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Tag Archives: media
Dear Jay and Gina: An Open Letter
The five “increasingly savage paragraphs” of this obituary were published in the Redwood Falls [MN] Gazette on June 4. That same day, Stu @RandBallsStu posted them on Twitter. By the time I heard about this savagery three days later on All Things Considered, … Continue reading
									
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					Tagged current events, media, obituary, responsibility, social media				
				
				
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		Let Me Count the Ways
I am not certain I ever heard the name Harvey Weinstein before October 5, when The New York Times published its initial exposé of sexual-misconduct allegations and hush-money payoffs. Nor have I followed the increasing media firestorm with any interest though the … Continue reading
									
						Posted in language, movies, politics, sexuality					
					
				
								
					Tagged definition, First Amendment, Harvey Weinstein, language, meaning, media, Orwell, politics, rape, semantics, sexual violence, word				
				
				
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