So, a week later, I’m finally getting back to my promised continuing analysis of the Rally to Restore Sanity. Because I don’t want to belabor the experience too much, I think this will be my last post on the subject. Thus, I have to address the importance of the event – especially in terms of …
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In my initial post after the Rally to Restore Sanity, I had promised some more detailed analysis of my experiences in later posts. However, the rally brought up so many interesting ideas that to cover them in one post would tax both my interest and yours. So I’ll be splitting my “coverage” of the event …
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With the Stewart/Colbert rallies just days away, news coverage of the event has spiked. But among this coverage of the event itself are the attempts of news organizations to delineate the “proper” boundaries in covering – and having their reporters attend – the rallies. The Washington Post and NPR, for example, have both banned their …
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