(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
Agustus 19, 2008
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?
Agustus 19, 2008
politics
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
Agustus 12, 2008
politics
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
Agustus 07, 2008
news research
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
Agustus 07, 2008
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
Agustus 06, 2008
new media
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
Agustus 05, 2008
newspapers
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
Agustus 04, 2008
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...