By Richard Lee When sports and politics collide, the debate that follows usually revolves around the question of whether politics should kept out of sports. But let’s flip the question and explore what might happen if we injected a bit… Read More ›
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After Jussie Smollett Case is dropped, questions remain
By Sean Crangle On Jan. 29 just after midnight during a winter vortex on the streets of Chicago, two masked men wearing MAGA hats allegedly attacked actor Jussie Smollett, identifying him with a racist term and by the television show… Read More ›
Just shake my hand, please
By Michael P. Riccards With the new legions of Democrats. we are being overwhelmed with candidates for president of the United States. Last time I wrote about the senior statesmen of the party, Vice President Joseph Biden, and suggested he… Read More ›
Why are four-letter words finding their way into mainstream media news reports?
By Richard Lee Five years ago, when a U.S. diplomat used a four-letter word to express her frustration with the European Union, most media reports did not include the word she used. Lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower was troubled by the omission,… Read More ›
Saving local news means putting the horse before the cart
What Happened to Spirited Media and Lessons Learned By Michael Shapiro The last several years have been marked by more fits than starts in local news. The most recent fit came in the form of Spirited Media’s announcement that it sold one… Read More ›
College ADs and SIDs should attend college journalism courses
By Evan Weiner Are journalists who cover sports hard hitting, take no prisoners reporters or are they extensions of sports teams? The latest blowup between a team, in this case a university, Bradley University, and a reporter, Dave Reynolds of… Read More ›
Observing a Strict Trump Media Blackout
By Meghan Hall I read several of the leading stories on The New York Times website each day. Lately, it’s become apparent to me that many, if not most, of these stories revolve around President Donald Trump and his administration. Trump’s campaign… Read More ›
How The Irish Built A New National Identity in America
By Richard Lee March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. In between, the month is filled with parades, shamrocks and leprechauns. St. Patrick’s Day may fall on March17, but the entire month has become a… Read More ›
National Sunshine Week? Hardly
Too many clouds hamper journalism’s ability to tell you what you need to know. By Denny Wilkins Oh, joy — it’s National Sunshine Week. That prompts the annual outpouring of paeans to the value of transparency as essential to this thing… Read More ›
Joe Biden: Everybody’s drinking buddy, but no one’s favorite commander-in-chief
By Michael P. Riccards As the Democrats are all revved up to defeat Trump in 2020, they are realizing the old truism – you cannot beat someone with no one. Increasingly the name of Joe Biden, age 75, is coming… Read More ›
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