Author Archives: msimon

Politics as Usual…

It is an election year.  The year that everyone becomes a political pundit.  We are being bombarded with political ads from all directions, party conventions, speeches, and soon debates.  A year ago, Barack Obama tried to implement a major recovery …

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Striking for Change or Striking for the Same?

Today the Chicago Teachers Union strike has ended and nearly 350,000 children will be able to return to school on tomorrow after seven full days away from the classroom.  This event is significant for multiple reasons, and it also presents …

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Where is the Balance?

Where is the balance?  Reading the latest chapter from our Principles of Convergent Journalism book, I wanted to find inspiration for this blog post, so I went to the Orlando Sentinel’s web page looking for a local story that might …

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What Happened Last Night?

OK, having started my blog post late has a silver lining to it. I was able to watch some of the Republican National Convention last night and doing so, allowed me the fortune (misfortune?) of catching the Clint Eastwood speech. …

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