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Midterm election: #Vote today for candidates who champion freedom of the press

In JournalismTags facts matter, Freedom of the Press, Journalism, lapdog journalism, Midterm election, President Trump, Vote, watchdog journalismNovember 6, 2018135 ViewsLeave a comment

hollyandgarry

Americans are voting today on the value of watchdog journalism. Sure, a mid-term election in the U.S. is historically a referendum on the man occupying the Oval Office. Today is bigger than that. If you believe the news media have a fundamental responsibility to act as a check on the power of the government at a time when Donald Trump’s party controls Congress and the Supreme Court, you have a golden opportunity to send that message to the White House …

S-words and F-bombs – sharing or sparing vulgarities in the news

In JournalismTags f-bomb, George Carlin, Guy Gordon, Jimmy Carter, President Trump, s-wordJanuary 12, 2018193 ViewsLeave a comment

hollyandgarry

Garry: In the 1970s, the comedian George Carlin made a name for himself with a hilarious routine about seven dirty words you can’t say on TV. Shit was No. 1. …

Journalism is a lifestyle, not a job … and we’re down with that

In Journalism, Media Literacy, TeachingTags accuracy, bird-dog role, ethics, information bubbles, lifestyle, partisan media, Peter Trumbore, President TrumpDecember 29, 2017434 Views11 Comments

hollyandgarry

Holly: Most winter weeknights, while Americans are cleaning up after dinner, herding the kids toward their beds, plotting to catch an episode of “This Is Us,” Garry and I sit …