Posts Tagged ‘Media’

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Nov18

That Panting You Hear Isn’t Coming From Conservatives

by Duane on November 18th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Headlines, Politics

I’m still amazed that the most “incompetent” person in the political universe is getting so much attention from the Left and Progressives (got to include them, too). CNN had a digitized map the other day outlining her book tour, the AP has reportedly assigned 11 reporters to “fact check” the book, even though it did […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul09

Black press being shut out (UPDATE)

by Duane on July 9th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Posted In: Commentary, Headlines, Our Expression, The Media

***Scroll to bottom for update*** Before I get to the main article, let’s take a brisk walk through time as I have been covering this topic for years. Back in February of this year, the Black press got mad at Obama because he was not treating them like the much bigger media outlets. After the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun09

Should there be a partnership?

by Duane on June 9th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Posted In: Our Expression, Question, The Media

Over the years I have written about how Black newspapers all across America and what they need to do to become a major voice in the Black community again. Let’s look at some web traffic numbers. From Alexa Chicago Defender – 419,609 African American News & Issues – 1,799,272 Afro American Newspaper – 296,196 Atlantatribune.com […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May05

You wait long enough, the full story will come out

by Duane on May 5th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Posted In: The Media

Embedded video from CNN Video

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Apr30

My own “twitter”

by Duane on April 30th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Posted In: Couch philosophy, Economy, Funny stuff, Headlines, Just "Why?", Obama Candy Store, Our Expression, Our Health, Politics, Quotes, Should Be Slapped, The Media

Naw! No Twitter account for me. But I’ll make my own “Twitter” post right here. #Why continue to beat up on Specter? I look at politics just as I look at sports. When an athlete begins his career, its all about winning one for the team and representin’ his home town. By the time they […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr08

Some decades ago, these folks would have been shot

by Duane on April 8th, 2009 at 2:04 am
Posted In: Should Be Slapped, The Media

I personally like the bombing with leaflets approach. That way, folks don’t have to pay for the propaganda.

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Mar09

I guess you can consider this an addendum to the last post.

by Duane on March 9th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Posted In: Commentary, Our Expression

Freelance writer Ellen Sweets chides Washington post writer Courtland Milloy for his over sensitivity to the movie “Madea Goes to Jail”. We are the race of Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass and the Tuskegee Airmen. Of President Barack Obama, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and television commentator Gwen Ifill. Of golfer Tiger Woods, tennis titans […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar09

And now for some Black news…

by Duane on March 9th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Posted In: Headlines, The Media

Blacks, Hispanics Less Apt to Get Best Heart Failure Care Death rates from cancer among blacks have declined, but blacks continue to be diagnosed at more advanced stages with lower survival rates. … Blacks, Hispanics more likely to be stopped in WVa New study finds blacks still lag in obtaining total knee replacements for arthritis […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar02

They Laughed

by Duane on March 2nd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Posted In: Headlines, Just "Why?", Our Expression

Recently, Floriday A&M University hosted a discussion on editorial cartoonists. The panel was made up of White men. I’ll point you to the article. thefamuanonline.com On Tuesday, Feb. 24, students and professors gathered in the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication Lecture Hall for “Disappearing Ink,” a panel discussion about the decline of editorial cartoonists. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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