Tag: capitalism
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Traditional Vs. Non-Traditional Journalism
Chris Anderson and Will Hearst talking shop in May of 2006: Publisher, Will Hearst, on the evolution of journalism: [..] In the era of 20 years ago, there was a notion of a professional journalist — I’m not saying let’s race back to that era — what I’m saying is that notion is utterly gone.…
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The Haditha Massacre, Media and Patterns of Warfare
With the massacre of Haditha already drawing comparisons to the My Lai massacre — where up to 500 unarmed Vietnamese men, women and children were killed in cold blood by American forces — proponents of this war are holding fast against this incident becoming the tipping point of complete anti-war sentiment. Local blogger, Joe Guarino:…
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A Conversation Across Space And Time
World 2.0 seems to have raised it’s periscope within our culture almost 5 years ago, in the immediate post-9/11 world. Who would’ve thunk it possible? Brad Neuberg on October 21, 2001: The world seems to be hungry for an ideological alternative to capitalism. I don’t know if this is a rational or simply emotional need…
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The Message: Score Another One For Netflix
I’ve had the Koran sitting on my bookshelve for the past ten years; I have no idea how The Message has alluded me until this past weekend. While the historical accuracy of the film and its brilliant acting took center stage, there were explicit elements of both the production and storyline I found especially intriguing.…
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Review: Chomsky “What Uncle Sam Really Wants”
Why I started my Chomsky indulgence with Understanding Power and not this digestible gem I’ll never know. Uncle Sam is a brilliant pocket reference of Noam Chomsky’s world view, specifically his unflinching criticism of US foreign policy. His genius with linguistics provides him the means to absolutely tear apart the propaganda surrounding isms, bringing the…
Sean Patrick Coon 