Tag: Obama
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Andrew Kreig addresses National Press Club on “Presidential Puppetry”–New Book on Intelligence/Media Ties
Andrew Kreig’s new book “Presidential Puppetry “argues that failures in news reporting will continue because both traditional and social media are heavily influenced by revenue sources little understood by the public, including most journalists and academics.
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Mr. Snowman: Neighborliness in Tough Times
Rather than engage in namecalling and derision, I’ll quit now –and simply thank whomever built Mr. Snowman for your neighborliness and sense of fun. You really brightened my day!
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"Gates-gate": A teachable moment whose time has passed
The “Gates-gate” episode in Cambridge has been called a “teachable moment.” Might I suggest that it’s a moment that has gone on too long? We get it. It’s a moment whose time has passed. –Anita M. Harris
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CBS News Chief Lauds Obama, predicts stronger newspapers
CBS Evening News Exec: At the recent G20 Summit, “when [Obama] stood up, it was a proud moment for America.”
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Celebrating Obama's Inauguration in Cambridge
I’d expected dancing in the streets in the People’s Republic but perhaps because of deep snow and freezing cold, instead found a friendly breakfast gathering at Upstairs on the Square (photos and video to follow, if people send them to me). Watched Obama’s eloquent speech with Harvard students at Quincy House–most listened with rapt attention,…