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, February 01, 2026

In Memoriam: Doug Freshner

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In my 35-plus years at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, I've become known as an outspoken person. Paradoxically, the people who'...

Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Ten Bold Cover Tunes, Part XV: Imagine Edition

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Have not posted one of these in a while. For parts 1-14 in the Ten Bold Cover Tunes series, click this link and scroll down. Watching tele...

Thursday, January 01, 2026

The 2025 Tony Awards

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Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Tony Awards for Excellence in Media. Every year these awards are completely subjective; I try to recogni...

Monday, December 01, 2025

America's 15 Minutes of Famish and Other Hot Takes

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I think you'd have to go back to the last year of the George W. Bush presidency (2008) for a time when the United States seemed as compl...

Friday, October 31, 2025

Resolution Designating November 4, 2025 as the "National Day of Remembrance for Victoria Leigh Soto"

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Not long after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, US Senator Rick Scott of Florida put forth a resolution designating Mr. Kirk's birthd...

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Free Press In Crisis

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Note: I had the good fortune of being asked to participate in " A Constitution Challenged ," a September 18, 2025 Constitution Day...

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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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