In this episode, I introduce myself and the show, interview middle school teacher Robert Bell, and spend some time discussing euphemisms like “diverse,” “urban,” and “right to work laws.”
Notes on Episode 1
Schools:
Written works:
- George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language”
- The Nation on Lee Atwater’s infamous interview
- James Miller and Liz Palmer on the phrase “officer involved shooting”
- Marshall McLuhan’s “The Medium is the Massage”
- Mark Crispin Miller’s “Boxed In”
- An Introduction to the Situationists
- RE/Search Publications
- Chomsky & Herman’s propaganda model, from Manufacturing Consent
- Herbert Gans’ Deciding What’s News
- Articles by Travis L. Dixon
- A person can’t be “diverse“
- Should I use the adjective “diverse“? (flowchart)
From Classroom to Newsroom 
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