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An appreciation of the late Bob McChesney, the leftist media scholar and critic.

His critique of media’s vulnerability to those in power was dead on, and he had a reformer’s heart.

(Plus, learn about his NBA-blogging pseudonym, Elrod Enchilada.)

www.niemanlab.org/2025/03/robe...
Robert W. McChesney, America’s leading left-wing critic of corporate media, has died
After studying the early days of radio, McChesney developed a holistic critique of media structures that exposed how open they were to manipulation by those in power.
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March 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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One thing I wanted to focus on with @niemanstoryboard.org was hearing from journalists, in their own words, about how they do the work.

So, with that in mind, I'm excited to announce the Nieman Storyboard podcast.

niemanstoryboard.org/2025/03/28/i...

#longreads #podcasts #booksky
Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words - Nieman Storyboard
Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting. Plus: Claire Willett on Trump upending federal grants for artists and writers.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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‘A History of Water’ by Edward Wilson-Lee

An unconventional piece of history writing that caused quite a debate about ways of presenting history.

I absolutely loved it.
November 17, 2024 at 8:30 AM