Don’t call us? We’ll call you out.
What a coincidence. Today, journalists representing eight news agencies contacted me, seeking interviews with my husband, Dr. Christian Thurstone, whom Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper recently named to a task force that will make various recommendations to state...
When ‘the news’ really isn’t
News reports such as this one from Elizabeth Dias of Time beautifully illustrate the problem with much of today’s he-said, she-said journalism that allows people to spout their agendas and opinions without being challenged to back up their claims with facts....
Yup, they start early
I realize they’re learning, but journalism students can be so know-it-all as they present grossly inaccurate work. I know because I’m sure I was one. However, I’m also pretty sure I never have blown it quite this badly — meaning that I a. never...
‘You need to hear his message’
A Denver women’s group called Inspiring Minds produced this video in response to a presentation Dr. Chris Thurstone delivered earlier this year as part of its 2012 lecture series. Women in the room that day were like so many of the hundreds of other people who...
‘Time’s’ lapse in judgment
Sadly, there’s no dearth of sorry journalism where marijuana is concerned. It’s in the New York Times. It’s in The Denver Post. It’s in alternative weeklies and on TV broadcasts. This week, it’s also in Time magazine. That’s right....Read the book
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