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Under the national media??s spotlight for the past year, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) portrayed itself as a wounded army of academics controlled by a tyrannical bully, University President Lawrence H. Summers. “[We must] show the public that we are not cowards,” said Arthur Kleinman, chair of the anthropology department, in one of last February’s raucous Faculty meetings. “[We must] debate openly whether [Summers’ plans] are the social and scholarly agenda that we want pushed from Mass. Hall...
...Chairman Howard Dean is not known for being publicity-shy, a speech by the former Vermont governor at Harvard Law School Saturday was closed to the press. Dean laid out a strategy for Democratic victories in 2006 and 2008 elections, according to students in attendance. Although Dean addressed the media??s perception that Democrats have no plan or message, students in attendance said, the media itself was barred from the speech. “Governor Dean’s presentation...was not intended to be a open press event, but rather an opportunity to discuss with conference participants...
...tools to filter media sources and develop a more skeptical approach to what they read, listen to, and view.The age of citizen media is coming. Contrary to some utopian (or is that dystopian?) claims, it is not likely to kill off today’s mass media, though traditional media??s business models are under ferocious attack. Rather, grassroots efforts will be an essential part of an emerging media ecosystem, which includes the world of “old media?? but also transforms it into more of a conversation and less of a lecture. This...
...ratings can now be taken off the air for demographic reasons. The long-time CBS News anchorman, who retired from his post last spring after more than half a century in the press, described the news as a “public trust.” He emphasized the media??s obligation to public service, which he said “has gone badly out of fashion and is in very near danger of disappearing.” He added, playfully, “In many ways CBS is better than some, but that?...
...country—you see a lot of African Americans today with Native American ancestry.” And the proof is in the pudding, as they say.The great ambition of BAF is two-fold: the hosts of the festival intend to explore black cultural heritage through multiple artistic media??theater, dance, music, film—while also crossing countless national borders. They plan to pay homage to black art as a cohesive entity while also preserving the distinctive qualities of each culture represented. As Mgbako puts it, “We’re trying to achieve...