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David Carr, impartiality and a Times ethics policy

Posted on November 8, 2010 by hro50ta1

The sidelines, which is where American journalism and news used to live, have become a far less interesting place. Why merely annotate events when you can tilt the playing field? — David Carr, New York Times, November 8, 2010 By … Continue reading →

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‘Objectivity’ and Olbermann

Posted on November 6, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell It was subtle. It was understated in a shifty way. But The New York Times managed to tell its readers that journalists who give money to political causes are bad people without mentioning that the Times has … Continue reading →

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Worse than dogs

Posted on November 5, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell A little question for the FBI. What legal people call a “hypothetical.” What if the FBI were raiding a warehouse with dozens of agents. What if some of the agents were human beings. And what if some … Continue reading →

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JOTR’s ‘legal expert’

Posted on November 4, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Spike Kopee JOTR Editor A number of JOTR staffers have complained about our hiring of Ray Judicata, JOTR’s new “legal expert.” Our music critic, Pete Pizzicato, is all bent out of shape. So is Melanie Munch, JOTR food crtiic. … Continue reading →

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Allah she wrote!

Posted on November 3, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Ray Judicata JOTR Legal Expert Those FBI files about the feds bumping off an imam in Dearborn make the fibbies look kind of, well, bad. Some people might say the FBI acted like, you know, criminals. What really bugs … Continue reading →

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MSU’s ‘diversity’ lesson

Posted on October 23, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell “Diversity: full circle” is the title of a discussion on the program of Michigan State University’s centennial celebration of 100 years of journalism mis-education in East Lansing. Sorry, slip of the tongue. They’re in fact celebrating a … Continue reading →

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Good Lies, Bad Lies

Posted on October 21, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Luke Warm Professor of Mendacity University of Munchausen My favorite war hero is Horatio Hornblower. Remember when Lieutenant Hornblower was assigned to conduct a battalion of royalist French soldiers to the coast of France? That was during my favorite … Continue reading →

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Repeal the First!

Posted on October 11, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Mick Allpuff Popular columnist One day, God will deal with the screaming headlines of daily newspapers. But until then, we’ll have to deal with them down here. Which may mean changing laws, modifying laws and rewriting laws. Doggonit, if … Continue reading →

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Bashing musicians at the News

Posted on October 4, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The Detroit News was huffing and puffing when their editorial writers advised striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians that “union-protected jobs with six-figure salaries are scarce in today’s Michigan. The musicians should hang on to theirs with both hands, … Continue reading →

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Me & Rupert

Posted on October 2, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Never thought an impoverished writer like me would share common ground with a billionaire. Back in the day when I was a paid reporter, gathering and propagating news for the Detroit Free Press, I took heat for … Continue reading →

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