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Category Archives: Journalism
Why Seamus keeps dogging Mitt and what Melissa Harris-Perry got wrong
Leave a commentYesterday during her show Melissa Harris-Perry, Melissa weighed in on the dog kerfuffle with Mitt Romney and Seamus (pronounced SHAY-mus) and more recently, with Barack Obama eating dog meat when he was five years old in Indonesia. (video below) She … Continue reading
The agony and ecstasy of Mike Daisey
Leave a commentOn Friday, This American Life retracted the story “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory” because it contains fabrications. The press release is here. I think This American Life should keep the episode available as part of its official history of … Continue reading
I became an artist because I hate math
9 CommentsDuring my stint at the Dayton Daily News, I used to do career day at local schools. I think everyone at the paper just wanted a day off from me which is why they always nominated me to go. That’s … Continue reading
Who do you trust?
Leave a commentWhen Steve Jobs died, I knew about it a few minutes afterward because I saw a tweet from Chris Brogan asking if it were true. But I didn’t immediately retweet or reply; I went to nytimes.com. And cnn.com. And msnbc.com. … Continue reading
Are you sure about that?
3 CommentsYears ago, I was hired in from a field management job to a corporate training job. My job — or so I was told when they transferred me — was to take the training I had developed that produced rapid … Continue reading
Why Sarah Palin also needs a lesson in basic photojournalism in addition to history
Leave a commentI was going to let this one go, but the more I thought about it, the more I thought I just needed to say something. This is a photo of US Park rangers posing at the Washington Monument. It appeared … Continue reading