Proinsias O'Fachtna
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Proinsias O'Fachtna commented on How are language and identity connected? on January 7, 2008, 7:55 PM
For years, in lectures to journalism students, I mentioned how the Internet might have changed U.S. involvement in Vietnam. I remembered the teach-ins during the early years, and all those Indochina books written in French and ignored in America. Then came the popular Internet, easy worldwide communications, and the Iraq War. A great disappointment to me while observing European and American coverage from Ireland.
Proinsias O'Fachtna commented on How are language and identity connected? on January 7, 2008, 2:55 PM
For years, in lectures to journalism students, I mentioned how the Internet might have changed U.S. involvement in Vietnam. I remembered the teach-ins during the early years, and all those Indochina books written in French and ignored in America. Then came the popular Internet, easy worldwide communications, and the Iraq War. A great disappointment to me while observing European and American coverage from Ireland.
I am a recovering journalist and writer of fiction. I teach journalism online from Ireland.
Proinsias O'Fachtna commented on Should media outlets air terrorist acts? on January 7, 2008, 8:00 PM
Studies indicate people resort to terrorism acts when they are denied a voice in mass communications. Remember the South Mollucans in the Netherlands. Show the Bin Laden videos and let the people decide.