As in any other playoff, candidate rhetoric let loose during the U.S. presidential race can be tough. We’ve held a front row seat to the 2012 showdown for over a year, with tensions still rising as the general election looms nearer. Some of the barbs launched along the campaign trail have been laughable: Newt Gingrich’s television ad incriminating Mitt Romney for his ability to speak French comes to mind. Others are not. The dialogue surrounding U.S. poverty and inequality, two issues that are hotter than ever during a deep recession that the nation has shown incapable of simply shaking off [...]
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Comcast offers Internet classes to needy Miami children
Comcast is offering two free Internet classes to families enrolled in the National School Lunch Program in Miami, Fla., as part of its Internet Essentials drive, which seeks to open Internet access for low-income children. The classes will teach basic Internet skills while showcasing the web’s ability to help struggling parents find resources and aid. »
Prof. Ed Wasserman discusses media and poverty
Prof. Ed Wasserman, Knight Professor of Journalism Ethics at Washington and Lee and site supervisor of OnPoverty.org recently spoke on VA Insight on WMRA, the NPR affiliate in Harrisonburg, Va. He spoke about the coverage of poverty by media. »