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Blair critiques the news media and gets blasted in return

June 13, 2007

It is generally a poor media relations strategy to criticize the news media. In this case, England’s Prime Minister Tony Blair doesn’t have much to lose. On one hand, he’s on his way out. On the other hand, his criticism raises valid points. Some choice nuggets that bear repeating: “I am going to say something [...]

The power of allegations

June 7, 2007

It’s an elixir of journalism that is being used more and more to sell newspapers and newspaper ads online. The Fourth Estate’s First Amendment rights in practice guarantee that essentially anything can be said about anybody if attached to one magic word: allege. He said, she said. Truth and facts be damned. Public pissing matches [...]

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