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Jack Thompson v. Paul Levinson on videogames and violence Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 327 seconds Jack Thompson and I go at it on whether violence in videogames causes violence in the real world. Thomspon ignores evidence - such as decreasing crime rates in the last decade - that videogames have no such ill-effect, and mis-cites pyschological studies. Related: games, jack, levinson, paul, thomspon, video, violence |
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1: Paul Levinson vs. Jesse Ventura on media sensationalism Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 283 seconds I debate the former Governor of Minnesota - Jesse Ventura - on the pros and cons of media coverage of sensationalist events such as trials and murders. From Jesse's short-lived "Jesse Ventura's America". I flew out to St. Paul for this taping, and very much enjoyed it. This is Part 1 of a 2-part video clip. Related: jesse, levinson, paul, ventura |
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2: Paul Levinson vs. Jesse Ventura on media sensationalism Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 342 seconds I debate the former Governor of Minnesota - Jesse Ventura - on the pros and cons of media coverage of sensationalist events such as trials and murders. From Jesse's short-lived "Jesse Ventura's America". I flew out to St. Paul for this taping, and very much enjoyed it. This is Part 2 of a 2-part video clip. Related: jesse, levinson, paul, ventura |
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Paul Levinson: Evolution of Science Fiction Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 387 seconds my 6-minute tour of the history of science fiction, from Mary Shelley through H. G. Wells all the way to the 21st century... I talk about George Melies, Hugo Gernsback, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, and everything in between in this 2002 interview. Related: bradbury, gernsback, gibson, levinson, melies, sci-fi, shelley, welles, wells |
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Paul Levinson talks at Fordham Univ about Ron Paul 1 of 5 Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 604 seconds I deliver a lecture to my "Intro to Communication & Media Studies" class at Fordham University about the media misreporting of Ron Paul ... Part 1: History of polling ... ABC's misreporting of Ron Paul in May 2007 Related: abc, levinson, misreporting, paul, polling, ron |
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Paul Levinson vs. Pat Buchanan about New York Times Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 372 seconds Pat Buchanan and Bob Kohn say the New York Times published information fed to it by the CIA in the 2004 Presidential election campaign - information intended by the CIA, and hoped by the New York Times, to hurt George Bush and make him lose the election. I say the New York Times was only doing its job - publishing information it believed to be reliable, especially if provided via CIA leaks. Related: bias, bob, buchanan, cia, election, kohn, leaks, levinson, new, pat, paul, presidential, times, york |
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Paul Levinson talks at Fordham Univ about Ron Paul 2 of 5 Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 574 seconds I deliver a lecture to my "Intro to Communication & Media Studies" class at Fordham University about the media misreporting of Ron Paul ... Part 2: ABC continues misreporting Ron Paul (early August 2007) Related: abc, levinson, misreporting, paul, polling, ron |
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Paul Levinson vs. Brent Bozell on the First Amendment Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 368 seconds Brent Bozell, then President of the Parents Television Council, says he welcomes FCC fines for alleged "indecent" broadcasting, because such fines help create "a culture of responsibility". I say the fines violate the First Amendment, and are creating a culture of fear - in which, for example, many TV stations refused to air "Saving Private Ryan" on Veteran's Day 2004. Related: amendment, bozell, brent, council, fcc, first, jackson, janet, levinson, parents, paul, private, ryan, saving, television |
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Paul Levinson vs. Bill O'Reilly about the New York Times Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 294 seconds I'm usually a critic of The New York Times and its arrogance ("all the news that's fit to print"? - hardly - more like "all the news that we deem fit to print" ... but in this clip I take issue with Bill O'Reilly's claim that the New York Times, and the LA Times, as well, are out to get him... Related: bias, latimes, levinson, newspapers, newyorktimes, oreilly |
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Paul Levinson: Ev of Science Fiction (weak sound) Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 387 seconds see Paul Levinson: Evolution of Science Fiction, for this clip with better sound - I talk about Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, George Melies, Hugo Gernsback, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, and everything in between in this 2002 interview. Related: bradbury, cyberpunk, evolution, fiction, g., george, gernsback, h., hugo, mary, melies, ray, science, shelley, wells |
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Paul Levinson talks at Fordham Univ about Ron Paul 3 of 5 Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 572 seconds I deliver a lecture to my "Intro to Communication & Media Studies" class at Fordham University about the media misreporting of Ron Paul ... Part 3: Mark Levin urges disinformation against Ron Paul on ABC radio ... Kucinich gets cropped ... the First Amendment Related: abc, cropping, disinformation, kucinich, levin, levinson, misreporting, paul, radio, ron |
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Paul Levinson talks at Fordham Univ about Ron Paul 4 of 5 Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 523 seconds I deliver a lecture to my "Intro to Communication & Media Studies" class at Fordham University about the media misreporting of Ron Paul ... Part 4: Hannity & Colmes misreport Ron Paul on Fox News ... reasons behind all of this Related: colmes, fox, hannity, levinson, misreporting, paul, polling, ron |
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Paul Levinson talks at Fordham Univ about Ron Paul 5 of 5 Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 610 seconds I deliver a lecture to my "Intro to Communication & Media Studies" class at Fordham University about the media misreporting of Ron Paul ... Part 5: I answer student questions Related: answers, levinson, misreporting, paul, polling, questions, ron |
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Paul Levinson talks with Ray Suarez about Alan Greenspan Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 216 seconds I discuss the pop-cultural significance of Alan Greenspan with Ray Suarez, on the eve of Greenspan's departure as head of the Federal Reserve Board in January 2006. I say Greenspan ruled like a philosopher-king, spoke in aphorisms like Marshall McLuhan, and understood that power can be the ultimate aphrodisiac. Related: alan, andrea, arthur, atlas, ayn, greenspan, kissinger, levinson, marilyn, mcluhan, miller, mitchell, monroe, paul, rand, ray, suarez |
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Paul Levinson on Cell Phone Revolution Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 150 seconds I talk about the role of the cell phone now and in the perspective of history on this "Inside Story of...." program Related: alphabet, cell, phone, progress, technological |
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Paul Levinson critiques Pat Robertson Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 417 seconds Pat Robertson said that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine punishment for not following the Old Testament, and giving away some of the land of Israel. John Kasich, Janet Folger, and I discuss the morality of literally applying the Old Testament to a Prime Minister on his deathbed. I argue that Robertson's statements were inappropriate and graceless. Related: ahmadinejad, ariel, folger, fundamentalism, iran, israel, janet, john, kasich, levinson, old, pat, paul, robertson, sharon, testament |
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Paul Levinson on cell phone bling Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 131 seconds a brief comment by me - with a nod to Thorstein Veblen and his theory of "conspicuous consumption" - on new cell phones as fashion statements, that sell for as much as a million dollars Related: bling, cell, conspicuous, consumption, fashion, levinson, paul, phone, rich, thorstein, veblen |
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previously unknown Socratic dialogue Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 494 seconds New York City, 2042 ... Sierra Waters reads a previously unknown Socratic dialogue ... it takes place in the prison of Socrates, on the night before his death,, right after Crito's visit ... Socrates receives another visitor, Andros, who makes him an offer... for more about The Plot to Save Socrates, see http://theplottosave socrates.com Related: andros, benjamin, crito, jowett, levinson, paul, plato, sierra, socrates, time, travel, waters |
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Paul Levinson talks to Kelly Wallace about Judith Miller Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 182 seconds Maureen Dowd called Judith Miller a "woman of mass destruction" at the New York Times. Rather than supporting its reporter - who spent time in jail rather than reveal her sources - the New York Times in the end pushed her out of her job. I say this is no-class behavior by the New York Times. Related: bill, blair, dowd, jayson, judith, keller, kelly, levinson, libby, maureen, miller, new, paul, scooter, sulzberger, times, wallace, york |
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Talking about Journeyman in Second Life Posted by: PLev20062006
Video duration: 96 seconds a bit of praise for Journeyman and Kevin McKidd in Adele Ward's interview with me in Second Life Related: adele, journeyman, kevin, levinson, life, mckidd, paul, second, socrates, time, travel, ward |




















