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Journalism Purist
This first-person opinion column is meant for working people who care about this country, believe an informed electorate is the key to democracy and suspect they're often misled by entertainers and propagandists posing as journalists.
When Unemployment Isn't... Mainstream media continue to misrepresent government jobless data to the masses
| Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:20 PM |
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The Chinese philosopher Confucius once said that the first step toward wisdom is to call things by their right name. If that's true the mainstream media has a very long way to go when it comes to effectively reporting the number of Americans who don't have a job right now.
This problem was illustrated by coverage of t...
Read Full Post »Tea Party: A case study in how to hijack populist energy for change
| Posted on April 17, 2010 at 6:57 AM |
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By Victor Epstein
The whole notion of the Tea Party as a legitimate grassroots movement is such a joke.
Yes, there are millions of Americans seeking to change the United States in ways that serve the majority of its citizens. No, they're not going to accomplish that change via the Tea Party Movement.
Read Full Post »The Annual Sex Blog: The 10 sexiest journalists alive (hot pics inside)
| Posted on April 3, 2010 at 8:50 AM |
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By Victor Epstein
Gotcha!
Happy belated April Fools Day you oversexed maniacs.
The fact that you're even here proves the accuracy of the old adage "t...
Read Full Post »Eco reporting sin of omission in coverage of monthly job creation report
| Posted on April 2, 2010 at 12:39 PM |
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By Victor Epstein
Here's a story on the U.S. monthly job creation report that neglects to mention that the economy has to create at least 100,000 jobs each month just to accomodate population growth an...
Read Full Post »Global price fixing, iron ore
| Posted on April 2, 2010 at 12:37 PM |
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By Victor Epstein
The problem with the global economy is that it's full of monopolies, trusts and price fixing. Here's a story about three major miners that control about two-thirds of the global iron ore market and are pushing for highe...
Read Full Post »U.S. oil pricing stories neglect to mention OPEC price manipulation
| Posted on April 2, 2010 at 12:55 AM |
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By Victor Epstein
There isn't a single entity that has as much influence on oil prices as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
However, if you look at the daily oil pricing stories produced by some of the largest and most...
Read Full Post »The Loanshark State takes center stage in the battle for states' rights.
| Posted on March 17, 2010 at 9:00 AM |
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By Victor Epstein
It takes a lot to shock me these days, but South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds succeeded this week with his hypocritical support for states' rights and denunciation of federal authority in a recent story in the Ne...
Read Full Post »Why just throwing money at problems creates new problems
| Posted on March 14, 2010 at 10:28 AM |
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By Victor Epstein
There's an interesting story in The New York Times today that illustrates why throwing money at a problem isn't always a solution and often creates more numerous and deeply seated problems.
Read Full Post »Day 1: Who am I and what is this blog about?
| Posted on March 10, 2010 at 12:27 PM |
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Journalism Purist is a first-person opinion column meant for working people who care about this country, believe an informed electorate is the key to democracy and suspect they're often misled by marketing and public relations campaigns.
I'm going to try to puncture some of the half truths and sins of omission that masquerade as fair and balanced information in this country. I...
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