Musings: in search of a muse.

June Round Robin

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:12:39 -0700

Once upon a time, I had a mother. She's the same mother that I have now, I just thought I'd hook you into this letter by providing one of those interesting story introductions. I've digressed. Anyway, my mother is part of a relatively big ole ...

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Capitalism and Freedom of the Press

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:59:15 -0700

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government f...

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A Pledge -- to alienate your First Amendment Rights

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:48:30 -0700

I remember back before September 11th, nobody took the Pledge of Allegiance seriously. Sure people would stand, since it would look rather awkward for them to be sitting while everyone else was up, but the Pledge didn't hold much meaning. As so...

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Oh, Jesus!!! Not in our schools.

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:36:29 -0700

Okay, this ethical issue was covered in the media, and it's about an issue dealing with a medium of communication, so we're close enough for government work. Since school districts are essentially a government entity, we're on the right track....

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Capitalism and the Media

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:03:53 -0700

"What is in the public interest may not be in the corporate interest. The major corporations that own the media -- and are often involved in may other lines of business -- may not want certain embarrassing stories to be publicized very widely (o...

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Ethics of TMZ

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:09:33 -0700

As an intern at Entertainment Tonight over the summer, my labor was used for various purposes. A lot of the time I was a tape vault intern; I would file tapes for seven hours. Boring. One day I was asked to work in the newsroom and search out s...

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Defaming the Defamer?

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:51:16 -0800

I hope everyone watches the above movie before reading further. Done. Good. My comment on the situation is WTF. That's not exactly a precise analysis of rhetoric or ethics, so I'll strive to be a tad more professional. Larry Sinclair is sui...

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I said, "No, no, no."

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:23:57 -0800

On Sunday at the Grammys, Amy Winehouse was recognized for work on her album Back to Black with four awards. In addition to winning best new artist, Winehouse was also recognized for having the song of the year for "Rehab." Interestingly enough,...

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A Super Sunday?

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:44:36 -0800

It will largely be remembered for being the day that the New York football Giants brought the "Evil Empire" of football to its knees. Eli Manning made one of the most improbable throws of all time, David Tyree made one of the most improbably catc...

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The Rev. Fred Phelps: Bad man, good citizen?

nobody@vox.com(Jeff Peak) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:18:57 -0800

Last week in my English class we began a discussion about what makes a good citizen. You may have read my previous blog and seen my somewhat inadequate attempt to articulate what I thought was a good citizen. While we were flushing out traits of...

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