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.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

National Guard Suicides: The Problem is the War on Terror

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Shortly before Thanksgiving, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel released an important investigative report (behind a paywall) by reporters Kat...

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Government By "Don't Think" Tanks and Twitter Trends

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My "Running on MT" podcast co-host Matt King and I recently interviewed Wisconsin Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) about her Sena...

Friday, October 01, 2021

Ten Noteworthy 21st Century Speeches

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I'm currently teaching a course called "History of American Public Address." The course examines speeches widely appreciated f...

Wednesday, September 01, 2021

2001-2021: The Third Score of Shame

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Were it not for Abe Lincoln ("Four score and seven years ago . . . ") almost nobody would know that one meaning of "score...

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Charlie Watts: Ten Classics

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Charlie Watts, legendary drummer for the Rolling Stones, passed away last Tuesday at the age of 80. Other beat keeping pioneers of his era ...

Sunday, August 01, 2021

Live Aid At 36: Reflections On the Cooptation of Rock

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August 6, 2021 Update: Today's New York Times includes a disturbing piece called " No Work, No Food: Pandemic Deepens Global Hunger...

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...

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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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