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Today, while guest hosting radio’s nationally syndicated Thom Hartman Program, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Oppenheimer of Salon and the New York Times. We discussed his profile of Maggie Gallagher. The interview went so well that I decided to clip the segment and share it here on my blog.
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If you’ve ever wondered how Fox News and right-wing radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh are able to turn their viewers and listeners into zombie-like followers, you need to read this book and join me on The Information Diet.
Healthy news and information consumption habits are about more than productivity and efficiency. They’re about our personal health, and the health of society. Just as junk food can lead to obesity, junk news can lead to information obesity.
If only we could get this book into the hands of every Fox News viewer and ignorant ditto head. That may be impossible, but we can arm ourselves with the tools my friend and the book’s author Clay Johnson puts forth.
The Information Diet provides a framework for consuming information in a healthy way, by showing you what to look for, what to avoid, and how to be selective. In the process, Clay explains the role information has played throughout history, and why following his prescribed diet is essential in today’s information age.
Clay is a good friend of mine and since this is his first book — and what a book it is – I’m doing all I can to help make its release a success by convincing 50 of my friends to buy a copy at the following link.
The book dispels the popular concept of information overload. Instead, Clay asserts the problem facing many of us is one of “information overconsumption.” The Information Diet guides us through a worthwhile quest to identify, maintain, and make the most of our own, personalized and optimized plan for ideal news and information consumption.
I hope you’ll join me on the The Information Diet by purchasing your copy of Clay’s book today. You won’t regret — your Fox News viewing friends and family on the other hand?
That’s a different story.
This week I started blogging for U.S. News & World Report in its opinion section. I’ll have a new post up every Thursday which I’ll link to here on my blog so you can find it more easily. Here’s the first post…
I’m Going to Miss Rick Perry
By Karl Frisch
He had the Tea Party charisma of Sarah Palin, the thoughtless Lone Star swagger of George W. Bush, the secessional political instincts of Jefferson Davis, and now he’s out of the race for the Republican nomination.
Here’s my photo with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House Holiday Press Reception in the Diplomatic Reception Room on December 9, 2011. After the jump you can find other photos from the party.
I’ll be submitting some work someplace important (more on that soon) in the next week or so, and need to send along my six best columns. Do me a favor and take a look. Then, post a comment below either naming your favorite or ranking your top six choices.
Thanks for your help!
It’s official. Last night it was announced that I was voted “Best Gay Television Personality” in the 10th annual Washington Blade “Best of Gay D.C.” contest. Here’s the write-up:
Television is the defining medium for the way people consume their news and make decisions,” progressive strategist Karl Frisch says about being able to share his vision with millions through his television appearances. “[Television] gives me the opportunity to show what a serious gay man has to say about politics.”
Frisch says since he left Media Matters last year to form Bullfight Strategies with former Media Matters president Eric Burns, he’s been tapped by shows like “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” “The Big Picture with Thom Hartman” on RT America and several CNN and MSNBC shows to not only discuss LGBT issues, but all progressive values.
“People embrace the fact it’s important to have LGBT people appearing in news programs,” says Frisch, a Los Angeles native and now D.C.-based syndicated columnist and radio/TV guest. “I hope people see the need for having more LGBT voices in the news.
I was scanning through my RSS reader when I noticed a headline reading “Herman Cain Was Always Making Batshit Ads, We Just Hadn’t Noticed” from Gawker. Intrigued, I clicked the link to watch the following video:
Within seconds my eyes nearly popped out of my skull. The scenery looks awfully similar to that of my parents’ property in Santa Clarita, CA and my father appears rather quickly in the video playing the role of sheriff.
Color me embarrassed.
Screen grabs after the jump.
Digging “He Likes Boys,” the new song by X-Factor cast off Simone Battle (Facebook/Twitter). Fun poppy stuff. I’m looking forward to the remixes.
Interesting that female pop singers feel the need to make it big with gay crowds at the launch of their careers.
Hilarious new song from Mike In Raleigh as heard on the Stephanie Miller Show.
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