Published inAge of AwarenessConsumer Alert: The Media Isn’t Honest About Higher EducationThe conspiracy I’m seeing (over and over) is that the media really hates higher education. Through biased reporting, sloppy writing, and…6d ago6d ago
Social Media Writing Is Just So LazyVillainizing[1] social media is typically a narrow hot take. It’s all puffery and chest pounding with little thought to complexity…Mar 8Mar 8
Higher Ed’s Enrollment “Slope”: Let’s Pause the Fear MongeringSearch “enrollment cliff,” and you’ll find an avalanche of scary higher ed articles. For example, Forbes recently published this:Mar 1Mar 1
The Media’s Favorite Anti-College Weapon: Money, Money, MoneyFor a long time, the media has manufactured a fake story about college. The lie is that students value college for one thing and one thing…Dec 30, 2024Dec 30, 2024
“Art of the Bad Email”: An AT&T StoryFor his 21st birthday, I upgraded my son’s iPhone to a 16 Pro, and as instructed by AT&T, he then sent his old phone in for credit. Within…Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024
“Unbiased”: A Fake Word in Higher Education NewsAs an education publication, this is how The Hechinger Report describes itself:Nov 29, 2024Nov 29, 2024
FOUND! The Worst Writing on Earth … Anti-College JournalismAnother day, another hatchet job on higher education, this one from the Washington Examiner (Wikipedia describes it as “an American…Nov 4, 2024Nov 4, 2024
Higher Ed Journalism Is a Dumpster FireJournalists love to spin high ed news into bad news. Because of this, higher ed reporting is rarely straightforward and balanced. Instead…Nov 2, 2024Nov 2, 2024
Trade School: The Anti-College FairytaleI support trade school enrollment IF it’s where you personally belong, IF it’s the job you want to do for (likely) the rest of your life…Jul 29, 2024Jul 29, 2024
