journalism
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Wisconsin Journalist Shelly Kittleson: Truth Tellers Must Not Be Silenced
The news of Wisconsin journalist Shelly Kittleson being kidnapped in Iraq is unacceptable. News reports place her hometown as Monticello, Wisconsin. Her work as a journalist specialising in the Middle East and Afghanistan is published in international, US, and Italian outlets. Iraq’s Ministry of Interior said that security forces have launched an operation to track… Continue reading
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Trump Supporters Are Even More Stupid After Watching FOX News
If you only watch Fox News, you simply are not an informed citizen. For many years, I have stated that Fox News frequently distorts information in ways that leave conservative viewers with an incomplete and highly misleading understanding of current events. Over time, I have commented on the patterns in which their commentary is presented… Continue reading
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“Most Blatant Press Freedom Violation Of This Century.”
A society that claims to value freedom cannot selectively punish those who exercise it. A rather simple Civics 101 understanding. Yet that is precisely what the case of Rumeysa Ozturk illustrates—a young woman facing deportation because she wrote an op‑ed in a student newspaper. An immigration judge this week terminated removal proceedings against Tufts University doctoral… Continue reading
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Charles Michelson: The Man Who Saw Hoover Clearly, Lesson For Trump Years
I want to write this column about a newspaperman who understood the times in which he lived and then worked to report on what it meant for the people. He also revolutionized political marketing as the first party official dedicated to media outreach. When reading 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin, which contains many memorable personalities,… Continue reading
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