Northeastern U: Rush (Limbaugh) to Judgment
Oct 23, 2009
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Stuart Schwartz
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There are many losers from last week’s pile-on Rush Limbaugh, who was excoriated by many news and other organizations for racist quotes that were totally fabricated. In other words, journalists and educators either lied, or used lies carelessly without ascertaining the facts. A big loser: Northeastern University and its Center for Sports and Society.
Organizations are, for good or bad, people. And people such as educator Dan Lebowitz, who runs the institute, is one of the reasons why we’re having so many problems with higher education. He is executive director of, as it turns out, a decidedly left-leaning sports institute at Northeastern University. He weighed in with ... + Read More
Hey! Knowledge Works
Oct 23, 2009
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Stuart Schwartz
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The headline on the article tells it all:
E. D. Hirsch’s Curriculum for Democracy
A content-rich pedagogy makes better citizens and smarter kids.
This City Paper article profiles the educational reforms of Dr. E. D. Hirsch Jr., whose ideas have helped to transform education in Massachusetts. As the writer points out:
The “Massachusetts miracle,” in which Bay State students’ soaring test scores broke records, was the direct consequence of the state legislature’s passage of the 1993 Education Reform Act, which established knowledge-based standards for all grades and a rigorous testing system linked to the new standards. And those ... + Read More
So, Which Journalism School Teaches That?
Oct 15, 2009
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Stuart Schwartz
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Rush announced today that he will not be part of the group bidding on the St. Louis Rams. In the past week, a variety of journalism outlets have led the attack on the conservative radio host using fabricated quotes (or, as Rush might say, “lies” for those in Rio Linda).
Leave it to a columnist from the Telegraph in London to hit the target in a column about the whole shoddy affair, ending with the sarcastic query, “…which journalism school teaches that?”
Unfortunately, many journalism schools teach that…and many universities educate with the idea that “right” thoughts are what count, not actions, not results. ... + Read More
Is Twitter the latest in the breaking news front?
Sep 15, 2009
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amy bonebright
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Twitter me this: Is Twitter an appropriate outlet for breaking news?
ABC’s Nightline co-anchor Terry Moran twittered some of his own breaking news Monday evening, letting the entire world know President Barack Obama called Kanye West a “jackass” for his behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards. Here’s the text of Moran’s tweet:
"Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a "jackass" for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT'S presidential."
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past several days and don’t know of West’s actions, the musician rushed the stage and grabbed the mic from ... + Read More
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