Category Archives: Media bias

Mediations on Fort Hood

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

First of all, let me refer you to Mark Steyn’s post  on the Fort Hood murders. “When it emerged early on Thursday afternoon that the shooter was Nidal Malik Hasan, there appeared shortly thereafter on Twitter a flurry of posts … Continue reading →

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MoDo and Sarah, Femina lupa femines

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

Like sharks in a feeding frenzy, they’re at Sarah Palin again. But that red you see in the water is Maureen Dowd’s hair. Palin resigned the governorship of Alaska, and everyone is aghast, right and left. Maureen has yet another … Continue reading →

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Anybody notice this?

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

This is the Doonesbury strip from July 1. Mother Boopsie says, “See how many female protestors there are? That’d be impossible in most Arab societies. Images like that are incredibly empowering to gals all over the Middle East.” Daughter remarks, … Continue reading →

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Bias example

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

Here’s another example of the kind of thing I study in media bias. Not the open, conscious type of gatekeeping (a la the New York Times, which decides what you ought to know) but the unconscious, off-the-cuff turn of phrase … Continue reading →

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Mumbai analyzed

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

Following a lead from Mark Steyn here: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZjkwNjVlNmE5MWUyOTVhMWIyODkzNWNlZGM1YjU2Zjc= “The Oldest Hatred,” I found in the online site of the Indian daily newspaper The Hindu here: http://rantsand.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year-new-administration.html the scanned 69 pages of the dossier of evidence from the ongoing investigation by … Continue reading →

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This animal is very malicious…

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Stephen W. Browne

“Cet animal est tres mechant; Quand on l’attaque il se defend.” (“This animal is very malicious; when attacked it defends itself.”) -La Menagerie (Traditional French song.) If you go over here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Io4_vjiyM you’ll find something you don’t want to miss, … Continue reading →

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Why don’t they call…?

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

Over here http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZTJhMjA1MDZiNDkzYTE0MzI0NmI2MjdiMTNiMDBhYTg= at National Review Online, Tom Gross asks the following questions: So why are so many prominent Western media reluctant to call the perpetrators terrorists? Why did Jon Snow, one of Britain’s most respected TV journalists, use the … Continue reading →

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An example of what I study

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

As some of you know, one of my scholarly pursuits is the study of bias and propaganda. Specifically, how bias is expressed, either consciously or unconsciously, in reporting. I don’t think I’m stating anything new when I say that within … Continue reading →

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And speaking of interviews

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

Here: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/10/obama-campaign.html you can find an interesting article from the Orlando Sentinel. I’m going to cut-and-past it here for reasons that will become apparrant. Obama campaign cuts off WFTV after interview with Joe Biden WFTV-Channel 9’s Barbara West conducted a … Continue reading →

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Martial arts movie review: Redbelt

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Stephen W. Browne

We got “Redbelt” through Netflix and watched it the other night, I recommend you do also. But first, google “David Mamet” and “ju jitsu” and you’re sure to find some reviews that miss the point entirely, such as here http://thesop.org/index.php?article=11290 … Continue reading →

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