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Brian J. Steffen

Brian J. Steffen

Making Sense of Media and Higher Education since 1989.

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Assassination, Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner

Cream and Impeachment with That Coffee, Please

Being a member of both the Godless professoriate and a liberal ex-journalist, I’m probably just the kind of guy your…

gay marriage, impeachment, Iowa Supreme Court

A Fuller Tale on Gannett’s Furloughs

I’m not a Gannett Inc. employee: Never have been, never will be. But I have lots of friends, colleagues and…

furloughs, Gannett, newspapers

May Term 2011 to Holland & Belgium Taking Shape

We have 29 Simpson students signed up to take part in our May Term 2011 study course on Social Welfare…

The DMR’s revolving door in the Gannett Age

Carolyn Washburn’s departure as editor of the Des Moines Register, announced Monday, got local and national industry headlines, but what’s…

Des Moines Register, Gannett, newspapers, Pulitzer Prizes

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