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Monthly Archives: December 2006

Father, father, We don’t need to escalate

See you next year everybody. Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Dec 31, 2006 Posted in: Audio, Current Events, Policy Comments closed

Edwards rally in Chapel Hill: Where is the America We All Believe in?

Pretty big rally on the green just south of Chapel Hill tonight. A long wait (never known a political rally to start on time). Couple [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Dec 30, 2006 Posted in: Current Events, Elections, Media, Politics Comments closed

Morning Post: Eid

Eid ul-Adha Raed Jarrar: No victory Reuters: Outrage among Sunni at Haj WaPo Al-Jazeera BBC This from the NYT account of the hanging of Saddam [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Dec 30, 2006 Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post Comments closed

Attention citizen journalists

I’ve been to this seminar a couple of times. It’s aimed more at conventional media, but if you plan to cover government in NC, I’d [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Dec 29, 2006 Posted in: Media Comments closed

Morning Post: Twenty-nine Questions for Old Media

Twenty-nine Questions for Old Media (as it ponders the internets in 2007) 1. Do you look at your readers or do you look at your [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Dec 29, 2006 Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post Comments closed

Edwards is in

This morning, John Edwards is making the rounds of the network talk shows to announce he’s running for President—no surprise if you’ve been watching the [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Dec 28, 2006 Posted in: Current Events, Dispatches, Media, Morning Post, Politics Comments closed

Morning Post

McClatchy has sold it’s largest paper–The Star Tribune–for half of what it bought it for in 1998. I was working for the company when they [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Dec 27, 2006 Posted in: Current Events, Media, Morning Post Comments closed

Morning Post: Reality lives edition

Earlier this month, Jay Rosen penned an excellent essay on what happen to the press during the Bush administration’s coup against reality: Journalists and talking [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Dec 26, 2006 Posted in: Media, Misc, Morning Post Comments closed