Mother Jones – John Backman

Reading the Media That Tell Me I’m Right

By admin|2011-08-22T08:11:05-04:00August 22nd, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Media, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|

How many conservatives read Mother Jones? How many progressives ever tune into FOX News? If Michael Kitchens’ research is any indication, the answer to both questions is: not many. An assistant professor of psychology at [...]

Dialogue and the Balanced Media Diet

By admin|2010-05-28T08:12:44-04:00May 28th, 2010|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Media, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|

Forget bias. Never mind sensationalism. The biggest problem with the media today is that human beings are involved. Why is that a problem? Because every human being comes with her own upbringing, experiences, values, and [...]