Omnibus Dangers

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As a NYC resident and daily commuter, who unfortunately relies on public transportation, it literally scares me to death that taking a bus can also mean that buses can take and does take us, crush and drag many to their deaths.

Third Pedestrian This Week Killed by Bus in New York City http://www.wnyc.org/story/third-pedestiran-killed-bus-new-york-city/

Details emerge in deadly Michigan-Arkansas bus crash http://on.freep.com/1NwIu0b

6 Migrant Farmworkers Killed as Bus Hits Bridge in Arkansas - ABC News - http://abcn.ws/1QiTVt9

Media Ethics and Practices

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Media reaches huge audiences via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place vary. Media transmit information electronically, via such media as film, radio, recorded music, or television.

Since the rise of the Internet in the early nineteen hundreds, the world's networked population has grown from the low millions to the low billions. The Public Sphere evolves along and brings about political change, but needs to occur responsibly.

OLIVIA

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Like mother, like daughter. When Sabrina Soto was born, the birth announcement was made "On Air" in Miami, but these are different times and the Internet is king.

I leave for LA LA Land to do what grandfather do. SPOIL

HGTV's Sabrina Soto Welcomes a Baby Girl http://eonli.ne/1RVuAUu

Jose Marti * NYT

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THE MOST SLANDEROUS EDITORIAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES.

This is another time. That happened in another era. You can say what you want. But it's useful to know, especially if you have Cuban roots, what The New York Times wrote after the death in combat of José Martí. History has probably buried the name of the man or woman whose poison pen defamed Martí. But it's a historical necessity to remember and reject what was written. Here it is:
IMPRESSION OF MARTI'S DEATH.
Published in The New-York Times, June 5, 1895

Americans Losing Faith

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Good God, and other phrases are frequently invoked in American public life. Indeed, there is no shortage of instances of official acknowledgement of the divine, from the appearance of “In God We Trust” on our currency to the phrase “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance.

To be sure, the vast majority of Americans still believe in God. But there are strong signs that many are less certain about this belief than in years past. And a small but growing minority of Americans say they do not believe in God at all.

GOP * Grand Old Party

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Can anyone tell me when the Republicans had their first strong media candidate?

Back in 1952 was the first presidential election year when 40 million Americans owned TV sets. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, one of the architects of the effort to “draft” Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, clearly suspected that TV was going to change everything.

Mayor Minor?

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A new Wall Street Journal/NBC 4 New York/Marist Poll says Bill de Blasio’s approval rating continues to erode.

Two years until New York City’s next mayoralty election, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s job approval rating has declined. To compound problems for de Blasio, support among his base has dropped, 9 points among African American voters and 12 points among Latino voters. Of note, the racial divide which has underscored views about, both,

Center For Communication

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Media Destruction

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When I first became a father, I would insist that my wife not smoke inside the car, while our children were present. Now, I must pass similar warnings along to all new parents and add that while some studies have come up with contradictory results, when it comes to cell phone radiation... Consumer beware!

This powerful industry is quick to point out that no direct links have yet been established between prolonged radio frequency exposure and a fatal illness, but it’s basic common sense to claim that extended smartphone radiation exposure can’t bring any benefits to anyone, young or old.

US Supreme Court

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SCOTUS considers and reviews a racial bias case that could become tangled in legal technicalities. The case involves allegations that blacks were excluded from the jury for a black man in Georgia being tried for the murder of an elderly white woman.

US supreme court weighs 'strong' new evidence of racial bias in jury selection http://gu.com/p/4dp5e/stw

SCOTUS to Consider Racial Bias in Selecting Jurors http://nbcnews.to/1SilkuC

Supreme Court justices criticize racial bias in jury selection http://usat.ly/1Nm8YS9

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