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I LOVE BIG “BUTS”
Is this magazine cover sexist? When I was first asked that question Saturday, I said, No, but it’s stupid. The cover story in SPJ’s bimonthly magazine is about journalism training, and the cover photo...
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Assholes have rights
I stand with this racist. If you’re a patriotic American, so should you. Meet Richard Spencer, one of the nation’s best known white supremacists. Actually, he’s most famous for getting the crap kicked...
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Asshole update
The racist won. Well, to be precise, everyone but the racist won. White supremacist Richard Spencer will speak at the University of Florida, says First Amendment attorney Gary Edinger. As I wrote...
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How to give kids a free hit of journalism
Journalism is like crystal meth: If you want repeat customers, hook ’em young. That’s happening right now in Vero Beach, Florida. A retiree named Thomas Hardy runs an after-school program called the...
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UGLY LOVE
I love SPJ. I love it for an ugly reason: I crave money. And my cravings aren’t cheap. Over the last dozen years, I’ve blown $70,000 of SPJ’s cash, much of it on weird journalism programs… I’ve won...
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OPEN UP!
Why does SPJ act like the enemy? “We as members spend much time fighting for access,” one frustrated SPJer wrote me and my fellow SPJ leaders last week. “We should lead by example.” The past couple...
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You’re reading this because you’re mad
3 things you can do – and 1 you shouldn’t You hate SPJ’s decision to keep Fox News as a sponsor of the Excellence in Journalism convention next month in San Antonio. You want to do something about it....
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Chicken Salad
$20 for 20 minutes? Attention college newspapers, here’s a blunt bargain: Make a $20 donation to the College Media Association and watch your content get torched for 20 minutes. Don’t like what you...
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Better than you
SPJ Florida is the best chapter in the country – this year and this decade. Today, SPJ Florida won Large Chapter of the Year for the sixth time between 2010 and 2020. SPJ doesn’t keep very good track...
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