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Will more ag reporting wind up in court?

UPDATE: Just wanted to add this new story from the Associated Press, with this lead: An undercover video that showed California cows struggling to stand as they were prodded to slaughter by forklifts led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history....

Yes, it was wrong for MSNBC hosts to huddle with Obama

Conservative media are in a huff this week over the group hug that President Obama reportedly held with hosts and pundits from MSNBC, the left-leaning news network. And they should be. The grim bit here isn’t that Obama invited a group of...

The public shaming of Rupert Murdoch

The political class in Washington DC is still grappling with the revelation that Fox News, owned by media magnate Rupert Murdoch, attempted to secretly recruit and bankroll its own presidential candidate this year. Meanwhile, the media world is...

What we talk about when we talk about public media

If you’ve been following my blog posts to and from the public radio conference in New Orleans, you’ve probably noticed that I haven’t talked much about what we talked about there. You’ve heard about my train ride, about food...

The news and the public good

I’m spending a day this week in a journalism conference in Grafton, Vermont, and it will come as no surprise to many In Boxers that it’s a complicated and often grim conversation. On the one hand, journalists continue to champion really...

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Mark Wilson at work

Barbed Pen of Saranac Lake Political Cartoonist Mark Wilson

by Brian Mann

Dec 29, 2004 — Mark Wilson's political cartoons appear regularly on the editorial pages of newsapers around New York state, often catching the irony and absurdity of the day's news. Wilson lives and works in Saranac Lake. The internet allows him observe the political battles in Albany and New York City. His drawings also lampoon regional issues here in the North Country. Wilson sat down at his home this week with Brian Mann to talk about his work and the issues that inspire him to sharpen his pen. Go to full article

Readers & Writers: War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges

by Readers & Writers

Oct 07, 2004 — Drawing from his experience as a New York Times correspondent in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central America, Hedges explores the seductive attraction of war--for the soldier, the civilian and the war correspondent--in this brief but provocative work. Hedges and hosts Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson take listener questions. Go to full article

NPR President Kevin Klose

Call-in Special: NPR President Kevin Klose, Hour 1

by NCPR News

Jul 29, 2002 — National Public Radio President and CEO Kevin Klose paid a visit to the region to meet with North Country Public Radio staff, members and supporters. Listeners had a rare opportunity to question Klose about NPR programs and policies in a two-hour call-in at the NCPR studio. Go to full article

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