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Russell Potter

Fake News and the Death of the Donut

Many years ago — in another age, an age where newspapers, television, and magazines thrived, and journalism schools were filled with bright…

Dec 18, 2016

Fake News and the Death of the Donut

Dec 18, 2016

They shall not pass!

There’s been a lot of talk in the press these days, with the rise of he-who-must-not-be-named in American politics, about how to stop…

Jun 17, 2016

They shall not pass!

Jun 17, 2016

Authormatic

What if there was an App that could transform your writing into the style of your favorite author?

Mar 5, 2014

Authormatic

Mar 5, 2014

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Education Past and Present

Dissolution

Could colleges and universities eventually be reduced to ruins?

Feb 13, 2014

Dissolution

Feb 13, 2014

Published in
Media History

The Phonautograph

Sound recording before Edison

Jan 25, 2014

The Phonautograph

Jan 25, 2014

Published in
Media History

Why both the FCC and the Judge are wrong

A short history of communication and commerce

Jan 15, 2014

Why both the FCC and the Judge are wrong

Jan 15, 2014

Why I quit the MLA

Jan 8, 2014

Why I quit the MLA

Jan 8, 2014

Published in
Media History

Copyright and music

A brief history

Dec 23, 2013

Copyright and music

Dec 23, 2013

Published in
Media History

What’s an Album?

A short history of a long form

Dec 15, 2013

What’s an Album?

Dec 15, 2013

Published in
Media History

The Optigan: An Optical Disc from 1971

Old Media from my own basement

Dec 10, 2013

The Optigan: An Optical Disc from 1971

Dec 10, 2013

Russell Potter

Russell Potter

Doomed Arctic expeditions, dead media, and doggerel. New book, Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search, September 2016 (McGill-Queen’s UP)

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