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Why Fox News is a Good Thing

December 17, 2004 Toby Miller / University of California, Riverside 11 comments

by: Toby Miller / University of California, Riverside
A closer look at the supposed differences between Fox News and its cable news competitors.

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Funny Politics

December 17, 2004 Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK One comment

by: Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University
It is commonplace to observe that television, like everything else, is increasingly global these days. What is happening on the other side of the world is shown and commented upon instantaneously in news programming.

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Fairness Doctrine Now! Will it really hush Rush?

December 17, 2004 Frederick Wasser / Brooklyn College 3 comments

by: Frederick Wasser / Brooklyn College
We cannot blame this one on the media. There was no spin, no agenda setting, and no spiral of silence powerful enough to excuse the electorate.

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My Own Private TV

December 17, 2004 Erin MacLeod / McGill University 6 comments

by: Erin MacLeod / McGill University
With the “TV on DVD” phenomenon in full effect almost any show you’ve ever loved that’s been either relegated to reruns or sporadic glimpses on various cable channels is available.

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To Pee or Not to Pee: On the Politics of Cultural Appropriation

December 17, 2004 Brian L. Ott / Colorado State University 5 comments

by: Brian L. Ott / Colorado State University
Although I appreciate the courtesy of my fellow drivers letting me know what pisses them off and whom they’d like to piss on, I can’t help but notice that they have adopted the same cultural icon to convey, at times, very divergent targets of distaste.

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Sarah E.S. Sinwell details how one art house cinema continues to adapt to the pandemic while serving its local community. @sinwelleffect

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Maggie Hennefeld discusses efforts to curate 99 silent films spotlighting early film feminism, and discusses the challenges of navigating the early feminist film archive. @magshenny

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Helen Wheatley discusses the recent proliferation of afterlife-themed television shows and how creators navigate multiple conceptions of "post-death experience." @hmwheatley

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