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The Daily Demo

June 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Editorial, Politics and Social Issues, media

From my office window I can see Michigan’s State Capitol building. On most workdays, during the spring and summer, there are organized demonstrations on the capitol lawn, each addressing a particular issue or grievance.
Today’s demonstration (24 June 2010) was huge. It was the Michigan Education Association and they were well organized—several thousand of them in [...]

Photojournalism: Truth & Titillation

May 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Design and Communication, Editorial, Politics and Social Issues, media, photography

Photography of the effects and carnage of war, natural disaster and criminal behavior began with the invention of photography itself. Then as now the commonly given explanation for photographing the hideous, heinous and horrible was that, “showing the public such things may prevent them from happening again.”
After more than 150 years of photography—of millions of [...]

Making Free Speech Free

January 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Design and Communication, Editorial, Politics and Social Issues, law, media

The recent decision by the United States Supreme Court, in the case of “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,” allows corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money to promote political candidates, parties and causes. This effectively nullifies Democracy as we once thought of it.
The individual or small business that can only afford to [...]

A Conspiracy of Ignorance

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Editorial, Politics and Social Issues, media

As each new day unfolds it seems the United States of America becomes more disunited, impatient and uncivil. What passes for entertainment, education and political discourse, particularly in the media, is rarely more than sensationalism and the exchange of insults and shouting. And with the exception of few good newspapers, magazines and websites, along with [...]

Another September 11

September 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Design and Communication, Editorial, Owosso, Politics and Social Issues, black and white photography, crime, media

September 11, 2009 began much like that terrible morning eight years ago. I rode my bicycle along Lansing’s River Walk to my wife’s office. The sky was blue and the air crisp, just like it had been when the Twin Towers were struck. On that day I had not known the planes had crashed into [...]

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