Category Archives: Media bias

Charlottesville

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Stephen W. Browne

Well it finally happened, sombody got killed at a demonstration. This was not a surprise to some of us. We knew it was going to happen, it was only a matter of when, where, how, and which side. Heather Heyer, … Continue reading →

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Native grievances and Standing Rock

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Stephen W. Browne

It has all the ingredients of a Great Cause. Native Americans versus corporate greed with jackbooted company thugs and sinister militarized police forces. Wasn’t there a Steven Seagal movie with this plot a few years ago? But say it softly… … Continue reading →

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Free Speech

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Stephen W. Browne

I think as I please, and this gives me pleasure My conscience decrees, this crime I must treasure My thoughts will not cater, to duke or dictator No man can deny, die gedanken sind frei! – Die gedanken sind Frie … Continue reading →

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Rape accusation shows danger of issue-driven journalism

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Stephen W. Browne

Many years ago I had a vindictive ex. I believe I can sense the rolling eyes and hear the impatient groans among male readers. “Oh you think you had it bad!” Bear with me please, it gets better. I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Melissa’s apology

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Stephen W. Browne

Well Melissa Harris-Perry has stepped in it and frantically tried to unstep in it with a public apology. In the “Photos of the year” segment of her MSNBC show, Harris-Perry showed a photo of Mitt Romney’s large extended family that … Continue reading →

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The verdict is in – on the media

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is my weekly syndicated column and I have also cross-posted it on my professional blog. I usually delay posting my columns, but I think this is important. I take being a journalist seriously and I am deeply and … Continue reading →

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Terror in rural Minnesota!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

I started out last Monday writing my weekly movie review when a report of terrorist activity in Montevideo, Minnesota landed on my desk. The FBI press release had it that someone named Buford “Bucky” Rogers had been arrested in a … Continue reading →

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Injecting opinions into news

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: I have a self-syndicated weekly column which I sometimes archive here. To be fair to my subscribers (plus I’m busy and lazy,) I post them a bit later than they appear, so as a consequence they’re not topical. From … Continue reading →

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How to slant a news article

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: As mentioned, my personal blog has been less active than formerly for a number of reasons both professional and personal. One is that I’ve launched a self-syndication venture. Here below is an example of one of my columns. You’ll … Continue reading →

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Review: The Three Stooges

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Originally published in the TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. I suppose I’m dating myself, but I can remember when you could expect to run into The Three Stooges pretty much daily on your black and white TV. The … Continue reading →

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