Day Five: Love is in the Air
George speaks, the people swoon and protesters protest on. Day five of my 2004 Republican National Convention coverage for MTV News.
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Day Four: Repent, Pantie People. Repent!
A Democratic stands before the 2004 Republican National Convention and demands his party repent. Day four of my 2004 Republican National Convention coverage for MTV News.
Day Three: Fishing for Girlie Men – The Police Strike Back
Arnold Schwarzenegger explains the difference between Republican manly men and the girlie men the NYPD are rounding up in the streets. Day three of my 2004 Republican National Convention coverage for MTV News.
Day Two: No Rest for the Weary – RNC Protesters Can’t Call it a Day
The sun’s going down but the protest marches on. Day two of my 2004 Republican National Convention coverage for MTV News.
Day One: Disorganize This – Protesters Confront the Republican National Convention
In 2004, George Bush and the RNC held their convention in New York City. They weren’t exactly welcomed. Day One of my 2004 Republican National Convention coverage for MTV News.
Americans Hate the Media
Where goes truth when a new Gallup poll indicates American trust in the media is (yet again) at an all-time low?
Getting to Know What We Do Not Know
A new study shows how little we know about current and historical events. This affects strategies for how we understand and process the news.
Language, Militias and Occupation
What should the media call an armed group that takes over federal property and makes political demands? Oregon gives us a chance to consider.
Is it Smeagol or Gollum?
Turkey debates Lord of the Rings to decide whether a doctor will spend two years in jail over a Facebook post.
Biking While Hot
Biking through New York City in the summer heat. Queens to Brighton Beach and back again.
Publishing the News When it’s Already Everywhere
What do publishers and news consumers do in a world of infinite choice?
Let’s Praise Books… Unless We Don’t Need to Read Them
We love books but there’ve been too many for about 500 years now.