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HuffPo Gave Birth to BuzzFeed;

Now, the Offspring Begins Devouring the Parent How is it that, without a printing press or a broadcast pipe, by sharing something with a few friends, I can reach millions of people? — Jonah Peretti, founder of BuzzFeed By Christopher B. Daly Adapted from “Covering America” A little over a decade ago, Arianna Huffington, founder of HuffPo…

BuzzFeed

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HuffPo Gave Birth to BuzzFeed;
HuffPo Gave Birth to BuzzFeed;
BuzzFeed

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RUSH LIMBAUGH, the Fairness Doctrine, and the (further) rise of right-wing media.

By Christopher B. Daly (Adapted from Covering America, UMass Press, 2012) The Reagan years changed U.S. journalism in several ways, some quite far-reaching. One important change during the 1980s was part of Reagan’s great ambition to de-regulate the American economy. When it came to the news media, the natural target…

Rush Limbaugh

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RUSH LIMBAUGH, the Fairness Doctrine, and the (further) rise of right-wing media.
RUSH LIMBAUGH, the Fairness Doctrine, and the (further) rise of right-wing media.
Rush Limbaugh

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Apr 3, 2021

Visualizing the swath cut by COVID

By Ned Daly I have long understood that numbers are only really useful when placed in context. As I saw the Massachusetts death toll from Covid 19 growing to almost 17,000 persons recently, I sought to put this number in a context I could grasp. The current reported death toll…

Covid-19

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Visualizing the swath cut by COVID
Visualizing the swath cut by COVID
Covid-19

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Jul 1, 2020

HENRY VIII & DONALD TRUMP

By Christopher B. Daly All hail Hilary Mantel, the author of the wonderful trilogy about the life and career of Thomas Cromwell, counselor to England’s King Henry VIII during the 1500s. Mantel is, of course, English, and she began working on the trilogy during the Obama administration or earlier. Nevertheless…

Trump

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HENRY VIII AND DONALD TRUMP
HENRY VIII AND DONALD TRUMP
Trump

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Jun 17, 2020

COVID Fallout:

A revival of porch culture? By Christopher B. Daly Now that good weather has finally reached New England (where I live), folks are making more use of their front porches. When I take walks around my neighborhood outside Boston, I see far more neighbors than I would in a normal June. We wave and check…

Covid-19

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COVID Fallout:
COVID Fallout:
Covid-19

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Jun 10, 2020

Resources on Race, Violence, and Journalism (2d edition)

Compiled by Prof. Chris Daly Boston University June 2020 Every crisis presents an opportunity to learn. In the present moment, we all have reasons to engage at the intersection of race, justice, and media. From the start of the country, white-owned media have written about people of color. …

Race

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Resources on Race, Violence, and Journalism (2d edition)
Resources on Race, Violence, and Journalism (2d edition)
Race

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Jun 4, 2020

RESOURCES FOR RACE, VIOLENCE, AND JOURNALISM

Compiled by Prof. Christopher B. Daly June 2020 Every crisis presents an opportunity to learn. In the present moment, we all have reasons to engage at the intersection of race, justice, and media. From the start of the country, white-owned media have written about people of color. …

Race

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RESOURCES FOR RACE, VIOLENCE, AND JOURNALISM
RESOURCES FOR RACE, VIOLENCE, AND JOURNALISM
Race

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Jan 4, 2019

10 Ways the Media Could Improve Coverage of Trump (but probably won’t)

By Christopher B. Daly After two years in office, President Trump has proven that he has one great skill: the ability to dominate news coverage. …

Politics

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10 Ways the Media Could Improve Coverage of Trump (but probably won’t)
10 Ways the Media Could Improve Coverage of Trump (but probably won’t)
Politics

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Sep 18, 2018

When TIME magazine was the latest thing

THE ORIGINS OF TIME Inc. By Christopher B. Daly [Excerpted from Covering America] In the winter of 1922–3, two young men set up shop in an unimposing office located at 9 East 40th Street in midtown Manhattan.[i] At the start, their most important piece of equipment was a pair of…

Journalism

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When TIME magazine was the latest thing
When TIME magazine was the latest thing
Journalism

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Jun 5, 2018

A RECENT ATTACK ON JOURNALISM EDUCATION WAS WRONG AND HARMFUL

HERE’S ANOTHER VIEW. — By Christopher B. Daly Journalism Professor, Boston University In its spring/summer issue for 2018, the Columbia Journalism Review ran an odd attack on, of all things, journalism education. It was written by Felix Salmon, a journalist whose work I admire. But in this case, almost every sentence he wrote was outdated, tendentious, or flat-out wrong. Here’s his piece…

Journalism

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A RECENT ATTACK ON JOURNALISM EDUCATION WAS WRONG AND HARMFUL
A RECENT ATTACK ON JOURNALISM EDUCATION WAS WRONG AND HARMFUL
Journalism

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