Regulation, Censorship, and the Will to Power
The will to power manifests itself in myriad ways. It can come from the the point of a pen or the point of a sword, from a ballot box to an ammo box, it can come from rules, regulations, and...
Tag: media
KCRA Leaves Out Most Important Detail in Article about Man Caught Planting Explosives Along Highway
An article about a “man accused of planting explosives along roads, highways in El Dorado, Sacramento counties,” caught my eye this morning. KCRA Channel 3 reported: Placing explosives along roads and highways is what landed a man in jail, the...
Ex Uno Plures: The Destruction of the Common Frame of Reference
E Pluribus Unum – out of many, one. That has been the national aspiration since its founding – creating commonality while exulting individuality, building an expansive framework within which the people can thrive. In other words, creating common frames of...
Ending Pay for Play in California Newspapers
Newspapers are broke. Broke broke. I’ll smoke just half this cigarette tonight so I’ll have half left for the morning broke. The internet evaporated classified ad sales – once about half of a newspaper’s income – and it turns out that giving...
And They Wonder Why… Media Run Cover for Political Allies
Yesterday, a big newspaper ran a “think piece” about why the public doesn’t trust the media anymore. The day before, there was an “op-ed” on the subject. Last week, there was a 2,000-word analysis of the issue. In fact, over...
An Ulterior Media
We all have an acquaintance – let’s call him Mike – that we know that whenever he says something we immediately ask ourselves “Why is he saying that?” “The sky is blue,” says Mike and we immediately think “Well, that’s...
The Role of the Media is to Hold Power Accountable
We recently learned President Joe Biden had a cheat sheet with a prewritten question from a journalist at Wednesday’s press conference. “A photographer caught a picture of the cheat sheet as the president held a press conference alongside South Korean...