human Nature, Journalism, TV, Video
Tagged advertising, commercials, netflix, streaming media, TCA13, tv
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Creative math
Surely, I’m not the only one who’s tired of box-office press that goes only for the total amount of money a movie has made? By sheer gross revenue, every new blockbuster is going to seem like a bigger deal than … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Ethics, Journalism, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged ethics, journalism ethics, math, money, movies, politics
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Facts and media bias
Disclaimer: I’m not speaking on behalf of any current or former employers. One my Facebook friends posted a link to this juxtaposition of political cartoons re: media bias, which brought up an old pet peeve of mine: the notion that media can … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Journalism, Politics
Tagged fox news, journalism, journalistic ethics, media bias
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Ethics? Whazzat?
So, that FCC commish who pushed through the NBCU/Comcast deal? Just quit to go work as a lobbyist for the company. There are no words to describe how nasty this is. I thought I’d have some big, long, ranty post … Continue reading
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Attn: Ginia Bellafante and the NY Times
It might help to actually do some research on the number of women SFF fans before you go spewing uninformed, insulting drivel like this ‘Game of Thrones’ review. Aside from the essentialist twaddle involved here (who knew that all women are … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Geekery, Journalism, TV
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Tabloid politics
Carrying on from the Hugh Grant tabloid exec interview topic, there’s another angle, aside from unjustified invasions of privacy, that disturbs me about what that guy was saying. His conflation of celebs and politicians in his justification illustrates the disheartening … Continue reading
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