Monthly Archives: August 2016

High gloss won’t restore the sheen on the warty toad

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

POLITICAL NEWS: Part 3 (Earlier this week I wrote that the comb-over candidate’s spinmeisters are redoubling their efforts to curb the candidate’s runaway tongue by having him stick to a carefully scripted playbook. Today’s New York Times confirms the prediction. … Continue reading →

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POLITICAL NEWS: Part 2 of 3

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Lipstick on a pig? A toad?  (My last blog, Stuck on the Tar Baby, takes a look at what it means in the worlds of journalism and public-relations to frame $2 billion in “free” press coverage in today’s presidential campaign. … Continue reading →

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POLITICAL NEWS

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

    Stuck on the Tar Baby (Today’s blog is the first of three that looks at the presidential election from a perspective that shares evidence from researchers who study mass media. But first, I must have my morning tea) … Continue reading →

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The Sounds of London

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Things have changed since my high school days in England. High school memories are like black and white photographs: sooty, gray. And rainy. But maybe that’s just London. Still: I love the gray skies and drizzle of my youth. Today–summertime–and … Continue reading →

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