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Emilio 'Indio' Fernández and Marilyn Monroe toast with shots of tequila during an intimate gathering at Indio Fernández's home in Coyoacán, Mexico City. Actress Columba Rodríguez is with them. February, 1962
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Emilio 'Indio' Fernández and Marilyn Monroe toast with shots of tequila during an intimate gathering at Indio Fernández's home in Coyoacán, Mexico City. Actress Columba Rodríguez is with them. February, 1962
📷 American Press Wirephoto
Hollywood idiot Patricia Arquette seems to forget that MeAgain and Just Harry have left the BRF
Hollywood idiot Patricia Arquette seems to forget that MeAgain and Just Harry have left the BRF
https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/1261212968311640065?s=20
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It was all happening #OTD 100 years ago as this front page from the Washington Times shows. The headlines include
+ Revelers Bathe in Champagne at Paris Orgy
+ Coca Cola King weds stenographer
+ Mob of 3,000, Storming Jail, Beaten Off by Militia
+ Lava Buries 2 More Town
Source https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1923-06-20/ed-1/seq-1/ #ChronAm
Decades ago, an attorney in the United Stares commenting on the dismal role of the American press in a miscarriage of justice, said they failed 'to signal the weakness in society'. That remains a fine definition of the minimum duty of a decent press: to signal the weaknesses in society. It is a duty the Indian press increasingly fails to perform. Whether on Mandal, Ayodhya or the economy, it has been unable to meet that standard.
P Sainath, 'Everybody Loves a Good Drought'
The Media War on Truthful Reporting and Legitimate Opinions: A Documentary
The Media War on Truthful Reporting and Legitimate Opinions: A Documentary
Early in life I have noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper, but in Spain, for the first time, I saw newspaper reports which did not bear any relation to the facts, not even the relationship which is implied in an ordinary lie. I saw great battles reported where there had been no fighting, and complete silence where hundreds of men had been killed. I saw troops who had…
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Trump: "...I love the First Amendment; nobody loves it better than me. Nobody....”
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(Real-news source of quotation, above. (2/24/17 link, no affiliation.):
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/321049-white-house-hand-picks-select-media-for-briefing)
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Grosjean v. American Press Co., Free Press, and Huey Long
Grosjean v. American Press Co., Free Press, and Huey Long
A dead Huey Long lost his tax on a newspaper in Grosjean v. American Press Co. Pizza Friday! Tonight, I want to disconnect, read some comics, watch some Shark Tank, and go to bed. My Country – Grosjean v. American Press Co. On February 10, 1936, the Supreme Court struck down the tax imposed in Louisiana on the gross receipts of advertisement revenue for newspapers with circulation over 20,000…
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Mr. Donald Trump’s War with the American Press
Mr. Donald Trump’s War with the American Press
“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” ― Thomas Jefferson
“Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose” ― George Orwell
As a writer, I’ll admit to some bias in what I’m going to talk about. I hold the press and journalists in the highest regard. While I strayed into the worlds of…
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