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Carolina Mercury- Site work this weekend May 18, 2013This weekend, May 18-20, well be updating our main site to improve speed and reliability. Expect some delays. Feel free to visit us at our Facebook Page or on Twitter. Thanks, The Management […]
- HB 730 passes final House vote May 16, 2013HB 730, a bill limiting insurance coverage for abortion services in North Carolina, passed the House Thursday morning. “This is an unprecedented attack on a woman’s fundamental right to make deeply personal decisions about her health,” said Rep. Adams, debating the bill. Adams argued that […]
- Duke shuts down Shearon Harris May 16, 2013WTVD reporting that Duke Energy has shut down its Shearon Harris nuclear plant in New Hill near the Wake-Chatham border. Duke Energy Progress has shut down the Shearon Harris nuclear plant near Jordan Lake in southern Wake County after an inspection revealed early signs of […]
- Site work this weekend May 18, 2013
Category Archives: Media
Why bother?
I used to say that under M. Sill the target reader for the N&O became the lonely commuter. Now, I’m not sure what to make of it, especially on Monday when it looks like half of the paper (maybe more … Continue reading
Vanishing
In just a few short years my local metro daily has become tiny — the width is down, the sections collapsed or consolidated, ads have drifted to the front page or section page and it’s all blurbing and ‘read more … Continue reading
Not necessarily the news
Dear Mr. Editor, I am not interested in the least whether or not Miss California keeps her and I certainly don’t need a teaser for it on the front page of a morning newspaper in a state thousands of miles … Continue reading
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Tent of Freedom
Yes, what the hell does the biggest tent of all is the tent of freedom mean? Good golly.
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Our nation’s discourse
Ruled by idiots. Perhaps this will help in the future. (Saw this live at IU and really dug it).
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Newspaper people
Read this blog post about the N&O layoffs. A lot of the people headed out the door today in Raleigh were the people many of us turned to to try to better understand our government, our state, its people and … Continue reading
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Gillmor’s concern
One of the things I’ve always liked about listening to Dan Gillmor is his straightforward delivery. He seems more interested in technology and innovations as tools for better journalism — it’s not about wow, it’s more what can we — … Continue reading
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Navel gazin’
The media — you know the monolith — seems to be really content to talk about itself and frame every major story around how that story is covered by the media. One reason: It’s much easier to talk about how … Continue reading
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