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10:00News Roundup

Guest host: Steve Roberts

A panel of journalists joins Diane for review and analysis of the week’s top national and international news stories.

Guests

Jodie Allen, U.S. News & World Report

Clarence Page, syndicated columnist, "Chicago Tribune"

David Brooks, author of "Bobos in Paradise" and "On Paradise Drive," writes an Op-Ed column for The New York Times.

11:00Naomi Baron: "Alphabet to E-Mail" (Routledge)

Guest host: Steve Roberts

Purists may grumble that e-mail is killing the art of writing, but as linguistics professor Naomi Baron points out, every technological advance throughout history has changed written communication. In her new book, she shows how innovations including the fountain pen, the telephone, the typewriter, and, yes, e-mail, have altered the way we write to each other.

Guests

Naomi Baron, author

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