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Who Cares Wins: Reasons for Optimism in our Changing World (Hardcover)
By Lily Cole
(ECOLOGY)
(ISSUES AND POLITICS)
A rousing call to action, this book will leave you feeling hopeful that we can make a difference in the midst of an age of turmoil, destruction, and uncertainty.
The climate crisis, mass extinctions, political polarization, extreme inequality--the world faces terrifying challenges that threaten to divide us, yet Lily Cole argues that it is up to us to actively choose optimism, collabo- rate, make changes, and define what is possible. Cole writes: "We are the ancestors of our future. The choices we make now and the actions we take today will define and transform future generations." Having collaborated with experts working on solutions to humanity's biggest challenges, Cole distills a vision for a sustainable and peaceful future. She explores divisive issues from fast fashion to fast food and from renewable energy to gender equality, and interviews some of today's greatest influencers: Sir Paul McCartney (musician and activist), Elon Musk (CEO of SpaceX), Gail Bradbrook (cofounder of Extinction Rebellion), Farhana Yamin (climate change lawyer and activist), Emily Shuckburgh (climate scientist), Stella McCartney (sustainable fashion designer), Livia Firth (cofounder of Eco-Age), and Lisa Jackson (vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives at Apple, former Administrator of the EPA). The book also features a 32-page photo insert documenting Lily's experiences around the world, as well as the artists, activists, and others who have inspired her, and her own--as yet unpublished--photography.
Lily Cole is an environmental activist, model, actress, and filmmaker. She holds an MA in history of art from the University of Cambridge, was an affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Glasgow, for her contribution to humanitarian and environmental causes through social businesses. Cole has spoken at World Economic Forum in Davos, Google Zeitgeist conference, and Wired. She regularly writes for media including the Guardian, Huffington Post, Vogue, and Financial Times. Cole has directed multiple short documentaries. She was the Brontë Parsonage Museum's creative partner for 2018, for whom she made her first fiction film.
"In her book, Lily Cole manages to make us feel responsible for our choices and only guilty if we don't start making better, more sustainable ones, for ourselves, our family, our planet. It is quite a feat and one borne of her honesty and vulnerability about what she has learned and how her beliefs and choices have changed over time. Who Cares Wins is full of generosity from the author and a call to its readers that more can be possible if we imagine it and care about who wins in every choice we make." - Chelsea Clinton, author and advocate
"A positive, useful book – how to make choices. We need to get governments on board. I wish Lily was world controller" -- Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer and founder of Vivienne Westwood Ltd.
"Lily Cole's Who Cares Wins is a roller coaster of a ride where, thanks to her excellent piloting, we get to see a varied landscape of ideas and schools of thought on how to tackle the climate and ecological crisis, each with their insights but also their limits. Thankfully, this isn't another prescriptive "how to save the planet" book by doing your bit. Rather, it is an open and honest invitation by a curious mind for us all to build bridges. Cole rightly concludes so much more can happen if we explore our predicament and collectively allow ourselves to imagine a better future. – Farhana Yamin, founder of Track 0 and Rebel for Life.
"This is a book for the moment, to inspire us to create a better society after the pandemic. We must not return to the old normal. The optimism that Lily Cole articulates so well requires us to insist on a revival of the future."
– Guy Standing, author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class, The Corruption of Capitalism, and Basic Income: A Guide for the Open-Minded
"Who Cares Wins is a journey into the anthropology of radical optimism. Lily Cole delicately unpicks the silver linings from some of the many dark clouds that loom over us and weaves them into an irresistible vision of our future."
– James Suzman, anthropologist and author of Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time and Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen
"Lily Cole, through her personal experience, interviews with fascinating people, and a critical insight into our planet's problems, helps us understand the power of the individual and makes us fall in love with nature again. Without relentless, morbid doom mongering, Lily gives us so many reasons to be optimistic. She shows we can all make a difference, and together we can save our beautiful Earth"
– Mark Maslin, professor at University College London and author of The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene
"Who Cares Wins is a literary submarine that allows you to descend into the deep depths of environmentalism to show you the truth with refreshing clarity and honesty. A deeply personal yet universal call to action on one of the most profound subjects of our time."
– Bella Lack youth environmental activist and ambassador for the Born Free Foundation and the Jane Goodall Institute
"Too bad we can't clear up the environment as fast as Lily Cole can. She brilliantly explains why we're in this mess and what we can do about it."
– Ruby Wax, author of How to Be Human
"A welcome and thorough overview of some of the many aspects of the crisis that humanity is now facing, alongside the visionary possibilities for change at our fingertips. If we don't act, it isn't for lack of good ideas."
– Dr. Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion
"A great read, fundamentally important subject elegantly explored through a personal perspective. I relished the optimism!"
– Steve Trent, co-founder of the Environmental Justice Foundation
"Lily's commitment to a better future for fashion is legendary, and her first-hand experience of an exploitative and unethical industry has made her involvement both more poignant and pertinent. How wonderful to absorb her thoughts and knowledge on everything else, from food to fuels, politics and biodynamic farming. This book is a great insight into her mind, and into our world."
– Orsola de Castro, founder and creative director of Fashion Revolution
"Who Cares Wins should be the mantra of every citizen around the world: every revolution has been made by people who cared. The sustainability of ethical movement is about caring—for the planet and for the people—and Lily is a shining example of a person who always deeply cares and whose mind never rests until there is a solution. There are people who have visions and there are people who act on visions. Lily does both, and this book is a true testament to that."
– Livia Firth, creative director of Eco-Age, a brand consultancy that helps businesses create, implement, and communicate bespoke sustainability solutions
"Who Cares Wins is a compelling reminder that the future is in our hands. Lily's book is a much-needed ray of light during a dark and unsettling time – a radical vision for a better future, infused with optimism at every turn. It's a rousing call to action, but it's up to us to dare to care – will you?" – John Sauven, Executive Director of Greenpeace UK
Publisher: Rizzoli Ex Libris
Publication Date: July 31st, 2020
Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Self-help / Motivational & Inspirational
Science / Global Warming & Climate Change
Kobo eBook (August 11th, 2020): $14.99


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Meghan McCain Says Husband Ben Domenech Helped Her 'Survive' Father John's Cancer Battle
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So supportive! Meghan McCain was going through a very troubling time in her life when her father, Sen. John McCain, passed away from brain cancer in August 2018. However, if it wasn't for her husband, Ben Domenech, Meghan admits that her father's cancer battle would have been even harder for her to process because Ben was there for her when she needed him the most.
"I married for love, and my husband carried me through my dad's cancer," she recently shared on The View to her co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, and Abby Huntsman. "And if I had married a jack*** that made the most money ever, that was the wealthiest dude I dated, no way I would have survived last year. I'm just saying, marry for love. As cheesy as that sounds!"
Even though she's still young, Meghan, 34, explained that she's dated every type of guy imaginable and the one thing that she's learned is to follow your heart. "I dated everything," she said bluntly. "Every kind of person possible. I dated extremely wealthy men, famous men, poor guys, everything in between — and I married for love, honestly."
Meghan and Ben got married in the fall of 2017 and during that time, her father was still battling cancer. Though Meghan hoped for the best, she didn't know that her dad would soon pass away at age 81 from the deadly disease. At his funeral on Sept. 1, 2018, Meghan gave a beautiful eulogy that talked about her father's amazing teachings.
"He was always teaching. He didn't expect us to be like him. His ambitions for us was to be better than him," she said. "All that I am, all that I hope, all that I dream is grounded in what you taught me. You loved me and you showed me what love must be. Your greatness is woven into my life. It is woven into my mother's life." John will deeply be missed.
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A city during the holidays can be breathtaking. A couple sits on a city park bench embracing the peaceful view of the city skyline in the distance past the lit lanterns and Christmas trees. The night scenery with falling snow flakes makes for a cozy, warm setting. Season's Greetings and Merry Christmas.


It's a short one this week, but hopefully it will give you a little taste for what's to come . . .
I found out the most amazing thing today! You know how I learned about dragons yesterday and how I was going to tell you about the Tanaan? Well, you won't believe this, but the Tanaan dragons used to be human! Master Hroombra told me all about them today: how they were cursed long ago by the Crimson King and that is the reason why humans aren't in Ethöes anymore. I wanted him to tell me more. Why were they cursed? Did he know any Tanaan dragons? But he told me I was too young to know such things. He always tells me that! Oh! I've got to go, I heard Pada come in and I hear Nida coming up the stairs to get me for dinner.


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I love villa holidays, especially spending the first morning exploring what our villa has to offer. After breakfast on the terrace in the warm sunshine (what a treat after chilly UK summer mornings), I spent a happy hour opening cupboards, and discovering the amazing amount of useful things our North Cyprus villa was equipped with. There were plenty of pots and pans in the spacious kitchen, ready for us to cook fresh North Cyprus produce. A large plastic box by the lovely pool revealed a selection of inflatable pool games to keep us amused for hours, so of course we had to try those out asap. The large collection of DVDs provided proved invaluable for those evenings where we didn't want to go out, or just chill out.
Our Amy Villas rep arrived, just to check everything was okay, shortly followed by our rental car delivery from Pacific Rentals. Soon, we were driving our shiny red North Cyprus rental car (with very efficient air conditioning and a half tank of petrol) towards Kyrenia and the supermarkets. If there's one thing I love more than poking my nose into rental villa cupboards, it's exploring the wonders of foreign supermarkets.
You can tell a lot from a country by its supermarkets. We stopped at the first major supermarket we came across, Tempo, and gratefully stepped into its air-conditioning. Everything we needed was here, including fresh meat from the butcher's counter, a vast selection of local and imported wines, and a mouthwatering selection of fresh Turkish Cypriots pastries including my absolute favourite, baklava. Soon our trolley was brimming with tasty treats for the week, including olives, local whites cheese, and soft, fresh pitta breads still warm from the oven. Here, too, were plenty of British goods, so we were able to get a box of British breakfast cereal, often tricky to find in the Mediterranean.
The North Cyprus villa information pack thoughtfully provided by Amy Villas contained excellent information on where to shop locally. So we knew to cross the road from Tempo in Catalkoy to the "Ya Beles" stall for farm-free local produce. Red ripe tomatoes fresh from the fields, still with dust clinging to them, were piled high, alongside a massive choice of local grown produce from limes to lettuce, onions to kiwis. Much of this produce had been grown within 5km of the stall and even as we shopped, a new load of fresh vegetables arrived on the back of a pickup truck, bouncing its way across the forecourt to the stall. For the equivalent of £15, we bought more vegetables than we could carry, including a massive watermelon, sweet local grapes, ruby red peppers, and a bag full of tiny cucumbers, which I had mistaken for courgettes!
What better ends could there be to our first day than to relax beside our own North Cyprus villa pool, glass of wine in hand, and soak up the stillness of the night air. Bliss!
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Bros (Blu-ray)
The first romantic comedy from a major studio about two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe.
Review by: Matt Brighton
Plot: What's it about?Video: How's it look?Audio: How's it sound?Supplements: What are the extras?The Bottom Line
I can't remember when, but I was talking to a friend of mine some time ago and I mentioned something about me being discriminated against. He put down his drink and said "Whoa. Matt. You're a straight, white, non-Jewish, college-educated male under the age of 40 living in the United States. You are literally the most non-discriminated person in the world." And it got me thinking…he was right. I haven't had a lot of adversity in life, but there are those that do for reasons they can't control. Religion? Sexual orientation? Health related issues? The list goes on. Being born homosexual isn't wrong. It's not a choice that people make. For the same reason I'm attracted to females, others are attracted to their own gender. And this is a hot button issue for so many. It really doesn't need to be. Then again it's easy for me to say that as I'm in the majority. But to switch gears, what we've got is a major studio with its first comedy where the two leads are openly gay men. I'll give it a shot.
Bobby (Billy Eichner) is a well-known podcaster. He's trying to establish the first LGBTQ+ museum in New York. He's just turned 40 years old, hasn't been in love and has a propensity for Tinder hookups. He meets Aaron (Luke Macfarlane), someone who sends him mixed messages. The two hit it off, but Luke seems to prefer more muscular men (something Bobby isn't). Bobby isn't the best when it comes to relationships, either. In a nutshell, the film follows these two as they try and deal with their own insecurities to see if these two can make things work.
I have to admit that when I saw this movie promoted on The Bachelor and then again on Big Brother – I was like "Ok, this is destined to fail." I mean if you've got to cruise the reality TV circuit to get people to see your movie then…maybe you don't have a very good movie. I went into Bros with an open mind, something that if more of us did – there'd be a lot less disagreement on this subject. But people are stubborn and, well, stupid and like to cling to their stereotypes. I never saw Eichner in Billy on the Street – a show in which he'd go up to random folks and ask them bizarre questions. But he does have some presence. Bros isn't totally without its faults. But it manages to get more right than wrong. I doubt it'll change too many minds, but it's a step in the right direction that films like this are being made.
Video: How's it look?
Romantic comedies (despite the gender of the leads) are, by and large, very colorful film (pardon the pun). This is no exception. Universal's Blu-ray shows off anything and everything that's New York City with plenty of sweeping visuals, though it's a site we've all seen in countless other films. Heck, just watch an episode of Sex and the City and you'll get it. That said, the 2.39:1 AVC HD image looks nearly perfect. Detail is tack sharp, we can see every hair in the perpetual five o'clock shadow sported by Eichner. Colors are bold and bright and contrast remains strong and consistent. As we might expect – it's a good-looking film.
Audio: How's it sound?
There's not a lot to write home about when it comes to the included DTS HD Master Audio mix. Yes, it's got some spots that made me stand up and take notice (the crowd scenes, for example) but by and large, this is a by-the-book mix that checks all the boxes. Vocals are sharp and thoughtfully articulated, surrounds are used sparingly and the front stage handles the rest. It's nothing too terribly memorable, but gets the job done.
Deleted Scenes – Eight total. Much are entertaining is the "Making of a Deleted Scene" below.
Alt First Date
Nipple Plumpers
Calling Peter, Paul and Marty
Steroid Workout
Bro Workout
Gag Reel – Oh you guys…stop it, you're going to make me spit out my drink!
Representation Matters – Representation matters, especially in a genre such as romantic comedies which has traditionally been a space for heteronormative on-screen couples. We sit down with our cast and key crew members and ask them to tell us why they think this movie is important, why it's important to be making it now, what it means to them personally to see representation in this genre, and what scenes or moments from the film spoke to them.
From Start to Finish – Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the entire process of bringing BROS to life.
Introducing Bobby and Aaron – Director Nick Stoller and actors Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane introduce us to their characters, the process of playing them and discuss their on-screen chemistry.
The Cast and the Cameos – This film features an incredible ensemble cast, especially those making up the museum board. Through sit-down interviews and informal stand ups, we hear how they came to be a part of the project, their thoughts when they first read the script, their characters, their favorite scenes, and what the process of filming was like.
The Art of the Rom-Com with Billy and Nick – What makes a good rom-com? Using sit-down interview footage with co-writers Billy and Nick (separately), we dive into what they think makes a good romantic comedy, and all the ways in which they stuck to, or subverted classic rom-com tropes for BROS.
The BROS National LGBTQIA+ History Museum – We learn about where the idea to incorporate the first LGBTQ+ History Museum into the script came from, why Billy and Nick landed on certain exhibits, and how it all came together under the helm of the amazing Production Designer and her team.
The Making of a Deleted Scene
Pride Fight: The Making Of – We do a deep dive into this deleted scene, how it was made and why it ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor.
Working Out: The Making Of – We talk to Nick and Billy about the workout scenes, the inspiration for them, what it was like to make the scenes, and again, the reasons why they didn't make it into the final cut of the movie.
Bros had a going for it. And, for the most part, it managed to keep my attention. I have to admire the studio system for making a movie like this and though it had some rather "iffy" spots, wasn't all bad. But even in the day and age, it's likely that a large contingent won't see the movie simply due to its subject matter. Universal's Blu-ray looks and sounds good and if this movie does appeal to you, it's a solid offering.
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I was diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) in April 2018, a complication in pregnancy that is characterised by uncontrollable nausea, vomiting, dehydration and weight loss.
Since my body was rejecting any food or water I took, I survived mainly on Intravenous (IV) fluids, it was a very scary period for me and I knew what was happening and how worst it could get because that was not my first time of experiencing it, it was my third time and fifth pregnancy, I lost all four pregnancies along the line.
Going through such horrifying experiences and losing the pregnancies was very traumatising and heartbreaking.
HG is totally different from the normal morning sickness, only those who have experienced it will understand it. In fact, comparing HG to morning sickness is like comparing a minor bruise on a finger to getting one's leg cut off completely.
It does not only happen in the mornings but throughout the day and night, I was even vomiting blood.
This 'violent' vomiting made it impossible for me to do anything by myself even to take my routine folic acid, which are very essential especially during the first three months of pregnancy was impossible because nothing stayed in my stomach.
Several researches have described folic acid as a pregnancy superhero after proving that it plays a vital role in preventing birth defect of baby's brain and spinal cord.
Research has also revealed that HG has the tendency of causing blindness, ruptured esophagus from forceful vomiting, collapsed lungs, liver disease, miscarriage, brain swelling from malnutrition, kidney failure, seizures, coma and even death.
So, if I say I don't want any more biological children, it is because I cannot even imagine myself going through this heart-rending condition again.
At a point, I had to beg doctors who were attending to me to get rid of the pregnancy and save my life because I actually thought I was going to die but thanks to God almighty and the doctors and nurses at the Finney Hospital and Fertility Centre, Rabernrich Clinic, Cocoa Clinic, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), all in Accra and Saint Gregory Catholic Hospital, in the Central Region, I made it alive with my baby.
After 16 weeks, the symptoms of HG started reducing, I started eating and feeling a bit stronger than before but just when I thought everything was gradually returning to normal, I experienced a threatened miscarriage after certain medications were administered, I was diagnosed with cervical incompetence.
Also known as cervical insufficiency, cervical incompetence is a cervix that is too weak to stay closed during pregnancy, therefore resulting in premature birth and possibly, the loss of the baby.
I felt uneasy until the result of the scan came and showed that the baby was doing well and that nothing had happened to it, so I was taken to the theatre for a cervical cerclage procedure.
Cervical cerclage is an intervention that is widely used to prevent miscarriage or delivery in the second trimester of pregnancy.
After the procedure, doctors advised I should have bed rest throughout the pregnancy to avoid any further complications.
The vomiting continued throughout the pregnancy, but its severity kept reducing gradually as the weeks went by.
Finally, after all the suffering, I gave birth to a bouncy baby girl via Caesarean Section.
Even while the operation was going on, I vomited four times!
Despite everything I went through, I thank God for blessing me with baby Jerrylyn Ebu, she is worth everything I went through.
Indeed, there is light at the end of the tunnel!
Getting pregnant is easy, but sustaining one or giving birth is not easy, so society must understand women with fertility issues, it is never easy, especially in our part of the world to be married for more than a year, let alone years, without having a child with no one pointing fingers at you and calling you names.
People will just not stop asking you when you will give birth because to them, marriage can never be successful without children.
They do not realise that these same people they call childless might have miscarried their babies or had still births or are spending huge sums of money trying to conceive and sustain a pregnancy with no success.
Multiple award-winning actress and author, Kafui Danku's book titled "Silence is not Golden" was also very helpful, I learnt a lot and drew some strength from it.
And to those who are fond of saying unkind words to childless individuals, please desist from the practice because some women go through a lot before getting pregnant, carrying the pregnancy to full term and giving birth.
There are even people who do not have their own biological children but are taking care of several kids; such people deserve to be honoured instead of being called names.
I don't have the right words to describe how happy I was when I first set my eyes on my baby, it's an unexplainable feeling.
I am a happy mother and will forever be.
I wish all expecting mothers and those trying to conceive the best of luck, God will see you through.


I began First Draft more than nine months and 150 entries ago with the idea of understanding better the frailties of newspapers and exploring those remedies that might reinvigorate them.
Since then, I have read more studies about the nature of journalism and the habits of readership, more debate about what should be done to arrest the continued declined of newspapers as a mass medium, more criticism about the obdurate refusal of the industry to act on matters it knows must be addressed as a matter of survival, and more news stories, magazine pieces and commentary about newspapers' successes, failures and business habits than I ever did in the 24 years I worked for newspapers.
I practiced journalism, but I knew almost nothing about it - although I thought I did. Hindsight, of course, clarifies and age, if we allow it, deepens perspective. Still, while working in a role dedicated to informing the public, I had precious little information about my own profession, about its best practitioners (or greatest charlatans), about its history and role in the development and preservation of democracy, about its standards or even about the people I intended to inform - the community around me.
To my surprise, and I say surprise because I didn't foresee this happening, producing First Draft fills that gap and rewards me with a growing body of knowledge about newspapers and their role in the larger purposes of journalism.
To my delight, this knowledge connects me to a network of people who care as deeply as I do about quality journalism and enables me to eavesdrop on and, in a small way, occasionally participate in their world of ideas about communication, readership, credibility and relevance.
To my even greater surprise, I feel compelled to return to the newsroom, something I never would have predicted because I left it disillusioned by the rigidity of its hierarchy, by the desperate but substantively hollow grasps for readership and by the creeping acceptance of mediocrity as an editorial standard, the latter often rationalized with complaints about lack of resources or the penury of publishers, as if good journalism would suddenly materialize if somehow a newspaper had 100 reporters instead of 80 or even 10 instead of eight.
I am thinking about these things because of a speech delivered earlier this year by Tom Rosenstiel of the Committee for Concerned Journalists. I hadn't read the speech before and found it linked from the Committee for Concerned Journalists' new newsletter, @Journalism.org.
Rosenstiel, speaking at the University of Oregon, chastised those journalists who defensively reject professional standards and asked: "Why do professionalism and a thorough discussion of ethics and high standards in journalism scare people? What about that is frightening?"
"These are bad ideas," Samuelson went on, "that, if adopted, would reduce journalism's relevance and raise public mistrust. They might also worsen journalism's central problem: loss of audience."
"There is a long vein of thinking of journalism as something instinctual, some kind of mystical art, a kind of news voodoo-and voodoo and instinct cannot be explained or theorized about. News is something you smell, or taste, or sense. … I even once had an editor tell me he liked me because I walked like a journalist. … Tom Goldstein, the former dean of the Columbia Journalism School, has described this as a deep strain of 'anti-intellectualism.'"
Rosenstiel goes on to debunk two myths: Doing journalism is an exercise in craft and public distrust of the news media (the credibility problem) is rooted in journalistic arrogance.
"This confusion of technique with principle has also contributed to what New Yorker media Ken Auletta has called 'The Bimbo Factor.' By Bimbo Factor, Ken does not mean putting good-looking women with empty heads on TV. He means producing stories that look good but are empty of meaning. The Bimbo Factor is why we see so much technically slick and skillfully put-together journalism that is empty, unthinking, and unimportant.
"It's exposes into stinky hotel sheets, killer bras and "will your ice tea kill you?" It's the tendency to reduce our understanding of the war in Iraq to tear-jerker interviews about joy and relief with family members of returning soldiers; its merchandising stories like Lacey Peterson's murder into non-fiction soap operatic drama on morning and prime time TV news magazines. These are slick stories that tell us too little about our lives and our society."
How could Samuelson, or anyone, argue with that?
The craft of journalism, said Rosenstiel, needs to "connect to … a larger purpose … a definition of integrity and intelligence." He followed with quote by legendary Columbia J-school professor Marvin Mencher: "The major emphasis should not be … on how to write but on what to write, lest the prospective reporter become an empty flask, all form and no content."
"Samuelson is simply wrong in his facts. Rather than self-importance, survey after survey and focus group after focus group shows that it is a perceived lack of professionalism that stirs public resentment."
The roots of journalistic professionalism, said Rosenstiel, are grounded in "the idea that if you bind the press to the interests of citizens-and by citizens I mean members of the society rather than in the legal sense-people will better recognize why journalism matters to them. In that sense, far from elitism, professionalism in journalism is closer to a kind of populism."
Clearly, I am taken with Rosenstiel's remarks. Journalism does matter, especially when endowed with what Rosenstiel describes as its single purpose: "to put information that was once held by the few into the hands of many so they could be sovereign. Without journalism democracy is not possible. Without democracy, journalism has no purpose other than profit. Journalism and democracy will rise and fall together."
In that broad but enlightened view, journalism is not limited to college graduates or employees of media companies. It is a principle that embraces the free flow of information and discourse put into practice using a variety of techniques and distributed via an increasing number of platforms.
I am not endorsing journalism school. I am endorsing a greater self-awareness among journalists about our role in a democratic society. I am endorsing acceptance of and adherence to the professional standards that will enable us to fufill that purpose and eliminate the Bimbo Factor.
(Others wrote about Samuelson's column long before I, among them Charles Peters in the Washington Monthly [scroll down], Bill Dennis, the Education Gadfly, and Columbia's own newspaper, the Spectator.
My wife left journalism 10 years ago to do social science research. After earning two advanced degrees (English and public administration), and after much reading and thinking about her former practice, she's going back to journalism. She starts on Thursday at her old job. One of the things that excites her most is what she now feels she can bring to the job based on her deeper understanding of theory and practice. Oh, and she was a j-grad of the University of Missouri in the post-Watergate days.
Excellent post. I've mentioned it on Rhetorica.


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Over-Under: The Iroquois get to Manchester?
With all the hype of the World Games this week in Manchester, England you would think the main topic of discussion would be looking forward to the Canada – USA matchup. A Matchup that had gone Canada's way recently even though field lacrosse is an American game. Ironically the people who started the game of lacrosse, the Native Americans of this country aren't being allowed to travel and play because of their Haudenosaunee passports. Members of the Iroquois National Team are located mostly in northern USA and Canada and have been using their Haudenosaunee passports for years with no travel problems however they may be forced to miss the tournament completely. We can only root for the Iroquois and hoped for not only their sake but for the history of the game of lacrosse they are able to travel and compete in Manchester this summer.


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Q: Zend Mail (Using SMTP) : Email addresses from CC appearing in TO I am having a weird problem using Zend Mail with my SMTP server. I am trying to send an email with to List and CC List and the unique email recipients in the CC list are being added to the To List of the email.
I was trying to debug this by dumping the Zend_Mail object and here is what it looks like:
[_charset:protected] => iso-8859-1
[_headers:protected] => Array
    (
        [From] => Array
            (
                [0] => me@from.com
                [append] => 1
            )

        [To] => Array
            (
                [0] => epinapala@gmail.com
                [append] => 1
                [1] => epinapala@f.com
            )

        [Cc] => Array
            (
                [0] => epinapala@d.com
                [append] => 1
                [1] => epinapala@m.com
            )

        [Subject] => Array
            (
                [0] => Mail Subject Here
            )

    )

[_headerEncoding:protected] => quoted-printable
[_from:protected] => me@from.com
[_to:protected] => Array
    (
        [0] => epinapala@gmail.com
        [1] => epinapala@f.com
    )

[_recipients:protected] => Array
    (
        [epinapala@gmail.com] => 1
        [epinapala@f.com] => 1
        [epinapala@d.com] => 1
        [epinapala@m.com] => 1
    )

The Mail headers look good but however the emails in the CC list are being added to To List.
All I am doing is appending email to the ToList and CC List.
   $mail = new Zend_Mail();
    ...................
......................
    $mail->setFrom($from);
    $mail->addTo("epinapala@gmail.com");
    $mail->addTo("epinapala@f.com");
    $mail->addCc("epinapala@d.com");
    $mail->addCc("epinapala@m.com");
.......................
..........
    $mail->send();

Below is the screenshot from my Gmail showing the problem: @d.com and @m.com are appearing in to as well!

Am I missing anything?

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Review: 'WE ARE' impressed and inspired by Lucy Spraggan's new album
Posted by Planet Nation | 19 April 2015 | Music
Spraggan's going it alone, and there's something in the choice of name for her own label, CTRL - about seizing the ownership of creative choice, production, collaboration and marketing. And with a huge established fanbase of #Sprags (if the 340,000 Facebook fans, and 600,000+ Twitter followers are anything to go by) perhaps not just the brave decision, but the right one.
The third album from hugely popular Lucy Spraggan, following the independent release of Top Room at the Zoo in 2011, and the Columbia studio presented Join the Club in 2013, sees Spraggan release under her own label CTRL Records and an undeniable stamp of Spraggan's unique, authoritative voice.
Whilst Join the Club was full of potential and implicit with Spraggan's talent and skill for the song writing craft and authentic performance, it never achieved the success it deserved, despite coming out of a major studio.
This time Spraggan's going it alone, and there's something in the choice of name for her own label, CTRL – about seizing the ownership of creative choice, production, collaboration and marketing. And with a huge established fanbase of #Sprags (if the 340,000 Facebook fans, and 600,000+ Twitter followers are anything to go by) perhaps not just the brave decision, but the right one.
WE ARE features twelve new tracks written over the last three years following Spraggan's departure from The X Factor and kicks off with the lively 23, a song for the moment, about all of those things we learn at that edge of grown-upness. There's a quick momentum build that hangs as the song ends and a short pause that transitions into London Bound. A more energetic version than delivered in the November live shows, but nevertheless a treatise about the pressure and intensity of the Capital and the paradox of feeling like it's essential to be there to achieve the dream, whilst all the time it stifles the passion and creativity which are equally crucial.
The third track, the captivating, and electro-medolic Unsinkable (and first single to be released from the album, co-written with Adam Argyle and Martin Brammer) is a very well played hand indeed (although there are still several trump cards up this album's sleeve) and cleverly states the progress and evolution of Spraggan's song-writing mastery as well as her vocal development. It's a powerful anthem with plenty of well used reference to musical influence and sets down that Spraggan means business, triumphantly.
In this Church is a particular highlight, picking up the pace again and a return to the authoritative A-FLOP style Spraggan is renowned for, with intelligent lyrics playing on the theme, and a powerful message of equality.
Reminiscent of the strengths of Tea and Toast are The Postman and Until I've lived my life – epic folky tales of love and death through the decades, proper tear jerkers, both with a sense of heroism coming out of wartime days past.
However, there is also a heavy contemporaneous feel, with tracks such as Broken Bones and IOU (penned with Boy George and Jonny Themis) referencing the delights and perils of the entrenchment of social media in our lives. Both have more of a pop feel about them, and IOU especially is packed full of a sense of humour and the blend of folk and reggae provides an interesting take on modern dating. It's been hinted this may be based on real experiences…
The mood shifts again with the ballad Coming Down, one of the standout tracks. Beautiful lyrics complemented perfectly with guitar and strings, adding deserved gravitas, and introducing the piano sounds that dominate the last quarter of the album.
The ace up the sleeve is Uninspired, a sorrow-filled, biting critique of the isolating TV talent show experience…thankfully finding resolution through a connection with the fans, called "friends" and showcasing Spraggan's vocals to their highest form as well as her ability to craft exceptional songs.
A nationwide tour follows later in May, including the 22 May 2015 at Heaven in London, with some dates already selling out. Tickets are available via https://www.kililive.com/artists/lucy-spraggan
WE ARE will be released on 4 May 2015. You can buy the first single Unsinkable from Itunes now. Catch Lucy on BBC Radio Two's Weekend Wogan Show alongside legend Melissa Etheridge on Sunday 26 April 2015.
A little teaser of the album here:
Lucy Spraggan (born 21 July 1991) is an English musician, currently signed to Cooking Vinyl Records.
She auditioned for The X Factor in 2012, performing her own composition, "Last Night". On 3 November 2012, it was announced she would be quitting her run on The X Factor due to illness, so she subsequently finished in ninth place, and second in her category. Following the show Spraggan was signed to Columbia Records. She was the first contestant in the show's history to score a Top 40 single and album before the live shows even aired with her independently released album Top Room At The Zoo. Her debut major label album, Join The Club, was released on 7 October 2013, reaching number 7 in the UK charts.
Her third album, We Are, was released on 4 May 2015. It was preceded by lead single "Unsinkable", released 13 April 2015.
In July 2016 Spraggan released "Dear You", the first single from her fourth album I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing. The video starred This Is England actor Thomas Turgoose.
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Pakistan is brimming with great young talent and one such group of talented people is our young filmmakers.
The Izhar by Film Fellowship (IBFF), an initiative of Morango Films, with support from UN Women (the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) showcased the talent of 60 young filmmaking trainees and held a screening ceremony of the top 25 short films produced by these trainees from across Pakistan.
IBFF is a fellowship program which works for the social and political rights of women.
The trainees aimed to raise awareness on social matters through 60 second documentaries that highlighted the state of women in our society.
The screening took place on Thursday 30 March 2017 at the National Library of Pakistan, in Islamabad.
The jury consisted of famous music video and commercial film directors including Amena Khan and Sohail Javed; Founder of Morango Films Abrar Ul Hassan; Co-Founder of 60SIFF and Morango Films Affan Alam; and Social Media Director Laiq Qureshi.
The top 3 fellows received scholarship grants of Rs 100,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 respectively.