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Steve Boriss
Steve Boriss teaches the class "The Future of News" at Washington University in St. Louis, blogs at at TheFutureofNews.com, and offers services through The Future of News, Inc. to help news organizations, corporations, and agencies succeed in the emerging news environment.
AP’s New ‘Accountability Journalism’ Is a Sham
Amidst charges of bias, the AP decides to put even more opinion in its articles.
TV News in the Post-Russert Era
We should mourn the tragic loss of Tim Russert — but not the inevitable loss of network news.
The Fight for Free Speech: Will We Be the Greatest Generation?
It will require a hands-on effort to keep our government's hands off the Internet — but it is a battle worth waging.
Is the Associated Press Good for America?
Did you ever wonder why the same coverage with the same slant appears in nearly every U.S. newspaper? Look no further than the influence of their monopolistic wire service.
News Should Be Neither Fair Nor Balanced
For most of U.S. history, the press has reflected a multitude of voices competing in a freewheeling marketplace of ideas. What's wrong with that?
News Without Reporters
Reporters are a dying breed - and that may be a good thing. After all, America got along fine without them once before.
The Power of New Media on the Presidency
Old Media only looks alive and influential, argues Steve Boriss. In fact, New Media has played a decisive role in this presidential election.
If You Can’t Figure Out How to Vote, Blame a Teacher
"We're a nation of ideological illiterates, if not ideological idiots," sighs Steve Boriss, who blames America's public schools for failing to teach a proper political education. Instead of teaching the core principles between the right and left, our children are indoctrinated with a hopelessly monolithic curriculum of Republicans versus Democrats. It's a far cry from what Jefferson envisioned.
Media Blinders Impede a Colorblind Society
Can't we all just get along? No, says Steve Boriss -- not until the media establishment stops dividing us by race and everything else.
How Monica Helped Bring Down the Mainstream Media
The Monica Lewinsky scandal left a stain on the U.S. mainstream media that will never come off, argues Steve Boriss. When Americans witnessed journalistic elites slithering out of their responsibility to call immoral behavior by its name exactly a decade ago, they were never trusted again.
