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Thanks to some serendipity and fortuitous timing, the images emerging out of Selma had a uniquely powerful effect on the nation.
By filming everyday acts of racism, today’s Black Lives Matters activists are using an old strategy in a new media age.
During our current bout of collective trauma, many of our coping strategies have mimicked the ways Americans responded to the Kennedy assassination.
In Kenneth Burke’s ‘The War of Words,’ the late rhetorical theorist picks apart the little ways news articles can subtly influence readers – and harden divisions.
Fifty years ago, an insurance agent named Paul Simpson was convinced of rampant bias on the evening news. So he embarked on a project to record each broadcast and store them at Vanderbilt University.
Terrorist attacks are more than ‘breaking news,’ but the media aren’t taking a comprehensive approach to exploring the underlying issues.
The former Fox News CEO crossed the line between unbiased coverage and political activism with ease.
It’s not as if the newsrooms of US television stations need any more bad publicity
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Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Communications, Penn State
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Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Clinical Communication, The Ohio State University
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Paterno Family Liberal Arts Professor Emeritus, Penn State
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Professor of English, Arizona State University
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Phd Candidate in History, University of Oxford
