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Showing posts with label mainstream media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mainstream media. Show all posts
Monday, March 02, 2015

The Express Times: Comforting the Comfortable, Afflicting the Afflicted

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I'm old enough to remember the days, long before the Internet, when newspapers were the gatekeepers. They did provide a public service...
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Monday, November 17, 2014

Washington Post Headline

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"Uranus might be full of surprises" Mine certainly is. (This headline discovery was made by a distinguished academician who ha...
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Monday, March 25, 2013

Bottom-Feeding Blogger Receives Major Award

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Last night, while the rest of you were circled around the TV or curled up with a good book, I was diving into Lamont McClure's garbage...
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Monday, February 06, 2012

Bethlehem Police Chide Media In Andretti Case

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Bloggers are regularly accused of jumping the gun, and in my case, it's sometimes true. Because this is an interactive site, readers can...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Did It Feel Good to Get Gilbert?

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"Character assassinated. Nomination withdrawn. It's got to feel very rewarding." That's one of the anonymous criticisms di...
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Portnoy's Complaint

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Let me tell you a little secret. It was by no means a foregone conclusion that Northampton County Exec John Stoffa would ever appeal Judge B...
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Monday, November 15, 2010

Are You Ready For Another BM?

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I've told you before about my latest, and probably last, trip to WMFZ-TV 69's Business Matters . I was there to do a show pitting on...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

AOL Patch Coming to the LV, Possibly Next Week

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AOL's foray into "hyperlocal journalism" - Patch - is coming to the Lehigh Valley, possibly as soon as next week. That's ...
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Bill White, Gatekeeper

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Unlike many journalists, Morning Call columnist Bill White has been something of a blog fan over the years. Instead of cringing at us, he...
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Reading Eagle Closes Door on Web Comments

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From the Editor's Notebook : "We continued to see personal attacks, including many that were racial, sexual and hateful. Some peopl...
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

A Tale of Two Newspapers

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Because I have no television, I attend lots of public meetings all over the Lehigh Valley. Yes, I am a bottom-feeding blogger with two flip ...
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Friday, April 02, 2010

MC Publisher Loses Job One Week After Labeling News Trouble Claims A Myth

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One week after claiming that it is an "exciting time" to be in the news biz, Morning Call Publisher Tim Kennedy has himself beco...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

ET Editor Jim Deegan Zings Lisa Boscola

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State Senator Lisa Boscola was on a roll, talking about her love-hate relationship with the press. "I've been on the front page of...
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CACLV's Alan Jennings Laments Decline in Investigative Journalism

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CACLV's Alan Jennings is an advocate for the poor. He is a powerful voice for those who would otherwise be swept under the rug. His most...
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MC Publisher Tim Kennedy Debunks Myth Newspapers On Way Out

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In his presentation at Northampton County Community College, Morning Call publisher Tim Kennedy talks about a paradox in the newspaper busin...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Thinking the Unthinkable, No Newspapers

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That's the subject of a panel discussion that will be conducted at Northampton Community College this Thursday, March 25, at 11 AM. The ...
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Friday, October 16, 2009

Morning Call, Bethlehem Press, MIA at Norco Counil Meeting

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Last time that Northampton County Council was scheduled to meet, it was unable to produce a quorum and everyone just went home. But last nig...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

MSM a No Show LC Comm'r Candidates' News Conference

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Last time I was at Allentown's Scottish Rite Center for a news conference with Republican Lehigh County Commissioner candidates, Dean Br...
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Friday, April 03, 2009

The Tyrant's Foe and People's Friend

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Relentless. That's the word one government official uses to describe Morning Call reporter Jarrett Renshaw. I agree. Wednesday night, ...
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Monday, December 08, 2008

Morning Call Parent Contemplating Bankruptcy

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A few weeks ago, I met a former Morning Call editor for lunch. He teaches at a local college and let me sit in one one of his journalism cla...
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