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...also taking classes at the University and seminars on journalism from the Nieman Foundation. Even after the initial skepticism Sennott noted, several audience members were keen to continue the discussion after the forum wrapped up. “We need to look at the Middle East differently through the prism of our own faith,” Sennott said. “Let’s get smart. Let’s start asking the questions that resonate with a lot of people...
...that quickly meant that any news reporting focused on negative aspects of the U.S. presence in Iraq were quickly framed as partisan in intent, and therefore requiring "balance" as a domestic political story might. Unfortunately, as Massing suggests, the media has found itself shaping its Iraq coverage through the prism of U.S. domestic politics rather than a sober analytical assessment of the trend lines on the ground...
...hearing the candidates express these distinctly different views on child-rearing spoke volumes to me about how both men view the job of leader of the Free World. Like everything else in my life since becoming a father nine years ago, I view the presidential race through the unique prism of parenting. I've noticed that both jobs require a crucial blend of authority, patience and empathy; and, while he's raised two fine daughters, as President, George Bush has come up short in this regard as national father figure...
...between commerce and decency was a new ABC drama titled Doing It. Based on a British novel, it aims to be My So-Called Life for teenage guys, who, of course, think about sex roughly once a breath. Executive producer Stu Bloomberg describes the show as "life through the prism of hormones." ABC bought the series but out of post-Janet anxiousness changed the title to Life As We Know It--which may deter the decency cops but also sounds like something that would run on Lifetime...
...that while more Americans believe his presumptive challenger, Senator John Kerry, would do a better job handling Iraq, Bush has a significant lead when the question is who would do a better job of fighting terrorism. Not surprisingly, then, the president's handlers have sought to make terrorism the prism through which the Bush presidency must be viewed - even when the conversation turns to Iraq...