Francis Reynolds

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May 26, 2010
Francis wrote We Are All One: Resisting Consolidation in Novel Copy
How dangerous can media consolidation get? According to one writer, it can be deadly. In his book Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media, Eric Klinenberg describes how on one... Read More 
May 24, 2010
Francis wrote Special Effects: Police Brutality and the Media in Novel Copy
After 7-year-old Aiyana Jones was shot and killed by police during a raid filmed for a cable show, experts are asking whether the officers responded to the cameras with violence. This past Su... Read More 
May 20, 2010
Francis wrote Ideology and Ideological Apparatuses in Novel Copy
The argument that "we take the internet for granted" may seem like a tired straw man. But perhaps the ideology of the internet could stand a second look. Maybe we don't actually understand th... Read More 
May 17, 2010
Francis wrote Spinning the Web in Novel Copy
Nestle has been forced to change its environmentally-destructive business practices after a social media coup; what can netroots activists learn from the victory? After it was revealed that t... Read More 
May 12, 2010
Francis wrote BP: Beyond Primetime in Novel Copy
Sick of hearing about a slow-moving sheet of oil floating about in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico? You may not be alone. According to The New Republic's Bradford Plumer, the network coverage ... Read More 

About Francis Reynolds

Francis Reynolds

Francis Reynolds is the managing editor of Guernica magazine and editorial producer of The Nation. As a Big Think blogger, he focuses on the media landscape and the ever-evolving ways we get our news. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.