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Twitter Makes You More Informed

by John February 14, 2017

In my last post, I talked about aggregating news stories to help people during the Paris Terror Attacks in November, 2015. The big reason was my Twitter newsfeed. In fact, it might make you more informed than most news agencies. Here’s how. Check it out.  You will see I only follow news sites and journalists.  […]

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Be Your Own TV News Station

by John February 13, 2017

You could be the next Peter Jennings (my news hero), Geraldo Rivera (who had me on his show and I would work with anytime), or Glenn Beck (who is probably the greatest news/media entrepreneur of the 21st Century). Let’s show you how: As a free-lance journalist covering the stories you want. Or creating your own […]

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Conservatives Hate Media Now? Just Wait. New Media Battles Loom

by John February 13, 2017

(Bear with me as I look into the media’s and our futures.  It will be cool for those in the media but ugly for political operatives.  We will also see an ideological battle between cities and rural areas.  And we might possibly see the end of the United States government structure as we know it.  […]

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News Media Changes Coming. And it is good.

by John February 12, 2017

Things are changing in the media business. And for the better. Sure, I have done my share of media criticism so you understand what media bias really is and also how claims of media bias are being used, usually incorrectly, by political players. As I have explained: the big problem is the business model for […]

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Trump Chaos Means No Solutions For US

by John February 9, 2017

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Media Doesn’t Cover Terrorism. Let’s Get Real

by John February 8, 2017

If you agree with President Trump’s assertion that the “media ignores terrorism” then 1 of 3 three things are happening in your head: You’re rooting for Trump no matter what. You have swallowed the sports/entertainment bias. You are blind to today’s economic environment for the media today. You don’t get free enterprise. Or you don’t […]

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Two Great Pieces on Why You Either Love or Fear Trump

by John February 6, 2017

Here are two pieces all sides should read. Will either one change your mind?  I doubt it.  But they will give you more empathy and a better understanding why everyone is not talking to each other. The first explains why Trump voters pulled the Trump lever and why they continue to support him as he […]

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Neither God nor Pure Journalists Online

by John February 4, 2017

(Or why the Internet lacks God and journalism; plus pretend you’re still in Salt Lake City.) In his book, Thank You for Being Late, Tom Friedman recounts a question from the audience during a speaking engagement. “Is God on the Internet?” Friedman uses a full chapter to answer with — spoiler alert — a big […]

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Trump’s Mexico Trade Approach Sound and Fury But…

by John February 1, 2017

(Disclosure here: my travel show, Undercover Jetsetter, promotes travel to Mexico. Was that a disclosure or shameless plug?) My prediction: trade and relations with Mexico will unfold like this. A horrible argument splits two friends; hurtful things are said in anger. But after a year apart, they realize being friends was more important than the […]

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Introducing Solutions Based News (SBN)

by John January 26, 2017

This is a new concept that’s been evolving on my news websites: Informed Not Inflamed; Facebook; and Twitter. If it takes off with other folks, great.  If not, I will adhere to these principles to try to be an honest broker of information and to be an informed citizen.  Feel free to join the experiment. […]

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