War in the Livingroom
Note: a second foundation post explaining the kernel or core of my proposed new media theory is still ‘under construction.’ Like many before me attempting to put forward a new theory, the need to...
View ArticleSelf Destructive Narrative
For those of us following the reporting of the Iraq war in the American press Michael O’Halloran and Kenneth Pollack’s article in the NY Times earlier this month entitled A War We Just Might Win...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Revolution
Linux caught my attention from the time is was a command line only operating system. The idea that a free operating system could be built by volunteers on the Internet led by Linus Torvalds fascinated...
View ArticleLife in the Walled Garden
Librarian Emily Walshe’s Kindle e-reader: A Trojan horse for free thought in the Christian Science Monitor, argues that the Kindle’s access without ownership is dangerous. Why is this important?...
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In Memoriam
In memory of my son Lorenz who died 10 years ago this day. He asked no quarter.
View ArticleSomething is Happening
This post by Shannon Love at Chicago Boyz argues in The New York Times of Cable News that Fox’s dominance of the cable news business is driving news content similar to the way the New York Times has...
View ArticleFox’s Popularity
Conservatives have been celebrating the extraordinary popularity of Fox News in the era of Obama. A recent example is In From the Cold’s description of drastic cutbacks at ABC News and the continuing...
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Refreshing Independence
I’m not at all sure that blogs will replace journalism as we know it. I am sure that the best independent journalists provide a view that has become institutionally difficult or impossible for...
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Oh that Heavenly….Drone
A pet peeve of mine has always been the editorializing that newspapers routinely get away with when they publish a photo of a politician or other well know person along with a negative story that...
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