The Depersonalization of Reporting
The news is not made in the newsroom. That is a true statement. A former editor worried when he saw too many reporters at their desks in the middle of the day and, like a mother telling her kids to drop...
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More Lawmakers Question Stalled ‘Media Literacy’ Bill
A bill that would incorporate “media literacy” into the state school curriculum awaits a hearingby the Senate Education Committee this week following passage in the Assembly last month. Assembly Bill 873, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), would specifically...
The Toy Department
Back when newspapers still existed – hey, get off my lawn you rotten kids! – there was a common nickname for a certain section of the paper. News, op-ed, sports, business, real estate, arts, local were all called what they...