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REMAINDERS: MORE ON SINEAD, FINALLY

December 31, 2012 by Tim Riley

O'Connor rips a picture of Pope John Paul II

O’Connor rips a picture of Pope John Paul II (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Michael Agresta in the Atlantic:

In the weeks and months after Sinead O’Connor tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on live television, commentators in the media sought to explain the motives of her protest. Very few, however, made use of the traditional tools of journalism: interviews, research, and textual analysis. Instead, most commentators seem to have consulted their own imaginations…

The Redemption of Sinead O’Connor, The Atlantic

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