Bill Wolff, PhD

Associate Professor, Communication, Film, and Journalism, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA

obama

  • Some Thoughts On Life, Hate, and Action in the Post-Normal

    I began writing this post several days ago. Since then several people have written and spoken about similar issues, some with more international experience, others with more journalism experience, others through Twitter threads, and others with more emotion. There have also been many “letters to my child” articles. And now John Oliver has weighed…

  • what the web looked like on 9/11

    Many TV and radio pundits have mentioned that this is the first 9/11 anniversary for President Obama and are scrutinizing his every statement, bowed head, and solemn look. But this 8th anniversary of 9/11 also marks the first anniversary of the event on Twitter. Or, more correctly, it marks the first time when Twitter…

  • wordles of obama’s cairo speech

    Reading the speech Obama gave this morning in Cairo was like reading all of complex, elusive, and often conflicting ideas that I have had for quite a while about the relationships among Christians, Muslims, and Jews. How refreshing to hear them coming from a president of the United States and not only whispered by…

  • front page coverage of Obama inauguration

    The Guardian has 49 front pages, including many from the United States. A few favorites (note the Wordle at the bottom of DeMorgen): USA Today couldn’t move it’s logo? Terrible.