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Jenni Young

At Front Lines, Bearing Witness in Real Time - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 News Journalism Technology War

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    We used to witness war in the rearview mirror. But journalists often now deliver what they see via Twitter, before consulting with headquarters, and it has made for more visceral reporting.
  • Jenni Young on 29 Jul 14
     
    We used to witness war in the rearview mirror. But journalists often now deliver what they see via Twitter, before consulting with headquarters, and it has made for more visceral reporting.
Jenni Young

WMDs, 'unconventional' weapons and the language of war - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...ventional-weapons-language-war

Language Part 1 Bias Euphemism War

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    Obama's use of the phrase 'unconventional weapons' offers a nuance that to use them is sneaky and underhand
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163 Years Ago, A Former Slave Rocked The World With These Words - 0 views

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Language Gender Women's Rights Slavery

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    Actress Alfre Woodard performs a very moving piece from abolitionist, women's rights proponent, and former slave Sojourner Truth that was originally delivered in 1851. Yep, before the Civil War, before the right to vote for anybody but white men ... THAT 1851.
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Why the spammers are winning - 0 views

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Mass communication Internet Part 2

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    Thought the war on junk mail was over? Think again (Guardian)
Jenni Young

The Language Wars by Henry Hitchings - review - 2 views

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Language Part 1 History

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    Review of "an entertaining and thoughtful history of the pedantry, scholarship and prejudice that surround the English language"
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The importance of speaking English - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Cambodia Global English

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    As linguists estimated in 2009 that two billion people worldwide are trying to learn English, Cambodia - once isolated by civil wars - is gradually integrating itself into the regional and global economy.
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Regarding the pain of others by Susan Sontag - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Photojournalism

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    Sontag asks how we look at war, arguing that while photography can document the horrors of conflict, it cannot tell us how to evaluate the legitimacy of such horrors.
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Benedict Cumberbatch Goes to War: Celebrity and Diplomacy - 0 views

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Mass communication Paparazzi Celebrity Part 2 Photojournalism

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    The actor's recent stunt in Cardiff, in which he admonished celebrity photographers for not capturing "something important," suggests a misplaced faith in photography.
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Chester Nez, 93, Dies; Navajo Words Washed From Mouth Helped Win War - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...ped-to-win-a-war-of-words.html

Language Part 1 Indigenous languages Code Talker Navajo

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    Mr. Nez helped fashion from his Navajo language a military code so impervious that it helped the United States secure victory in the Pacific in the summer of 1945.
  • Jenni Young on 07 Jun 14
     
    Mr. Nez helped fashion from his Navajo language a military code so impervious that it helped the United States secure victory in the Pacific in the summer of 1945.
Jenni Young

Google and Sweden in war of words over ogooglebar - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...google-sweden-ogooglebar

Language Neologisms Part 1 New words

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  • Jenni Young on 27 Mar 13
     
    Term meaning 'ungoogleable' was to be added to Swedish lexicon, but has been pulled after Google tried to alter definition
  • Jenni Young on 27 Mar 13
     
    Term meaning 'ungoogleable' was to be added to Swedish lexicon, but has been pulled after Google tried to alter definition
  • Jenni Young on 30 May 14
     
    Term meaning 'ungoogleable' was to be added to Swedish lexicon, but has been pulled after Google tried to alter definition
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US Navy Navajo Code | World War II Database - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Code Talker Navajo Indigenous languages

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  • Jenni Young on 07 Jun 14
     
    In WW2, the United States Marine Corps used Native Americans for tactical communications
  • Jenni Young on 07 Jun 14
     
    In WW2, the United States Marine Corps used Native Americans for tactical communications
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In Gaza, Epithets Are Fired and Euphemisms Give Shelter - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...nd-hide-behind-euphemisms.html

Language Part 1 Power Euphemism War Bias

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  • Jenni Young on 21 Jul 14
     
    In a clash of narratives, officials from both Israel and Gaza advise supporters on the language and images that should be used on social media platforms.
  • Jenni Young on 21 Jul 14
     
    In a clash of narratives, officials from both Israel and Gaza advise supporters on the language and images that should be used on social media platforms.
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