Category Archives: News & Media

Maria Konnikova, The New Yorker, January 21, 2014 In 350 B.C., Aristotle was already wondering what could make content—in his case, a speech—persuasive and memorable, so that its ideas would pass from person to person. The answer, he argued, was three principles: ethos, pathos, and logos. Content should have an ethical appeal, an emotional appeal, […]

The Economist, Jan 18th 2014 THE citizens of the world’s most powerful country have recently been distracted by a piece of meaningless tittle-tattle. The current issue of People magazine has revealed what le tout Washington knew anyway: that Barack Obama has been having an affair with Jennifer Aniston. This intrusion took place despite the president’s […]

So what does my crystal ball say for 2014? Karl Rove’s Fearless Political Predictions for 2014: Will Obamas disapproval be higher than 53%? Karl Rove’s Fearless Political Predictions for 2014: Will Republicans keep the House? Karl Rove’s Fearless Political Predictions for 2014: How many Senate seats will the GOP have? Karl Rove’s Fearless Political Predictions […]

By Patriot-News Editorial Board, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 We write today in reconsideration of “The Gettysburg Address,” delivered by then-President Abraham Lincoln in the midst of the greatest conflict seen on American soil. Our predecessors, perhaps under the influence of partisanship, or of strong drink, as was common in the profession at the time, called […]

By The Guardian, Friday Nov. 01, 2013 When Edward Snowden met journalists in his cramped room in Hong Kong’s Mira hotel in June, his mission was ambitious. Amid the clutter of laundry, meal trays and his four laptops, he wanted to start a debate about mass surveillance. He succeeded beyond anything the journalists or Snowden […]

By Craig Silverman, Poynter., Monday Oct. 21, 2013 Having the truth on your side is a necessary thing when trying to debunk misinformation. But it’s far from enough. The truth alone does not change minds, create belief. Convincing people of your argument, or correcting someone else’s lies, requires more than unearthing the truth and reciting […]

By David Carr, The New York Times, September 8, 2013 Barrett Brown makes for a pretty complicated victim. A Dallas-based journalist obsessed with the government’s ties to private security firms, Mr. Brown has been in jail for a year, facing charges that carry a combined penalty of more than 100 years in prison. In December […]