Archive for the ‘Journalism’ Category
Monday, April 20th, 2009
In response to a proposal by one of my colleagues about what we in D:F/M call the journalism concentration, his proposal smacks of embarrassing antediluvianism -I’ve been psyching myself to write this monster memo about the discombobulation in D:F/M’s journalism effort AKA journalism concentration. Lo’ and behold, the Times publishes this story under the headline: “J Schools Play Catchup.” My first quickie response for j-programs, j-departments and j-concentrations as well as j- schools? The smart ones catch up.
But now, I believe a more pungent response is needed: “Down With Antediluvian Journalism Instruction.”
Tags:D:F/M
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
So, I’ve been getting these emails from Adjunct Instructor Cindy Rodriguez, who copies everyone in the department as well as others outside the department, about the anguish she experiences when she reads one of my memos. In one response – copied et al, of course – she suggested that I go file the appropriate complaints with the appropriate bodies and to stop writing acidic memos (which, of course, are based on the complaints filed with the appropriate bodies who either rule in my favor or support my allegations which I believe should be aired) because they pain her so much. She also disapproved of my email about the shortcomings of the Aronson award of which she is associated and so she replied, I guess, to buttress Blanca Vasquez’s cheap shot.
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Tags:Academic Politics, D:F/M, Department Politics, Office Politics, PEN
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Most Film and Media dept. faculty know that Gregg can raise issues in ways that are contentious.” — Blanca Vasquez, Adjunct Instructor.
My reply was 761 words of pointed insights.
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Tags:Academic Politics, Center for Communication, D:F/M, Department Politics, James Aronson, National Writers Union, Office Politics
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
“Yankees Shouldn’t Be Enforcing Patriotism at Park”
By Tim Dahlberg, AP National Sports Columnist
Published: April 18, 2009
Tim Dahlberg writes near the end of his piece: “The bottom line is, we all love our country. A lot of us love baseball, too.” I think a better bottom line is from another paragraph in his piece published in the NY Times: “Paying good money to see a ballgame is one thing. Being forced to engage in an act of faux patriotism when you really, really, have to go, is quite another.”
Everybody say amen.
Tags:New York Civil Liberties Union, New York Yankees, NYPD, Yankee Stadium
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
“Hi Aronsonians, I am forwarding a note from Gregg Morris, who teaches journalism at Hunter and who has raised concerns about the Aronson student undergraduate prize. Separating his concerns from how he states them would be a good thing. Most Film and Media dept. faculty know that Gregg can raise issues in ways that are contentious.” [– Blanca Vasquez, Adjunct Instructor]
So, what’s the skinny on this teapot?
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Tags:Academic Politics, Center for Communication, D:F/M, D:F/M Chimera, Department Politics, Hunter-L, National Writers Union, Office Politics, PEN, Professional Staff Congress
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
“Most Film and Media dept. faculty know that Gregg can raise issues in ways that are contentious.” Blanca Vasquez, Adjunct Instructor.
Before she embarked on a path to ingratiate herself into D:F/M – or perhaps before I knew she had embarked – Blanca Vasquez and I commiserated occasionally about some of its sordid features. For example, the reputation of a College Lab Technician known for his dedication to students and his technical smarts inspired a fully tenured professor who, flushed in villainy and stealth and paranoia, orchestrated the demise of the CLT as a member of D:F/M.
I kid you not.
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Tags:Academic Politics, Blanca Vasquez, D:F/M, Four Barnacles of the Apocalypse, Hunter-L, Office Politics
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
10:53 a.m. April 16: Google reports 4,376 news articles about Obama’s Portuguese Water puppie. This is how Animal Rights Activist Mary Max responded to the news in her newsletter: “I’m just flabbergasted, sick to my stomach, and disheartened. How could he do this?”
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Tags:animal rights, Bo, First Dog, Michelle Obama, Obama, Portuguese Water Dog
Posted in I Didn't See This on the Evening News (A Work in Progress), Journalism | Comments Closed
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
NYCLU Hammers NYPD.
Everybody Say Amen!
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April 15, 2009 NYCLU Press Release — The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit against the NYPD on behalf of a Queens man who was ejected from the old Yankee Stadium last August after trying to use the restroom during “God Bless America.â€
The lawsuit maintains that Bradford Campeau-Laurion, a 30-year-old lifelong baseball fan and resident of Astoria, was the victim of religious and political discrimination on Aug. 26, 2008 when police officers forcibly restrained and ejected him from Yankee Stadium after he tried to walk past an officer during the playing of “God Bless America.â€
The Spin: New York Yankees + NYPD + Nature Calls + God = 281 articles, according to Google, as of 6:47 p.m. April 15.
A News Sampling:
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Tags:NY Yankees, NYCLU, NYPD
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
It’s spring break but several of the WORD’s best writers were emailed to see if any were interested in covering the event. So far, Hannah M. Levine, who writes for the WORD and is the Arts & Entertainment Editor for the Envoy and blogs at Hannahmiet.blogspot.com, has accepted. She wants to cover the PEN cabaret.  Â
Tags:Hunter Envoy, PEN
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Media Matters for America Says It Has Proof That Fox News Is the Slumdog of America News Media
Saturday, April 11th, 2009This week, Media Matters for America released a new report that it says documents Fox New promoting anti-Obama “tea party” protests across the country for April 15.
It reports that Fox News has frequently aired segments encouraging viewers to get involved with tea-party protests, which the news network has often described as primarily a response to President Obama’s fiscal policies.
Tags:Fox news criticism, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
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