The 10 at 10
1. Ever wonder what the box score from Space Jam looked like? 2. A Spanish basketball announcer loses his mind. 3. If you’re allergic to peanuts, you shouldn’t be allowed in school. 4. Fidel Castro is...
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The stay-at-home dad is becoming more common … and that’s a good thing. This article originally appeared in Rebel Magazine. “More than 80 percent of those who were laid off during the Great Recession...
View ArticleTrust Me, I’m Lying: Interview With Ryan Holiday
Media guru Ryan Holiday exploits the chinks inherent in the armor of the news-gathering process, and the fourth estate fights back. Chuck Ross interviews a self-admitted media manipulator. Describing...
View ArticleIncarcerated Youth Write the Stories of Their Lives
A writing and mentoring program in Los Angeles for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth is changing their lives from the inside out. “There were many lessons my dear friend and mentor, Mark...
View ArticleIris: The Story of a Polio Mother
The story of a boy from Hardscrabble, Illinois, and his courageous mother. I suppose the first memory I have of her was when I was about 5. We were sitting on the bathroom floor, and I was crying. My...
View ArticleCool Deed of the Day: The Chicago Tribune Bought the Boston Globe Lunch (PHOTO)
We all know the Globe had a rough week. The Tribune decided to do something nice about it. Jennifer Peters, Metro Editor of The Boston Globe (@GlobeJenPeter), tweeted that earlier today the Chicago...
View ArticleFive New Year’s Resolutions For The Political Media
Forget losing weight, let’s try and get the political media to do a better job in 2014. Another year has come and gone, and it hasn’t exactly been the political media’s shining hour. From silly...
View ArticleWhat The Press Has Really Lost
Our national news coverage is probably better than ever, but our local news is falling apart. Reporters like to complain about all sorts of things now that news and publishing have moved online. Some...
View Article1,071 Murdered Since 1992: More Must be Done to Protect Journalists Like...
Media organisations have a responsibility to look after their staff – too many journalists are being killed for doing their jobs. — By Howard Tumber, City University London The appalling death of...
View ArticleBill Maher: Is ISIS a Real Threat to the US or a Fool’s Errand?
Are we repeating a failed foreign policy and wasting immense resources (blood and treasure) better spent on challenges of Climate Change, Unemployment, Income Inequality, Clean Food and Environment…?...
View ArticleHillary Is Still The Frontrunner
Tuesday’s debate shows that despite all the media claims to the contrary Hillary Clinton is still easily winning the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination. Compared to antics of the...
View ArticleHow Movies Move You: The Power of a Story
Embed from Getty Images Spotlight illuminates the unique power of journalism to expose societal scandals. — Like All The President’s Men before it, Spotlight, which was released recently to critical...
View ArticleThe 10 at 10
1. Ever wonder what the box score from Space Jam looked like?2. A Spanish basketball announcer loses his mind.3. If you’re allergic to peanuts, you shouldn’t be allowed in school.4. Fidel Castro is a...
View ArticleRole Reversal
The stay-at-home dad is becoming more common … and that’s a good thing.This article originally appeared in Rebel Magazine.“More than 80 percent of those who were laid off during the Great Recession...
View ArticleTrust Me, I’m Lying: Interview With Ryan Holiday
Media guru Ryan Holiday exploits the chinks inherent in the armor of the news-gathering process, and the fourth estate fights back. Chuck Ross interviews a self-admitted media manipulator.Describing...
View ArticleIncarcerated Youth Write the Stories of Their Lives
A writing and mentoring program in Los Angeles for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth is changing their lives from the inside out.“There were many lessons my dear friend and mentor, Mark...
View ArticleIris: The Story of a Polio Mother
The story of a boy from Hardscrabble, Illinois, and his courageous mother.I suppose the first memory I have of her was when I was about 5. We were sitting on the bathroom floor, and I was crying. My...
View ArticleCool Deed of the Day: The Chicago Tribune Bought the Boston Globe Lunch (PHOTO)
We all know the Globe had a rough week. The Tribune decided to do something nice about it.Jennifer Peters, Metro Editor of The Boston Globe (@GlobeJenPeter), tweeted that earlier today the Chicago...
View ArticleFive New Year’s Resolutions For The Political Media
Forget losing weight, let’s try and get the political media to do a better job in 2014.Another year has come and gone, and it hasn’t exactly been the political media’s shining hour. From silly...
View ArticleWhat The Press Has Really Lost
Our national news coverage is probably better than ever, but our local news is falling apart.Reporters like to complain about all sorts of things now that news and publishing have moved online. Some...
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