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Urban Media Mix: 8.7.09

Forever Your Girl?  Many are questioning the judgment of “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul after she tweeted she would be leaving the Fox reality show. While some are sympathetic to the fact that she was relatively underpaid compared with her more famous foil, Simon Cowell, and the host, Ryan Seacrest, many more are asking, “What’s [...]

Urban Media News Report: 6.15.09

A World of Risk for a New Brand of Journalist  As the journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee complete their third month of detainment in North Korea, it remains rather astonishing that they were there in the first place to report for a fledgling cable channel. But their path there may explain in part why [...]

Urban Media News Report: 6.8.09

Newsweek’s Cover: “Crazy Talk: Oprah, Wacky Cures & You” Oprah makes her audience feel virtuous for gaping at the misfortunes of others. What would be sniffed at as seamy on Maury is somehow praised as anthropology on Oprah. This is Oprah’s special brilliance. She is a gifted entertainer, but she makes it seem as though [...]