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Dan Kennedy

@dankennedy_nu

Dan Kennedy is an assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern University. He is a panelist on “Beat the Press” on WGBH-TV in Boston and a contributing writer for The Guardian. His book “Little People: Learning to See the World Through My Daughter’s Eyes” is online at www.littlepeoplethebook.com.

The Year in Media: Tragedy, Absurdity, and a Few Rays of Hope

The Year in Media: Tragedy, Absurdity, and a Few Rays of Hope

It’s been a bumpy ride — and the AI apocalypse looms just around the corner
December 18, 2023

Out of Print, a Book Reappears—And Earns Its Author Money

‘Because of the Internet and some very slick printing technology, “Little People” remains visible and available. It’s even making me money for the first time since 2002 …’
December 8, 2011

Deciphering the Life of a Complicated Thinker

A novelist turned biographer places ‘[Marshall] McLuhan’s maddeningly difficult ideas in a recognizably human context.’
June 9, 2011

Media Criticism: Journalism vs. Advocacy

‘… press analysts who back up their judgments with reporting, research, style and wit’ earn praise, but it’s advocacy groups from both sides of the political spectrum who receive much…
December 11, 2009

Political Blogs: Teaching Us Lessons About Community

In the mediascape of blogs, people ‘want the news delivered to them in the context of their attitudes and beliefs.’
June 15, 2008

The Connective Threads of the News Media and Government

A journalist sets forth a reform proposal to alter the incentives and break apart the ‘mediaocracy.’
March 15, 2006

Embedded Reporting

Is objectivity an acceptable casualty of this kind of reporting?
June 15, 2003

The Daniel Pearl Video

A journalist explains why its horrific images should be treated as news.
September 15, 2002