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Okay, the pacifist left wing pinko who writes this blog has a confession and an accompanying plea of guilty. I knew better at heart but it took a well-deserved rant by Stephen Eley of Escape Pod to finally bring me to the court of common sense. Escape Pod is a weekly audio program of excellent […] I know it’s considered a “major music event” but todays’ edition of the local daily looks like it’s shilling for the LifeLight Festival this weekend. The festival got a full two-page center spread in the first section of the paper, called a “guide” to the festival. They also got a two-page center spread in the […] Some headlines can’t help but draw your attention. Today’s case in point: When a Man Dies in a Sex Act with a Horse — What’s a Reporter to Do? (Via Blog of a Bookslut). People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news. A.J. Liebling The Boston Phoenix has handed out its 8th annual Muzzle Awards. The FBI topped the list of recipients for the awards, which go to “those who have done the most to suppress free speech and personal liberties in New England during the previous year.” (Via Blog of a Bookslut). This year, the main threat to […] Using blogs and the web as a source for “grassroots” journalism seems to be a rising meme. But, surprise, suprise, one of the first great experiments seems to have gone quickly aground. The LA Times decided to try “wikatorials,” online editorials that any reader could edit. The project, which started last Friday, ended early Sunday […] |
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