I won’t be showing this to my daughter. I might instead show it as part of a media studies unit, as an example of a self-made PR disaster. Update: I didn’t think that would stay up for long in its original location. Here’s a copy: Similar:Both Sides in JournalismCultureThe Wounded (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four,…
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