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Covering Romney
By Chris Daly Here’s the text of a letter I submitted to the New York Times for publication yesterday. Since they have had 24 hours to act on it and have not contacted me, I am assuming that they are … Continue reading
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Do college students study enough?
By Chris Daly Recent news reports about college life focus on the findings of the latest National Survey of Student Engagement, which is run by Indiana University with funding from Pew and Carnegie. The upshot seems to be that college students … Continue reading
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Woody Sez: See this play
By Chris Daly I had the pleasure of seeing a new play/musical revue about Woody Guthrie the other night at the A.R.T. Theater in Cambridge (Mass.). The show, called “Woody Sez,” is a fantastic telling of Woody’s amazing life, mainly … Continue reading
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AP Apologizes for WWII Blunder
By Chris Daly I was very pleased to see that my old employer, The Associated Press, finally did the right thing and apologized to a great correspondent who was wronged in 1945 as he broke the news about the end … Continue reading
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Why don’t men wear hats?
By Chris Daly Now, we have the answer — or at least, an answer — from the reliably delightful Robert Krulwich. The culprit: Dwight Eisenhower, who did in fact wear hats from time to time. Ike’s role in eliminating the … Continue reading
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My book on TV
By Chris Daly Just learned that my book will be featured on C-Span’s BOOK-TV. Tune in next Sunday, May 6, at 8 p.m. Here’s the notice: http://cs.pn/ICYGY2 Sunday, April 29, 2012 TV SCHEDULE U.S. History “Covering America: A Narrative History of … Continue reading
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Murdoch scandal (cont.) By Chris Daly -
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New review of “Covering America” Thi -
New review of “Covering America” Thi – – New review of “Covering America” Thi – New review of “Covering America” Th… http://ow.ly/1jdINr
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New review of “Covering America” Thi -
New review of “Covering America” Thi – – New review of “Covering America” Thi – New review of “Covering America” Th… http://ow.ly/1jcTpo
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Should anonymous comments be banned?
By Chris Daly According to TIME, legislation has been proposed in the New York Assembly that would ban the widespread (but often annoying) practice of posting online comments anonymously. I like comments: I like to read them, and I allow … Continue reading →
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