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, February 01, 2022

On Filibusters: Silent vs. Civic

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February 2, 2022 Update: One of the points this post makes is that corporate special interests support senators that abuse the "silen...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Ten Bold Cover Tunes Part XII: Theme From Peter Gunn Edition

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Welcome to another edition of Ten Bold Cover Tunes. (See the links below for access to previous editions.). One of the most important songs...

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Saturday, January 01, 2022

The 2021 TONY Awards For Excellence in Media

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I would like to dedicate this year's edition of the Tony Awards For Excellence in Media to all of the journalists around the world who w...

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...

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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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