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As Election Season Unfolds, Americans Struggle with the Media’s New Hyperbole

Trust in media is at an all-time low in an era when facts are “out” and objectivity is “relative.” It turns out that integrity matters, and a return to actual journalism is the only solution.  

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Trust in Media Plummets, Prompting Journalism “Bloodbath”

Media companies are reeling in the wake of plummeting public trust and vanishing profits, prompting what has been called a journalism bloodbath.

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Will Diversity Initiatives in Media Bring Real Change?

How America sees itself against the background of its tumultuous history is arguably one of the most urgent issues in media studies today.

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Addicted to Distraction: How Reality TV Has Us Hooked

Author Marshall McLuhan published his book about the human condition in 1968. Half a century later, it is abundantly clear that much of what passes for “entertainment” is inflammatory and morally decrepit reality TV.

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Is This Any Way to Vote?

Yes, it’s time for the quadrennial morality play called “Presidential Election.” Like the uplifting thespians of a half millennium ago, today’s actors, called “politicians,” symbolize abstract values—“competency,” “toughness,” “honesty,” “frugality” and more.