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.

Thursday, April 01, 2021

Talia Lavin's Anti-fascism Primer

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In early November of 2020 I heard a National Public Radio interview with journalist and anti-fascist activist Talia Lavin. She was discussi...

Sunday, February 28, 2021

How Rush Routed The Refuge Seekers

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The recent death of right-wing radio firebrand Rush Limbaugh should--but probably won't--provoke mainstream news media producers to refl...

Sunday, January 31, 2021

From Pitiful Pierce to Pugnacious Polk: Ranking the One-Term Presidents

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An impactful president is one whose actions outlive his administration. By "actions" I mean more than executive orders, managing w...

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

The 2020 Tony Awards For Excellence In Media

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Welcome to another edition of the Tony Awards! Annually since 2002 I've dedicated one column to naming what was, for me, some of the mos...

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The 2021 Grammy Awards: Women Make [Her]story In Rock Performance Category

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The 63rd annual Grammy Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding performances in popular music will be held on March 14th , 2021 in Los Angele...

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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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