40 Years Ago

(An occasional reminiscence on the events of 1968 ) The Whole World is Watching The Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago on Augu...

A roundup, of sorts

After a slow week, a couple interesting new research blogs: Paper Trail Blog from Center for Public Integrity, links to useful and interest...

40 Years Ago

(An occasional reminiscence on the events of 1968 ) Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained in Walter Reed Army hospital, after being...

I want one

Via Boing Boing , a link to a Times Online story, Just right for the garden: a mini-cow . Irish Dexter cows are small, about 40 inches high...

Coverage, or publicity?

Over at the Nieman Watchdog, George Lardner wonders, in Spreading Lies, Rather Than Debunking Them , about a recent Washington Post story th...

Fun with birth certificates

This is just too good to pass by. Question: How many presidents (or candidates) have gone by different surnames? From David Weigel at Reason...

Research links of the week, and ex-journalists

After a long respite, some new research links, and a couple more references to what's going on in the world of laid-off journalists: We ...

40 Years Ago

( An occasional reminiscence on the events of 1968 ) On August 5, the Republican National Convention opened its sessions at the Miami Beach...

Anthrax redux

Seven years later, whenever the anthrax story comes to mind I remember the several weeks spent trying to learn everything there is to know a...

Very annoying newspaper web tactic

Hmmm. Just tried to read a Joan Fleischman column in the Miami Herald, and a screen came up asking me to participate in a survey. A reader...

40 Years Ago

( An occasional reminiscence on the events of 1968 ) Somehow July slipped by me, so, a bit late, here's what we were doing that month in...

Finding a new kind of journalism

Is there a place for 'former' journalists in this new world? You bet there is. Here's a wonderful example, from American Journal...

One of the good papers

Since we moved to far western North Carolina, where we can get the daily paper from Asheville delivered by mail only, we began buying the Su...

Life's detours

Sorry for lack of posting. Went in for an outpatient procedure last week and ended up spending 5 nights in hospital. A new experience for me...