Todd Gitlin

Todd Gitlin appears in the following:

Free Speech Clash on College Campuses

Friday, February 03, 2017

University of California at Berkeley and New York University were the sites of student protests over conservative speakers this week, reigniting the old debate on free speech.

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Remembering Muhammad Ali as a Conscientious Objector

Monday, June 06, 2016

Before Muhammad Ali died, he weighed in on Donald Trump's proposed Muslim ban, "as someone who has never been accused of political correctness."  

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American Icons: “Mad Magazine”

Thursday, January 01, 2015

Along with serving up a generous helping of dirtyish jokes and goofy parodies, “Mad Magazine” changed the way we consume pop culture and how we talk about world affairs.

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American Icons: Mad Magazine

Friday, July 25, 2014

From David Letterman to the writers of The Simpsons, generations of comedians and writers have grown up reading Mad Magazine. It changed the way we consume pop culture and the way we ...

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What Occupy Wall Street Says About Protesting in America

Thursday, September 29, 2011

I think the reason we’re seeing such… populist anger, really, expressed on both the Right and the Left, is that people see that... they understand that. And where I don’t think we hav...

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The Chosen Peoples

Friday, September 24, 2010

Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology and Columbia University, and Israeli writer Liel Leibovitz discuss their new book, The Chosen Peoples; America, Israel, and the Ordeals of Divine Election which looks at how the relationship between the U.S. and Israel is influenced by each country's sense of divine mission.

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Student Protests

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Professor Ananya Roy, who teaches at UC Berkeley in the Department of City and Regional Planning, explains the student protests occurring on her campus and answers how to create a political movement today. And Todd Gitlin, journalism and sociology professor at Columbia University, examines whether there is ...

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Closing the Gap

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Drastic cuts and structural overhauls may be in the future for states with troubled finances. New York’s Lt. Governor Richard Ravitch talks about his proposed plan to reshape the state’s budget process. And Jon Shure, from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, gives us an update on state budget ...

Debating Parties

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University and the author of The Bulldozer and the Big Tent: Blind Republicans, Lame Democrats, and the Recovery of American Ideals (Wiley, 2007), analyzes the Democratic candidates' debate and talks about political affiliation in general.

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Internet Privacy; CNN Turns 20; Beatles Book; Rush & Dr. Laura on TV; Peru; Media Ownership Rules; Kurt Schork Remembered

Friday, June 02, 2000

CNN's Wolf Blitzer remembers the early days and discusses the looming AOL-Time Warner merger. The Beatles on The Beatles. And would you like some cookies with your Internet?

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WTO Protests; Dot Com Ads on TV; Internet Christmas; Talk and George Fight to Survive; TV Violence; Rudy vs. Hillary

Friday, December 03, 1999

All about survivalist media; Talk and George fight to survive. What can't you buy on the Internet? New media advertising on television? The Battle of Seattle.

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Olbermann; Ira Glass; Iranian Filmmakers; NBC Endangered; Internet Report; Elvis Index

Friday, December 04, 1998

The resurrection of MS. Magazine; This American Life; Brooke Gladstone; Olbermann leaves The Big Show; the government's report on the internet; the Elvis Index.

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White House Leaks; Missile Strikes; Muslims in Movies; Cult of the Dead Cow; Necrojournalism; Celebrities as Journalists; Sudan Famine

Friday, August 28, 1998

Cult of the Dead Cow, Necrojournalism, and if the U.S. can point a Tomahawk missile at Sudan, why can't a U.S. journalist point a camera at Sudanese famine victims?

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The New NRA; Serbian Press Crackdown; SUVs; Soccer; Arts Censorship; Brill's Content

Thursday, June 11, 1998

Charlton Heston: Mainstreaming the NRA or stirring up the culture wars?

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Is AOL Responsible for Its Content?; Violence in Media; Columbia Student Strike at 30; What Culture War?

Friday, April 24, 1998

Culture War? What Culture War? Is it real or a media myth?

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TV Violence; Irish Peace Accord; Unethical Business Practices; Clinton's Unknown Policies; Pirate Radio; Linda Greenhouse

Friday, April 17, 1998

And you thought you knew Bill Clinton. A new study finds people know all about the Lewinsky scandal, but little to nothing about the president's actual policies.

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What If There's a War and the Media Doesn't Report It?; Lewinsky, Leaks, and Anonymous Sources

Sunday, February 15, 1998

Mr. Starr: Your Grand Jury is Leaking - Should the Media Use Anonymous Sources?

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Taking TV Seriously; Ku Klux Klan

Sunday, October 26, 1997

"This is All Things Considered brought to you by the Ku Klux Klan." When the Missouri KKK wanted to underwrite All Things Considered.

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Covering U.S. Military Action in Iraq; Hacks, Facts, & Fiction

Sunday, September 08, 1996

Desert Strike! The media covers the military in Iraq (again).

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Covering Chernobyl (hour 1); Television and Society (hour 2)

Sunday, April 28, 1996

Turn it Off! TV Turnoff Week and covering nukes 10 years after Chernobyl.

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