Local news’ devastating political one-sidedness
I founded and taught “Media Criticism” at Towson University for two full decades, and I never pushed one ideology or
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Richard E. Vatz https://wp.towson.edu/vatz/ is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of political rhetoric at Towson University and author of The Only Authentic of Persuasion: the Agenda-Spin Model (Bookwrights House, 2024) and over 200 other works, essays, lectures, and op-eds. He is the benefactor of the Richard E. Vatz Best Debater Award at Towson. The Van Bokkelen Auditorium at Towson University has been named after him.
I founded and taught “Media Criticism” at Towson University for two full decades, and I never pushed one ideology or
Read moreIn over 50 years of teaching in higher education, I sometimes would delve into a personal mood with my students
Read moreI taught Presidential rhetoric for over 50 years; thus, for those of you who take what follows with a grain
Read morePeople have said to me, “What personnel examples do you have of the demise of the Democratic Party?” I have
Read moreI have been a professor of rhetoric and communication for over a half-century. Here is my rhetorical prediction for the
Read moreI have been a professor of rhetoric and communication for over 50 years, and when I see manifestly illogical justifications
Read moreJust observing some of the rancorous give-and-take on my conservative Facebook site and in my career: The country, it is
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Read moreCalifornia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter may have lost next year’s gubernatorial race through her resistance to a simple follow-up and her cocky, profane demeanor when she ended an interview by testily objecting to her interviewer’s insistence on asking follow-up questions.
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