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  1. The Right Coast

    Article on Joe and Hunter Biden Censored By The Intercept – Greenwald

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Publication by the New York Post two weeks ago of emails from Hunter Biden's laptop, relating to Vice President Joe Biden's work in Ukraine, and subsequent articles from other outlets…

  2. The Right Coast

    Cancel Borat : Some in Kazakhstan not amused by comedy sequel | Kazakhstan | Al Jazeera

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The fictional titular character is a Kazakh journalist and television personality Borat Sagdiyev, played by Baron Cohen, and characterised by his exaggerated racist, antisemitic and misogynist views, which are portrayed…

  3. PrawfsBlawg

    After the Golden Age: The Fragility of the Fourth Estate

    By prawfsblawg@gmail.com

    Main Friday, August 21, 2020After the Golden Age: The Fragility of the Fourth EstateThe period between 1964 and 1984 was the Golden Age of press cases in the United States…

  4. PrawfsBlawg

    Sandmann: Bringing the Dream

    By prawfsblawg@gmail.com

    Main Sunday, August 02, 2020Sandmann: Bringing the DreamNicholas Sandmann settled his defamation action against the Washington Post this week, and he is not done yet.Sandmann's defamation suits arose after several…

  5. The Right Coast

    ‘1619’ Pulitzer Will Boost Socialist Teaching in Schools | RealClearPolitics

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Pulitzer Prize Board this week awarded its commentary award to The New York Times Nikole Hannah-Jones for her essay launching the  1619 Project.  This will accelerate a trend already…

  6. For Good

    Advancing Empathetic Portrayals of Mental Health Issues in the Media: An Interview with Helene Ellison of the Media Empathy Foundation

    By Erin Meyer, Nikhil Lahiri

    What is “media empathy” and what is the mission of the Media Empathy (ME) Foundation? To us, “media empathy” means portraying people with mental illness in a compassionate way that…

  7. PrawfsBlawg

    Bad News: The New York Times is Doing Great

    By prawfsblawg@gmail.com

    Main Thursday, February 06, 2020Bad News: The New York Times is Doing GreatI have had a post simmering on the back burner for a while on what's wrong with the…

  8. PrawfsBlawg

    James Pogue on “The Decline of Nonfiction in the IP Era”

    By prawfsblawg@gmail.com

    Main Saturday, January 11, 2020James Pogue on "The Decline of Nonfiction in the IP Era"I quite enjoyed this piece from The Baffler. It may be overstated and over-amped, but that…

  9. The Right Coast

    Ace of Spades HQ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Ah the media.Our seers. Our philosophers.Our heavily made-up Television Prophets.via ace.mu.nuAhem. How did this get here.

  10. PrawfsBlawg

    Leavenworth, ep. 4: Perspectives

    By prawfsblawg@gmail.com

    Main Sunday, November 17, 2019Leavenworth, ep. 4: PerspectivesThe following is from my FIU colleague Eric Carpenter.The timing of this episode is perfect. It covers pardons and the far-right’s efforts to…