| Excerpt: | Rather than gathering facts and then reporting the more complex details of this event, a whole bunch of stories appear to have been written on the basis of a press release and a company end of life document. A simplistic narrative has once again prevailed over the more complicated reality. |
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| Published at: | 1:58 PM on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Technology |
| Tags: | Interoperability, Media Criticism |
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Category Archives: Media & Culture
Media coverage of BlackBerry’s end of support for legacy mobile services high on nostalgia, but low on accuracy and precision
The two faces of Sean Hannity: Fox host privately advised Trump to go back to Florida while publicly attacking our democracy
| Excerpt: | Unbelievable as it may seem, Hannity briefly offered Trump sensible advice in closing days of his scandal-ridden presidency, according to a treasure trove of emails obtained by the House Selection Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. |
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| Published at: | 11:30 PM on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense |
| Tags: | Ending Terrorism, January 6th Attack on the Capitol, Media Criticism |
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Yo, NYT! Washington’s tax code is definitely regressive, but the state’s Democratic leaders have actually been working on changing that
| Excerpt: | "Blue States, You're the Problem" certainly has excellent production values and slick visuals. The discussion, on the other hand, leaves a lot to be desired. The opinion video by the New York Times' Johnny Harris and Binyamin Appelbaum could have been so much better... deeper, richer, and more informative. |
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| Published at: | 10:14 PM on Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Media Criticism |
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Book Review: Not-so-hidden racism and profit define the sickness of “American Healthcare”
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, by Thom Hartmann. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Sunday, October 17th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Books, Insurance & Coverage |
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Practicing civil discourse in polarized times isn’t easy, but it can bring people together
| Excerpt: | In this guest post, author Erin Jones explained what prompted her to write her recently published book Bridges to Heal US, which lays out ideas that people can use to establish a dialogue with fellow Americans who don't share their politics. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, August 30th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Guest Posts |
| Tags: | Civil Discourse |
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Read the guest essay defending City Attorney Pete Holmes that The Seattle Times refused to publish before the August Top Two election
| Excerpt: | With self-absorption and self-praise, The Seattle Times has made a big deal of its dogged pursuit of public records and commitment to open government. The newspaper should display an equal commitment to public comment. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Open Government |
| Tags: | Future of Journalism, Public Records |
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Book Review: “We See It All” is a good study of current local police capabilities
| Excerpt: | Read David A. Johnson's review of Economist journalist Jon Fasman's new book exploring elements of technology and practices in modern policing in the United States. |
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| Published at: | 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Books, Criminal Justice, Nondiscrimination |
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Book Review: John Boehner laments his party’s mutation into a cult in new memoir
| Excerpt: | Read Joel Connelly's review of ex-Speaker John Boehner's memoir of his time in U.S. politics. Boehner resigned from the House in October of 2015, five years after assuming power. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Books |
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Book Review: In the U.S., the desire to “Break It Up” is more American than America itself
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Break It Up by Richard Kreitner (Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union). |
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| Published at: | 3:00 PM on Sunday, March 21st, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Attack on the Capitol, Books |
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The airbrushing of the late Rush Limbaugh: A mocking, racist demagogue is depicted as shy, private, and “enormously generous”
| Excerpt: | For decades, Rush Limbaugh heaped abuse on people as a syndicated practitioner of hate speech. Now he's gone. His contemporaries in right wing media are now trying to memorialize a Rush who never existed. |
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| Published at: | 8:00 PM on Thursday, February 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Obituaries, Radio |
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Book Review: When “A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear”, nobody wins (except the reader)
| Excerpt: | Read NPIs review of Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling's book about the New Hampshire town that libertarians tried to turn into a utopia. |
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| Published at: | 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 24th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Books |
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