A Tribute to Barry Duncan

Dear Barry: Fr. John Pungente tells me that you’re in your final days now. I wanted to take the opportunity Continue reading →

The Promise of Libraries Tranforming Communities

Sometimes I wish that information specialists ruled the world. After all, people who know how to find and access information, Continue reading →

Art, Journalism and Propaganda

Mike Daisy’s emotionally powerful monologue about the conditions of life in China for workers at the giant industrial plant where Continue reading →

The Paradox of Being Mean

How refreshing to see my alma mater, Harvard Ed School, welcome Lady Gaga to campus to launch the Born this Continue reading →

In-Between Two Worlds: From Print to Digital

This is a version of the presentation I made at the January 22, 2012  “One Book, One State” event which Continue reading →

Trust, Mistrust and Advertising

I’ve been exploring the practice of media literacy education in early childhood settings. One important concept that I like to Continue reading →

End of Semester Blue-Joy

Yes, grading papers is a slog, but it’s a precious moment when you stumble across an undergrad expressing the reverberations Continue reading →

MacArthur Foundation v New York Times

I’ve been surreptitiously enjoying the ongoing “spat” of sorts between the MacArthur Foundation and Matt Richtel and other New York Continue reading →