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Brian J. Steffen

Brian J. Steffen

Making Sense of Media and Higher Education since 1989.

Category: Media

Hugo Black Died 46 Years Ago. Now He’s Having a Moment Thanks to ‘The Post’

Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ opens nationwide on Friday. Every American should see it. Many won’t, and for political reasons. Conservatives … More

Until Thursday, Trump’s War on Press Freedom Was Just Talk. Now It’s Real.

That Donald Trump is no friend of a free press is hardly news. Until now, though, his rhetoric has mainly … More

Welcome to #MobileSocial in 2018

Christmas is in the rear-view mirror, New Year is around the corner, and the new Spring 2018 term is about … More

Sarah Palin & First Amendment 101

While much of the nation is in an uproar over Sarah Palin’s invocation of “blood libel” in a recorded response, … More

First Amendment, Sarah Palin

Good News from the Giffords Shooting!

Hooray for us! We’re not to blame! That’s right: We’re all off the hook for Saturday’s mass murders of six … More

Assassination, Gun Control

New Attitudes in the J-Classroom

First day of the Spring 2011 term today, and after three years of trying to convince journalism students that social … More

Journalism, New Media, Social Media

Sarah Palin’s Not to Blame

When news of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords came through on Twitter Saturday, it was immediately clear that it … More

Assassination, Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner

Brian Steffen

  • Duck Dynasty meets the Holocaust meets the #insurrection. #ImpeachandRemoveTrumpNow buzzfeednews.com/article/amberj… 5 days ago
  • The @GOP has governed on a platform of political and cultural division for at least 20 years, but today their talki… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 days ago
  • Tom McClintock’s mask says, "This mask is as useless as our governor.” His lips say his party is useless as a respo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 days ago
  • C’mon, @tommcclintock, you can’t honestly say that all #FakePresident engaged in was ‘intemperate speech.’ #ImpeachAndRemoveTrumpNow 5 days ago
  • Yes, thinking people do. twitter.com/nytimes/status… 5 days ago
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