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...