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Student Media Is Necessary in Shaping Young Journalists
By Natalie Forster I always knew I wanted to write. I remember 8-year-old me sitting on my kitchen floor, drawing children’s books about my two cats as superheroes. “The Adventures of Socks and Patches” were commonplace in my family… Read More ›
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The GateHouse Gannett merger: Four things to consider
By Michael Shapiro GateHouse and Gannett are merging, and barring any regulatory hurdles (which is unlikely), will become the largest chain of local newspapers in the United States. The deal has been greeted with a degree of measured trepidation and… Read More ›
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Did the Buffalo Diocese Try to ‘Bigfoot’ the Clergy Abuse Story?
By Richard Lee During the years I served as a deputy communication director in the New Jersey governor’s office, we dealt with more than a fair share of negative stories. Some were complete surprises that came out of the blue… Read More ›
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The talented journalists at the NYT should give us more than anti-Trump venom
By Michael P. Riccards Sometime ago, the New York Times sent a glossy brochure to its loyal subscribers which was a remarkable and expensive defense of how the newspaper comprises its editions and the various department that it uses. It… Read More ›
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Current movies show the true meaning of Woodstock
By Richard Lee Fifty years ago, when several hundred thousand music fans descended on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York, for the Woodstock Music and Art Festival, Queen was nearly a year away from its first performance, Elton… Read More ›
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Why journalism matters – for the little guy who has nowhere else to turn
By Lee Coppola His bib overalls were stained with oil, as were his fingers. His breath, at 11 o’clock in the morning, had a hint of alcohol. He was an over-the-road truck driver and he had just returned home to… Read More ›
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‘Toy Story’ provides a lesson on the state of the media
By Richard Lee Besides entertaining audiences of all ages, “Toy Story 4,” which opened Friday, provides an interesting lesson on the state of the media in America. Don’t expect Buzz, Woody and the gang to take on the roles of… Read More ›
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Taking Local News Off Life Support: Making Ads Work
By Michael Shapiro There is very little argument over the fact that the news industry has, in recent years, endured unrelenting turmoil. There have been no shortage of headlines heralding the end-of-days for news as we know it as more… Read More ›
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It makes little sense to impeach the president
By Michael P. Riccards The impeachment clause in the Constitution is in the document for rare and stark misconduct and treason. When the Jeffersonians started to use that clause to clean out the Federalist judiciary, the legislative branch finally balked…. Read More ›
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The Who’s ‘Tommy’ has the makings of a good political candidate
By Richard Lee As the 50th anniversary of the Who’s Tommy approached, I devoted my WSBU-FM radio show to a musical look at how Tommy would fare as a presidential candidate. Don’t laugh. Tommy has a compelling personal story that… Read More ›
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