Tony Palmeri's Media Rants

Welcome To Tony Palmeri's Media Rants! I am a professor of Communication Studies at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. I use this blog to try to promote critical thinking about mainstream media, establishment politics, and popular culture.

Saturday, January 04, 2025

Ten Essential Bob Dylan Albums

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James Mangold's "A Complete Unknown," starring Timothee Chalomet as the 1961-1965 Bob Dylan, has been getting rave reviews. Ch...

Wednesday, January 01, 2025

The 2024 Tony Awards: Celebrating Paul Krugman

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Every year since 2003 , I have given out Tony (Palmeri) Awards for the year's outstanding media. This is the first time since 2010 , whe...

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Sunday, December 01, 2024

Campaign '24: Ten Epic Media Fails

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In the aftermath of Kamala Harris' stunning loss in this year's presidential election, Democrat leaning politicians and pundits offe...

Friday, November 01, 2024

The Electoral College Again

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I'm writing this less than a week before the November elections. For the first time in my life, the phrase "the most consequential ...

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Lewis Hine's Lesson For Today's Media

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Lewis Hine, a brilliant photographer whose pictures exposed the crime of child labor in the United States in the early 1900s, was born in ...

Sunday, September 01, 2024

The How and Why of "Weird"

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I n July Joe Biden announced his decision to step aside and endorse Kamala Harris for the presidency. Given that the announcement came so cl...

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tony palmeri: I teach Communication Studies (First Amendment, Classical Rhetoric, Civic Engagement, Rhetoric of Rock Music) at UW Oshkosh. Served two terms on Oshkosh City Council. Originally from Brooklyn, NY.

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