Hmm. In doing some research this evening, I found a use for Google News that I didn’t know about previously. A Google News Search can be pinpointed to a specific publication — which is incredibly useful if you’d like a quick overview of what a particular pub has written about a topic in recent history. Simply [...]
June 30th, 2004
Read...Ahhhh!!!! Penis shaving! Penis pumping! All in the name of justice! It’s too much to be true, you might exclaim, but the fact is: In Oklahoma City, a state judge can get away with pretty much anything underneath his robe. Read on for the full text. (Thanks to Larry for the find.) Judge Suspected of Masturbating [...]
June 29th, 2004
Read...OK, this kinda freaks me out. I’m not sure how this is acceptable, but Mr. Bush’s campaign election site, georgewbush.com is running an ad featuring all of our favorite Democrats: Kerry, Gore, Dean, Moore, and Hitler. Yes ma’am. Hitler. The New York Times outed this ad.
June 27th, 2004
Read...Yesterday, we engaged in the most exciting exercise to date at Poynter. Given the time restrictions of the program, many of the students end up writing profiles for their stories: we simply do not have enough day time to write more intensive pieces. Taking that into account, the program directors devised a most interesting course.
June 25th, 2004
Read...Good lord. My Google ranking keeps dropping. Even our Poynter pub, Pointssoutth.net/2004 is outranking me — and that site has been up less than two weeks!
June 23rd, 2004
Read...Al Tompkins of Poynter shows us the magic of Internet research. Below are his favorite sites, pulled from his tip sheet:
June 23rd, 2004
Read...:Gentlemen! Fill me with barbeque sauce, because I am dumb as hell!: Adult Swim, Poynter VJ Lab
June 22nd, 2004
Read...Yes, the New York Times is finally figuring out that perhaps antidepressants are bad for children. Perhaps it makes them commit suicide!Too bad I blogged this in November. Ah, mainstream print media. Shall thee ever learn? Here is the text of the: Original Post, 11/03/03: Children who take antidepressants for major depressive disorder (MDD) may be more [...]
June 20th, 2004
Read...The AAN (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies) sent out a notice in its listserv today: Altweeklies.com, the much vaunted compilation site of alt-weekly content, is up and running. The email didn’t include a link to the site, a bad first sign. The site mirrors the AAN site’s style. The homepage features a selection of stories from [...]
June 19th, 2004
Read...Time.com thinks it knows bloggin’.
June 15th, 2004
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