The Big Story: Students Are Lazy Whiners.

A BUCKS COUNTY high school teacher was suspended for comments she made about students on her personal blog, during her personal time. Is this a punishable offense?Philadelphia Magazine reports this:Her post titled “If You Don’t Have Anything Nice To Say…” is long gone, but according to archived versions, Munroe described how, for some kids, her “scornful feelings reach such a fever pitch.” She also daydreamed about what she wished she could write...

Bob Edwards: "I Like to Learn Things."

BOB EDWARDS ATTENDED college during the tumultuous 1960s, the politically-charged era when young people took to the streets and called for change."I wanted to be a part of the events but not a participant," Edwards said in class yesterday.So after serving in the military, he embarked on a radio career that landed him in the radio hall of fame. After 30 years at NPR, he now does his daily interview show on Sirius XM satellite radio, which reaches...

Bob Edwards: Journalists "Are Supposed To Be Surrogates For The Public."

BOB EDWARDS HOSTED shows on National Public Radio for more than 24 years, garnering more than 13 million listeners per week by the end of his tenure there. In 2004, he was demoted from host to correspondent, under controversial circumstances (one website believes that Edwards was punished for his criticism of the government, and more specifically, the FCC's deregulation of media ownership ... more on that below). Listeners were really upset. Within...

Should Google Get the Photojournalism Prize?

PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL WOLF recently received an honorable mention award from the World Press Photo competition. His winning entry was titled, "A series of unfortunate events."Each of the 12 images in the collection (including the image above) are photographs that Wolf shot while aiming his camera at his computer screen while browsing Google Street View images.Does Wolf deserve recognition for this work? Or should Google claim credit and the photojournalism...

Should Private Lives Be Public Fodder?

FORMER PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR Ed Rendell and his wife, US Appellate court judge Midge Rendell, have separated. Is that news? Front page news, above the fold?For years, rumors of infidelity have swirled around the former governor, who served two terms as mayor of Philadelphia. Should those rumors be brought to light as word of the Rendell split spreads? Should the media report the rumors? Are the private lives of public officials (or former public...

Is the Lack of Diversity Vanity Fair's Fault?

IN 2010, VANITY Fair magazine's Hollywood issue featured a bevy of white actresses on the cover (see below). And the magazine took hell from pundits across the country who complained that the magazine ignored a wealth of minority talent.This year, the magazine ran a cover image featuring two African American actors among the 15 stars. People are still complaining (They are asking: "Are there no Hispanic or Asian actors or actresses worth featuring?").Does...

Forget the Revolution. Is Anderson Cooper OK?

CNN REPORTER ANDERSON Cooper was roughed up while walking on the streets of Cairo as citizens protested. Is that news?NOTE: The video that was originally attached here was removed from YouTube. You can see Cooper getting pummeled here, and talking about it he...

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