More from the American Journalist Survey, as reported at Poynter: Compared with 1992, the percentage of full-time journalists who claim to be Democrats has dropped 7 percentage points in 2002 to slightly above 37 percent, moving this figure closer to…
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Journalists Far Better Educated?
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From the American Journalist Survey at The Poynter Institute: U.S. journalists are much more likely to have earned college degrees than the overall adult population in the United States (89.3 percent vs. 25.6 percent) and the overall U.S. civilian labor…
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Of God, Man And the Oval Office
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This is an old op-ed — the column appeared Feb. 28 in The Washington Post, and I’ve been busy moving for the past 40 days so I never posted it. But I think the column is still relevant, as the…
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Exodus: Gays, Be Noisy?
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The exgay umbrella group Exodus now protests when gays are silent. (Of course, the organization objects when gays speak out, too.) In recent years, the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) has advocated for self-determination and safety among gay…
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Exodus: Stop Tolerance in Florida Schools
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Exodus is alarmed at tolerance in Florida. Legislation being considered by a Florida senate panel targets harassment committed in public schools on the basis of basis of real or perceived identity or expression of race, color, religion, national origin, marital…
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Fox News: Blame the Liberals
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How would Fox News report the Hindenburg, the JFK and MLK assassinations, the Last Supper?
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Kernel of Truth About AIDS-Chasers
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The Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation demands that Rolling Stone magazine publish a lengthy correction of a seriously flawed article on a niche of promiscuous gay men who actively seek to become infected with HIV. However, GLAAD overstates its…
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Confused News Reports From Ex-Gay Ministries
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Notes from yesterday’s Exodus news briefing. 1. Regina Griggs, executive director of PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays), misportrays the reasons why station KBYU pulled a program by reparative therapist Jeff Robinson. Instead of addressing the radio station’s actual concerns,…
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Against Violence, But in Favor Of… What
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An Exodus media spotlight acknowledges and opposes antigay violence in U.S. schools. That’s a good thing; religious-right organizations regularly deny the existence of antigay violence and discrimination, so it’s encouraging to see an ex-gay organization acknowledge violence after it happens….
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The Enemy of My Enemy Is… My Enemy
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I don’t understand the tendency among some partisans to defend someone only because they claim to be fighting the same enemy. The religious right’s defense of an enemy of gays — who also happens to be an enemy of compassionate…