Michael on Media
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
Apology to the readers
OK So yesterday I got an email from my mother with the story about the railroad gauge and Roman ruts. I like history so I liked it. And I reprinted it (with credit to my mom), but I did...
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