Who is Joe Majczek? We hear all too much about bad journalists, bad journalism, fake news, yadda yadda … We’ve also endured the constant castigations of zealous police who’ve not only overstepped their authority, they’ve committed atrocities incomprehensible to conventional understanding. When it comes to capital crimes and coverups from our most precious defenders, nothing…… Continue reading Love, Mom — Joe Majczek’s Wrongful Conviction in 1932
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Liberty of the (op)Press(ed) — The Zenger Trial
Got a real Zenger for you: (Sorry, couldn’t resist) I’d label this a timely column given the state of liberties taken with journalism lately. Such arguments, it seems, have always been in play. Originally published in the Gainesville Times, February 9, 1988, Prof. Alex Taylor shares the birth of a U.S. freedom. “It’s not libel…… Continue reading Liberty of the (op)Press(ed) — The Zenger Trial
Black Bart — The Poet
I’ve labored long and hard for bread, For honor, and for riches, But on my corns too long you’ve tread, You fine-haired sons of bitches. ~ Black Bart, 1877 Black Bart’s stagecoach robberies are the archetype of Wild West legend. Prof. Alex Taylor’s Tuesday continues with his story and an unrealized tip. Hmmm … road…… Continue reading Black Bart — The Poet