Hey folks:
I’ve been crazed as of late. Last week, into the weekend, I was down in Philly for the AAN Convention — working like a dog…but I co-managed this community blog, which is worth checking out. It ended up being pretty cool.
And also, FAIR has just put online a story I wrote for their Nov/Dec 2007 issue, on how the press covers crime and the courts. I used the 200th DNA exoneration in the US as a jumping-off point, but mostly focused on how the two daily papers in Chicago railroaded a seemingly innocent man, Carl Chatman. His case is still winding through the courts, though I haven’t heard any updates in a while. It’s a fascinating case, though, one I may soon try to write about more.
Enabling False Convictions: Exoneration coverage overlooks media role
And look for a new book review in the next In These Times, on a subject near and dear to my heart — the corporatization of higher education. Deadline=rapidly approaching. Ack.
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