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Shoe drops at the Courant

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

A short while ago I briefly alluded to changes we could anticipate at the Courant thanks to Sam Zell’s keen appreciation for journalism. Today Editor and Publisher gives us the grisly details: In a memo to staff, first posted on the Poynter.org Romenesko site, Editor Cliff Teutsch has revealed plans to cut news pages from […]

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A new definition of “mostly”

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

According to my Dictionary, “mostly” means “for the greatest part; mainly”. I looked it up to make sure that I hadn’t misconceived its meaning after reading this comparison of Bush and McCain in this morning’s Times. What with Bush’s second coming trying to distance himself from his soul mate, the Times provided a handy guide […]

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National Press Club to give forum to anti-Obama liar

Saturday, June 14, 2008

I’ve been away most of the day. Just got back and saw this article in my newsreader: A Minnesota man named Larry Sinclair has been going around the country spreading unfounded rumors about Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). Among other claims, he alleges that he and Obama used cocaine together and participated in homosexual acts in […]

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New York Times: McCain is a New Style Candidate

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Can’t stop myself from commenting on this morning’s Times which tells us that 2 New-Style Candidates Hit Old Notes on Economy. The headline is repeated twice in the printed edition. Like him or not, no one can deny that Obama is a new style candidate, at least in terms of the way he has organized […]

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Barack takes a shot at corporate media

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

More evidence that Obama gets it, and has not yet been ruined by Washington: Democrat Barack Obama said on Sunday he would pursue a vigorous antitrust policy if he becomes U.S. president and singled out the media industry as one area where government regulators would need to be watchful as consolidation increases. “I will assure […]

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One more cheer for Chris Matthews

Friday, May 16, 2008

For reasons difficult to fathom we on the left have a monopoly on political humour-the funny kind that is. The Fox Network’s short lived attempt to compete with the Daily Show proved that, if ever it really needed proving. But we also have an earnest, too serious, streak that can sometimes blind us to political […]

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History Lesson

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Sometimes Chris Matthews gets it right. (Caution: very slow loading video at the link, but worth watching) Update: Here’s a youtube, a bit longer, but it should load faster: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1wSZBTAXRs[/youtube]

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Take your daily dose

Sunday, May 11, 2008

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV5UTHRx0a4[/youtube]

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Architectural treasure in Groton

Saturday, May 10, 2008

In its endless front page pursuit of the trivial, the Hartford Courant today ran a front page article on the outhouses of Chester, a posh community in Middlesex County. Since this is considered critically newsworthy by so august an institution as the nation’s oldest newspaper can anyone criticize me for taking up the subject. It […]

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Talking about comments at the Day

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

I spent this afternoon at the New London Day. Greg Stone invited me to participate in a roundtable discussion. The subject was comments on articles on newspaper websites. Apparently, they can get wild and wooly sometimes, and issues arise about the extent to which the papers should reject offensive comments. For legal reasons they can […]

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