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Citizen Journalism: In With the New

Spurred on by a historic presidential election, an increasing number of “civilians” are engaged in journalism on the Web, and they are changing journalism for the better.

Posted on May 22, 2008 READ MORE  |  32 COMMENTS


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Marc Cooper on Hugo Chavez

A former translator for Chile’s Salvador Allende reviews three books evaluating the remarkable rise of Venezuela’s irrepressible Hugo Chavez.

Posted on Oct 11, 2007 READ MORE  |  80 COMMENTS


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Stewart to Cooper: Where Is CNN’s ‘Sense of Mission’?

Jon Stewart takes Anderson Cooper to task for being part of the CNN-MSNBC junta that seems to want nothing more than to ape Fox News’ graphics and “swoosh” sounds. (h/t: Huff Po)

Posted on Jun 22, 2006 READ MORE  |  1 COMMENT


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Bush’s Immigration Plan Pleases No One

That’s the N.Y. Times’ take. If you want to read expert analysis on the politics and policies behind Bush’s speech, check out Truthdig’s Marc Cooper’s article.

Posted on May 15, 2006 READ MORE  |  2 COMMENTS


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Marc Cooper: Bush’s Immigration Speech Is Bad Policy, Bad Politics

One of the nation’s leading experts on immigration policy writes that Bush’s May 15 speech “had nothing to do with actual border policy and everything to do with domestic electoral politics.”
Instead of sending National Guard troops to the border, “Bush could have saved the taxpayers a load and sent a few battalions of Boy Scouts to do this job.”

Posted on May 15, 2006 READ MORE  |  20 COMMENTS


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