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.

Saturday, June 01, 2024

Celebrating the Music of 1974, Part 2

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Back in April I released Part 1 of my celebration of the 50th anniversary of some notable musical releases of 1974. In the United States 19...

Friday, May 24, 2024

Ten Bob Dylan Covers

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Somehow Bob Dylan is 83(!) years old today. For his birthday, here are 10 of my favorite cover versions of Dylan tunes. #10: Patti Smith. A...

Wednesday, May 01, 2024

Campus Protests and Occupation in the Digital Age

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In 1996 I was the Democratic Party nominee for Wisconsin's 54th assembly district--the same seat that Lori Palmeri holds today. At that ...

Monday, April 08, 2024

How Hank Aaron Taught Me "Silence is Consent"

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Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run on April 8, 1974. Legendary announcer Vin Scully's real time call of Aaron's record breaking home...

Thursday, April 04, 2024

Thank You Katie Rosenberg

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There were a number of disappointing results in this past Tuesday's elections in Wisconsin. In Winnebago County, LaKeisha Haase's lo...

Monday, April 01, 2024

Celebrating the Music of 1974, Part 1

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In what has now become an annual tradition here at Media Rants, I will spend two posts celebrating the 50th birthday of albums released duri...

Friday, March 01, 2024

Yes We Have No Menckens

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Exactly 10 years ago (March 1, 2014), I released a Media Rant alerting readers to what was at that time the early stages of climate scienti...

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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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