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, July 01, 2021

60 Years Of Media Milestones

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On July 1, 2021 I turn sixty years young. Fun Fact: I was born the exact same date and year as the late Princess Diana. Unlike Diana I neve...

Friday, June 04, 2021

Ten Bold Cover Tunes Part XI: Original Tunes That Got The Twist and Shout Treatment

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Note. Please be sure to check out prior installments in the Ten Bold Cover Tunes series: Ten Bold Cover Tunes, Part 1 Ten Bold Cover Tunes,...

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Dumb Contemporary Commonplaces, Part 2

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In last month's Rant , I identified five contemporary commonplaces that strike me as DUMB in the sense that they do little to improve th...

Saturday, May 01, 2021

Dumb Contemporary Commonplaces, Part 1

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In the 1950s and 60s the late French scholar Jacques Ellul wrote insightfully about technology, language, politics, and culture. His books T...

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...

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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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