Posts tagged ‘media’

‘… but the seats are special’

By Tom Chambers • 3:11 p.m. June 10, 2010 • 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks
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Jon Stewart examines the important questions journalists should be asking themselves after the departure of Helen Thomas from the White House briefing room — and …

A tale of two GDPs

By Tom Chambers • 6:50 p.m. July 31, 2009 • 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks
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A TALE OF TWO GDPs • Summer 2008, GDP jumps 1.9 percent: “Disappointing.” Summer 2009, GDP shrinks 1 percent: “Glimmer of hope.” …

Best correction ever?

By Tom Chambers • 2:14 p.m. July 20, 2009 • 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks
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BEST CORRECTION EVER? • In 1969, New York Times ran correction of 1920 editorial that suggested rocket travel wouldn’t work in a vacuum. …

Show David Keene the door

By Tom Chambers • 2:45 p.m. July 18, 2009 • 0 Comments 1 Trackback
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The American Conservative Union and The Hill newspaper should fire David Keene — quickly.

The ACU’s executive veep, Dennis Whitfield, should go, too.

According to …

How to save newspapers: Buy one anyway

By Tom Chambers • 11:07 a.m. July 9, 2009 • 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks
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For people like you to purchase newspapers daily, even though no one wants to read them anymore.

From SlateV:

Just because I don’t get …

Michael Jackson matters … get over it

By Tom Chambers • 8:36 p.m. July 2, 2009 • 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks
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It’s understandable that people who only tune into news channels and Web sites for the latest news on politics would complain that the coverage of …

The politics of driving

By Tom Chambers • 7:57 a.m. June 30, 2009 • 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks
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THE POLITICS OF DRIVING • ‘In the ’80s, it was the politics of dancing. In the ’90s, the politics of caring. Today, in bailout nation, …

First city to lose its daily newspaper

By Tom Chambers • 8:40 p.m. June 23, 2009 • 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks
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FIRST CITY TO LOSE ITS DAILY NEWSPAPER • Ann Arbor, Mich. The town’s only daily, The Ann Arbor News, will close in July. Sad. …

Outrage for the sake of outrage

By Tom Chambers • 1:45 p.m. June 23, 2009 • 2 Comments 0 Trackbacks
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I have a confession to make. I watched David Letterman last night. Actually, on most nights at about 11:35 p.m., you’ll find my TV tuned …

New media douchebags

By Tom Chambers • 10:37 a.m. June 13, 2009 • 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks
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This video references former programmers, but it could certainly apply to folks who used to work at news organizations.

Via @moelane on Twitter. …