It seems almost passé to blame the educational system for all of our woes. But in the discussion as to why we as adults make poor decisions when it comes to choosing media, we must first ask ourselves how we got to this point in the first place. It should be safe to say that [...]
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Bad Media Decisions – Who do we blame? Part III – the Death of the Fairness Doctrine
In an effort to prove that it is not just me droning on about the state of our media, I invited BiRZ contributor Dylan McDonnell to be part of the discussion; after all it was an online chat with him that inspired this series in the first place. Enjoy! *** As a libertarian I am [...]
Bad Media Decisions – Who do we blame? Part II – the Media and the 24 Hour News Cycle
Previously, I discussed the role the average consumer plays in the creation of bad news, stating that, basically, consumers vote with their feet and that their actions are the reason why interesting (but non-impacting) stories are popular. Today, I will focus my attention to the other side of the coin and examine the role the [...]
Bad Media Decisions – Who do we blame? Part I – the Consumers
On Saturday night, I had the misfortune to be a little under the weather. This caused me to be online and have a great conversation with BiRZ contributor Dylan McDonnell. During our conversation, he jokingly linked to an article titled “The Gospel according to Jack Sparrow;” soon after he linked to”Army amputee thrown from NY [...]
Can lawmakers write for the paper? Yes. Should they? Hell no
Last Tuesday it was announced that West Vally City Mayor, Mike Winder will be a regular contributor to the Deseret News’ online, local news oriented, feature “Deseret Connect.” Since then, Mayor Winder and the Deseret News have successfully reopened the debate regarding how close is too close when it comes to having politicians involved in [...]
Pushing the Limit
As I told you last Friday, I appeared as a guest to debate the actions of protesters in our nations capitol. If you missed it, you can replay the show by following clicking here and pushing the play button. Overall, I thought it was a good discussion with many good points presented. Listen for yourself and tell [...]
Listen to BiRZ Discuss Activism on Radioactive Tonight
Remember when I did a little post about Protesting Gone Awry? Well I have been invited to a discussion with Deb Henry to have a discussion on the events that took place as well as the tactics involved. The program starts at 6:00, and I will be on the air at 6:30. Listen tonight at [...]
Senator Reid stands by GRAMA vote, despite logic
Senator Stewart Reid (R – Ogden, District 18) just doesn’t seem to get it as he continually chooses to stand by his yea vote on HB 477 and his nay vote on HB 1001 to repeal the draconian GRAMA (Government Records Access Management Act) law. In yesterdays Salt Lake Tribune, Reid said 477 should have [...]
What’s in a Number? Quite a bit, actually
So, rather than talk about the protest that took place and if was effective way to improve relations or awareness, I would like to draw your attention to an interesting little tidbit. Last night I noticed that Channel 2,4, and 13 stated that there were upwards of 4,500 protesters who “circled Temple Square” and [...]
Smart Ass
As is my tradition, I present to you my upcoming article, called Smart Ass, for the Young Democrats of Utah’s newsletter…ENJOY! — It is that time of year again, you know the one, where the news media will rightfully report the shocking heat wave, rising gas prices, and (one can only hope) single shark attack [...]