October 2008
September 2008
“This is the Administration’s problem,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...”
– The Bailout Bill That Nobody Likes - TIME
WTF? Last I saw the constitution, it still said that the Congress was supposed to come up with the laws, not the President.
“If you’re a young person looking at the future of this planet, I believe...”
– Gore Calls for Civil Disobedience Vs. Coal - Science & Health news | Newser: Know More. Search Less.
WatchWashington Sketch: A Recipe for Disaster - washingtonpost.com
“The average net profit margin for the S&P Energy sector, according to...”
– In defense of oil companies - Apr. 29, 2008
“It all makes the prospect of a McCain White House very exciting. So exciting, he...”
– McCain Launches Another Hail Mary - Politics news | Newser: Know More. Search Less.
PressThink: If Bloggers Had No Ethics Blogging... →
If “ethics” are the codification in rules of the practices that lead to trust on the platform where the users actually are—which is how I think of them—then journalists have their ethics and bloggers have theirs.
Good bloggers observe the ethic of the link.
They correct themselves early, easily and often.
They don’t claim neutrality but they do practice transparency.
They aren’t remote, they...
Politico Intends to Expand After Presidential Race... →
Here’s a newspaper that’s doing well.
niche
print edition still brings in the money
startup that has a huge online edition
experimenting: ads, blogs
Morgan Stanley in 20% stake sale →
See, the free market can correct itself. Morgan Stanley has value, so co.’s will invest – despite the troubles. Forget about the $700,000,000, let the global economy invest.
“At last month’s Saddleback Church forum he sounded every bit the law...”
– …Takes On Cool, Lecturing Obama - Politics news | Newser: Know More. Search Less.
NO! Please don’t dumb him down. I want my president to be smart! Who cares if he doesn’t give a soundbite!?
“Some of his chief strengths — his facility with words, his wry detachment, his...”
– Obama Carries Uneven Record as Debater to First Contest With McCain - NYTimes.com
AH! no! I want my president to be smart – don’t dumb him down to get some soundbites!
Digital Photography Workflow: Fashion Photography... →
“We are out there, in the air, in the world. We don’t go to a cubicle farm...”
– As Good As It Gets | Joe McNally’s Blog
“Our relationship with readers is changing,” said Jim Brady, the...”
– ‘Wash Post’ Launching New Political Site — With Links to Rivals
WatchJonathan Haidt on the moral roots of liberals and conservatives | Video on TED.com
Watch
(via David S. Rose on pitching to VCs | Video on TED.com)
Declarations - WSJ.com →
What the hell is going on!? The WSJ is not towing the News Corp line!
“Metadata found on Microsoft’s creative copy used in its ‘I’m a...”
– AppleInsider | Microsoft’s ‘I’m a PC’ campaign created with Macs
“The skipper always knows what to do, whether he does or not.”
– Movie: U-571
Murdoch Addresses Economic Ills →
Murdoch isn’t going to change up leadership at FOX, and car ad revenue is way down.
Why Every News Site Should Put a Continuously... →
“TV and radio to grow rates double newspapers’”
– Newspapers Still Dominate Local, But TV And Radio Growth Rates Zoom Ahead: Borrell | paidContent.org
“Sen. McCain, who constantly repeats his no-new-taxes promise on the campaign...”
– Why Obama’s Health Plan Is Better - WSJ.com
Why Obama's Health Plan Is Better - WSJ.com →
“Why Obama’s Health Plan Is Better” … in the Wall Street Journal … what has News Corp. come to!?
“Pakistan’s military ordered its forces along the Afghan border to repulse...”
– Washington Is Risking War with Pakistan - TIME
Watchauto bio/ how to backpack
Time.com Revamped To Align Brand With Magazine... →
Second redesign in 9~ish months. I’ve said it before, but: cheers to TIME.
Innovation in College Media » Blog Archive »... →
Some practical advice about finding a journalism job.
“Adults Depend on Email as Source of Shared Content; Younger Generation Embraces...”
– New Independent Study Highlights Differences in How and Why Adults and Youth Share… | Reuters
How HTML 5 Is Already Changing the Web - Webmonkey →
Good summary of the current state of HTML5
“Politico’s deal is the first major substantiation of the reverse-syndication...”
– BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » The start of reverse syndication (and end of the AP?)
“We can definitely make things in a computer that fulfill the criteria for life...”
– Could Life Evolve on the Internet? | Wired Science from Wired.com
“Ultimately what we’ve seen over the last week is a concession on the part of the...”
– On Letterman, Obama Discusses Palin ‘Phenomenon’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“Gecko has been improving is its newfound viability in the mobile space, where it...”
– Why Mozilla is committed to Gecko as WebKit popularity grows: Page 1
New E-Newspaper Reader Echoes Look of the Paper -... →
The death of print is coming…
Typechart - Browse Web Type, Grab CSS. →
“The paper has been a pioneer of this hybrid paid-for/free distribution strategy...”
– ABCs: Manchester Evening News tops 160,000 under new auditing system | Media | guardian.co.uk
“Newspaper Innovation blog here, show that this year marks “an all-time low...”
– Free newspapers feel the pinch as advertising slump takes hold | Greenslade | guardian.co.uk
“Baghdad made it clear it’s shopping for 36 F-16 jet fighters”
– How Fast Should Iraq Re-Arm? - TIME
Get Started With JQuery - Webmonkey →
