media and conflict

BBC News – Gunmen kill prominent Iraqi TV presenter Riad al-Saray

Esteban — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:22:15 +0000

Sad news, and sadder still that Saray is the 15th journalist from his news organization killed since 2003. Journalism as an institution deserves intense criticism because of its centrality in the democratic project around the world. It also deserves our most honor

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My Trip to Al-Queda on HBO

Esteban — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:53:01 +0000

I would highly recommend watching journalist Lawrence Wright’s one-man play tonight on HBO. It reminds me of James Carey’s argument that we should see journalism as a “curriculum.”

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Satire & Fake News Spring 2010

Esteban — Mon, 03 May 2010 06:45:29 +0000

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History, Memory, Geography Spring 2010

Esteban — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:24:48 +0000

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Elite Consensus & Popular Uprisings

Esteban — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:57:32 +0000

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Contested Bodies Spring 2010

Esteban — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:30:16 +0000

Post your comments, questions and position statements about the readings and the film The Business of Being Born here.

Defining Deviance, Otherness, & Difference Spring 2010

Esteban — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:09:14 +0000

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Resistance and Containment Spring 2010

Esteban — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:14:48 +0000

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Annals of Dissent: Write an Essay

Esteban — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:16:11 +0000

David Frum, the former speechwriter for George W. Bush, is leaving his position at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank where he’s worked since 2003. His essay, “Waterloo,” was perhaps the most widely discussed analysis of the healthcare reform debate and outcome earlier this week. Perhaps AEI couldn’t stomach the essay?

Critique of Blogs from a Blog

Esteban — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:15:59 +0000

Interesting critique of the “horse race” reporting that happens on political blogs:

Sure, the nature of the blogosphere privileges quick takes, instant analysis, and opinions that are subject to revision, but watching the health care process from start to finish, and the way it’s been covered in the political blogosphere, I am struck by the short time horizon of so many posts — some of the most plugged in politicos kept reporting on the horse race at a given moment, and extrapolating with great confidence that the bill is definitely not going to pass, or that some parliamentary procedure definitely is going to be used…

Any thoughts?