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.

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Media Bias: Left/Right vs. Top/Down

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Over the last few decades the idea that we should be teaching people "media literacy" has gained traction. There now exists a subs...

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Ten Bold Cover Tunes Part XIII: Reggae Versions Of Classics

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Reggae music, a genre inspired primarily by the rhythms of Africa, American rhythm and blues, and the traditional folk music of the Caribbea...

Friday, April 01, 2022

Russia/Ukraine: A Nuanced View With Dr. Michael Jasinski

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Mainstream American media coverage of contemporary wars relies on a simplistic "good guys v. bad guys" framing. The lack of nuance...

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Tuesday, March 01, 2022

The Blast Bonus and Other Ways to Build Baseball Back Better

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Back in 2015 I wrote a Media Rant called " Sports Journalism Sucks ." Somehow in seven years since it's actually gotten suckie...

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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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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