Maybe Fox “journalists” Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Use Twitter Either

Don’t know who this guy is other than he’s an idiot. Mr. Jacob Blake is crippled but as far as I can tell he is still be treated for his injuries in a Milwaukee hospital. So what is this pos talking about?? And pay attention to the Retweet. NOTE: While…

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Why Are We Even Asking This Question of Donald Trump?

Ok media…the real divisiveness is already intolerable. Why are we even asking this question? The nation’s assumption is that upon losing an election the incumbent leaves when the new president is inaugurated. If President Trump doesn’t want to leave, I would expect the Secret Service would escort him out. Why…

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You May Buy Bolton’s Book, But Should You?

A court has ruled that John Bolton may sell his ‘tell all’ book about his time in President Donald Trump’s White House. But it feels that the trend on left leaning social media accounts is that you shouldn’t buy the book. No one seems to want to enrich Mr. Bolton….

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Open Letter to Milwaukee Business Journal: Some Articles Shouldn’t Be Behind the Paywall.

Particularly not now…and this seems like an appropriate article to get out there. Here’s the headline (linked): Black professionals want to see Milwaukee move forward. Here’s how it happens. Here’s all I can see…hope many of you can see more: Well-known black business executives Nicole Robbins, Clifton Phelps and Kevin…

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It’s up to us. Editorial from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

This editorial appeared on the front page of this morning’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I am reprinting here in total. I agree with it. I will have comments on it later in another post. It’s up to us.  We can’t count on our elected representatives to work together for the public…

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Distance Learning: Why Aren’t We Using Television?

W-a-a-a-a-a-y back in the day, I attended a Catholic parochial elementary school. We had seven teachers for eight classes…the choir director came in to teach music…but we had no art teacher…we had no library. But at that time Milwaukee channel 10, WMVS, (owned and operated by the Milwaukee Vocational School…

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Waukesha County’s Ill Use Of The First Amendment

This is just a short take on something that appeared in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel…journalists Daphne Chen and Rory Linnane wrote a telling article about COVID-19 and Wisconsin nursing homes. I am not going into that topic directly…but a little aside that appears in the text. But when trying to…

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Dear Media: Use Some Common Sense With Your Photos!

I understand that there is a lot going on and the media is under a lot of stress to cover a week’s worth of stories each day. And as we’ve discussed here at Blogging Blue they are suffering revenue losses as businesses close or cut back. But they still need…

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And Just Like That: There Goes The News

Originally reported in the Washington Post and shared on Facebook by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Daniel Bice…Gannet is going to furlough workers at their 100 newspapers. Certain employees making more than $38,000 must take one week of unpaid leave in April, May and June. According to Mr. Bice, that will…

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A Side Effect of COVID-19: Media At Risk As Advertising Revenue Dries Up

I was listening to NPR yesterday while getting prepared to head into the Blogging Blue office. I realized that I was hearing a sponsor announcement from a business that is currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And I wondered how long before those types of announcements and ads in…

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