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...democratization of journalism: "Consumers are gravitating to the work of individual writers and voices, and away somewhat from the institutional brand," the Project's study proclaims. Websites like Global Post now allow individual journalists to become independent contractors, "in much the way photographers have operated for years at magazines." But the demise of an institutional framework to ensure quality and reliability would mean that consumers themselves would have to decide which journalists to trust. And already, there are growing doubts about "whether the generation in charge has the vision and the boldness to reinvent the industry ... [And] it is unclear...
...elect” who are destined to transform our society for the better. They are merely a group of people with the rare ability to make their audiences laugh and cry on cue, and such talent is merely a matter of good fortune. And why should we allow people whose “prominence” is as arbitrary as the films playing at a local theater to wield any major influence on political and social discourse...
...essential change mentioned in the report is renovating house dining facilities to allow for longer and more flexible dining-hall hours. This proposal is sure to be greeted with delight by nocturnal students craving something more substantial than a slice of bread from brain break after their dinner at an hour better suited to an early-bird special. Many students stay up long past the time when food is available, and extending dining-hall hours would reduce the need for students to spend additional money on food outside of the dining hall...
Some cootie-phobic students’ wishes are coming true: Many public schools are reverting to single-sex classrooms where boys and girls are segregated. Supporters of the 445 such classrooms nationwide insist that separating the two sexes will allow students to learn better. For the most part, they claim that females will be more likely to speak up in a classroom where there are no males and that males will focus more on learning and less on showing off to the girls by causing trouble. In general, we are in favor of innovative education methods. Yet reverting to single...
...Bush, funding for research on embryonic stem cells was not prohibited but just limited to the lines already in existence. Though federal money could not flow to new embryonic stem cell research clinics, eight states (and big ones, too, like New York and California) funded their own labs and allowed private funding. While the opening of federal funds to stem cells will lead to an expansion of research facilities, scientists will likely still only be permitted to use embryos that would otherwise be discarded by fertility clinics. The fact that Obama declined to state solid ethics guidelines does not mean...