Jim Slusher
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Media, messages and the deepening search for trustAug 01, 2024 4:00 am - I’ve never been able to comfortably understand Marshall McLuhan’s famous dictum “the medium is the message.” It seems to me a quaint way of saying “the medium defines the...
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The enduring, important role of ‘keepsakes’Jul 25, 2024 4:00 am - We think of them as “keepsake editions.” They describe events of historic moment, good and bad. They provide a vivid reminder in a close, personal way of how we felt — an...
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The nature of a crisis and the determination that overcomes itJul 20, 2024 2:00 pm - Columnist Jim Slusher: In more than five decades as a daily news operation, the Daily Herald has faced few experiences, perhaps none, as difficult, demanding and uncertain as the past week.
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Reflections on mixed success in 25 years of nurturing trustJul 18, 2024 11:10 am - Today, forgive me some self-indulgence. But significant anniversaries do deserve acknowledgment, no? In June 1999, I served a variety of newsroom functions at the Daily H...
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Quote of the monthJul 01, 2024 7:45 pm - You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgments about what is going on. - Harry S Truman ...
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The importance of context — and reserve — in dealing with controversyJun 27, 2024 6:50 pm - A few weeks ago, I discussed the lessons of a controversy at Glenbrook South High School in terms of free speech. It turns out the flap over a student’s comments in the s...
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When TV doesn't cut it, days and nights of community fun may be what you needJun 20, 2024 4:18 pm - You know, you don’t have to sit home this weekend bouncing back and forth from Netflix to Prime to Max to Hulu, Apple TV+ and beyond wondering how there could be so many ...
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Wandering down rabbit holes to understand the mathematics of governmentJun 13, 2024 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: There are many difficult assignments in a newsroom, all with their own distinct challenges and discomforts. But the assignment facing our tax watchdog Jake Griffin must surely rank high among the most formidable.
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Understanding the practical limits of free speechMay 30, 2024 4:00 am - It is not comedy alone that requires time and distance to make use of tragedy. Expressing certain serious points of view also often depends on both conditions. And just a...
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An opportunity for a harmless, abundant diversion from ‘the news’May 23, 2024 4:00 am - I suspect that in a month or so, you will have heard and seen — and perhaps tasted, if you are adventurous — enough of the Brood XIII cicada to last you until its next ap...