Video Games and Aggression: Context Matters
Assuming the role of a violent policeman in a video game softens one’s judgment of police brutality in real life.
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The Changing Face of Network Television News
Network news anchors and correspondents are a far more diverse group than they were two decades ago.
The Right Notes
Letters to the Editor: From Beethoven to Zappa, new technology hasn't been out of tune with beautiful music.
The Sociology of Avatar, The X Files and The Simpsons
Scouring "Avatar," "The X Files" and, yes, even "The Simpsons" for sociological subtext.
Celebrating Earth Day with ‘DIRT! The Movie’
"DIRT! The Movie" links hope for the future with the earth beneath our feet. The documentary makes its national debut on PBS as an Earth Day special.
Knowledge-Based Journalism Is Not an Oxymoron
The blandly titled Journalist's Resource sits on the Web, ready — with a little help from Harvard's Kennedy School — to throw substantive story ideas onto reporters' desks.
Court Decision Could Lead FCC to Redefine Internet
A good day in court for Internet providers may lead regulators to a nuclear option those providers dread.
Watchdog 2.0
The emergence of a video showing pedestrians mowed down in Baghdad by U.S. gunships illustrates how traditional media's watchdog role is being usurped.
Our New Look
Our little project to expand the number of offerings on the home page grew into an elegant new setting for the same great Miller-McCune stories.
Miller-McCune at Independent Press Awards
It feels good to pat yourself on the back: Miller-McCune has been twice nominated at the 2010 Utne Independent Press Awards