Tag Archives: objectivity

Matty’s lawbook-totin’ goon

Posted on June 22, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Is there any sense trying to parse logic from an op-ed by a Matty Moroun henchman? I’m referring to the piece by Bob Sedler, who used to be on reporters’ short list of law professors to call … Continue reading →

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Blowin’ smoke in the ‘burbs

Posted on December 30, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Luke Warm Professor of Mendacity University of Munchausen In my lecture today, I’m going to outline how an adroit dissembler can plant a new way of thinking in the public mind with the expert use of deceit injected into … Continue reading →

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MSNBC’s invisible hand

Posted on November 9, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Did you wonder, maybe, why I’ve been beating on New York Times writers for letting the invisible hand of Times company policy guide their printed musings about Keith Olbermann’s suspension by MSNBC? So what? For the Times … Continue reading →

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‘Objectivity’ and Olbermann

Posted on November 6, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell It was subtle. It was understated in a shifty way. But The New York Times managed to tell its readers that journalists who give money to political causes are bad people without mentioning that the Times has … Continue reading →

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The Ambassador and the Freepsters

Posted on January 10, 2010 by hro50ta1

A consortium of the U.S. and Canada, Ontario and Michigan, and Detroit and Windsor finally make Matty Moroun an offer he just can’t refuse for the Ambassador Bridge, which then becomes an international government operation; traffic backups increase exponentially.    … Continue reading →

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Unchaining the journalists

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Unchaining the journalists 10/09/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell Pretend you’re living in the United States before the Civil War. My Obama bumper sticker. Joel Thurtell photo. My Obama bumper sticker. Joel Thurtell photo. You are opposed to the practice of … Continue reading →

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Slantmeisters of the Times

Posted on July 28, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Good morning. Welcome to another lecture at Joel’s J School, where we teach the principles of news gathering and writing as they are actually practiced in the real workaday world of Journalism. Here at Joel’s J … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July revery

Posted on July 4, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell What if we lived in a country where companies could ban employees from voting? How democratic would that be? Well, it hasn’t happened. But it could. And there is an industry where political activity already is looked … Continue reading →

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