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Chatsworth train crash
Its unfortunate to say, but journalists bear with your everyday stories and news reports just to be able to cover a story like this — a devastating train crash with a death toll of 18 and rising. Yesterday was one … Continue reading
‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ moment? Not quite
CNET’s got screen shots of a few advance stories the L.A. Times had prepared pending the announcement of Obama’s VP. Is it really their ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ moment? Not quite. First off, journalists have to do this stuff. It’s not … Continue reading
OJR, signing off
Uh oh, how is this possible? Robert Niles of the Online Journalism Review has bid us farewell. I’d say this was a sign of the times (another ring in the death knell of newspapers, yaddah yaddah yaddah) but this is … Continue reading
CNN Producer gets dooced
Chez Pazienza, who used to produce American Morning, got dooced last week. It was sort of an early Valentine’s Day present, I suppose. This is a guy who recently had a brain tumor removed and is expecting a baby soon. … Continue reading
Blogging for dummies
OK, I’m not calling Sacramento Bee reporter Bobby Caina Calvin a dummy. But he did make a dummy move. You’re a reporter? Great. Going to Iraq? Admirable. Starting a blog? Awesome. It’s only for friends and family and you haven’t … Continue reading