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.

Friday, February 24, 2023

Barbara Sniffen: Fighter, Mentor, Friend (From 2003)

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[Note: This obit was originally written in 2003. UW Oshkosh is currently in the process of revamping their website, on which this piece appe...

Wednesday, February 01, 2023

The January 6th Committee: Government of the Media, By the Media, and For the Media

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In the early 1970s I was not like the typical urban middle-school boy. Most were into wiffle ball, rol I ler skates, etch-a-sketch, two hand...

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Ten Tunes From the Great Jeff Beck

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Like millions of his fans, I am still in shock at the passing of the great Jeff Beck . Especially for baby boomers, Beck was the epitome of ...

Sunday, January 01, 2023

The 2022 Tony Awards

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Welcome to the 2022 Tony Awards for excellence in media. Just as I was finishing up this post, the news reported on the death of the legenda...

Thursday, December 01, 2022

Painful Midterm Templates

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To the great detriment of my mental health and overall well being, I follow midterm elections very closely. This year was especially taxing ...

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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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