Thursday, October 30, 2008
"Share Information - Independent News & Media"
The president of the World Association of Newspapers is the chief operating officer of this company.
Monday, October 27, 2008
"The Star-Ledger of Newark Plans 40% Cut" - NYTimes.com
Although Newark has its unique characteristics, especially in terms of the chronic problems of the city itself, I place a lot of stock in the NEWHOUSE family and their commitment to the newspaper business. When they are forced to make such cuts, it says a lot to me about how dire are the straits where newspapers generally find themselves today in so many places.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
People and Their Press - Mt Alban, Nice
This fellow seemed so engrossed in reading today's paper that he barely paid any attention to me or the spectacular view from Mt Alban in Nice, not far from one of the homes of Sir Elton John.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Pop up using Orange.fr connection in France
I have found this to be a lot more useful than I at first expected. It is nice to be able to see the weather so handily; it just seems to work better than many of the other pages with weather on them.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
People and Their Press
I am going to start posting some photos of how people interact with "their" press -- their newspaper or other printed publications. This fellow passed me on the quai in the Port of Nice, France, today, and I was struck by his finger-tip hold of the paper. I could not help but wonder if he had read anything yet, was savoring the thought of reading it soon, or hoping that not too much of the ink would come off on his fingers! It was only after I took the picture that I realized his walking, somewhat forlornly, off into the distance was so well matched with the speed limit there - 30. That is, indeed, the end of the story.Friday, October 17, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
"Mainstream News Outlets Start Linking to Other Sites" - NYTimes.com
This was so incredibly long overdue.
Friday, October 03, 2008
"Huge Offshore Wind Farm Wins Approval" - New York Times Blog
Would we do better in North Carolina to "drill, baby, drill" these structures offshore?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
"Governor signs bill banning 'texting' by motorists" - San Jose Mercury News
When can we expect any governor of North Carolina to sign a similar measure into law? It cannot come too soon.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
"Two out of three N.C. residents support offshore oil drilling" - Elon Poll
I find this result startling. It is an indictment of so many things that I hold dear. In the end, it shows that our education system (and others) have failed to produce citizens who are capable of taking on board important facts and then processing it toward the formation of an opinion. I only hope that it is limited to a failure of the education system.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
"DAY ONE: HONG KONG « The Ground Truth"
This seems to be a new blog for Global News Enterprises by its editor. My first impression of the blog was that someone had died.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Theatrics in television "news"
I get very discouraged so often when I watch television news. Today, it was NBC "covering" an important story about an American woman in Italy who may face a trial and charges of murdering her roommate at school there. How does NBC cover it? With ruffles and flourishes, they bring up a reporter in London, who seems to have tape from someone of the accused being led into court. Do I have any more confidence in a report about this that comes from London because it is only one hour difference in local time than New York which is 6 hours behind? No. If television reporters cannot be in the place where news is unfolding, they are better off working from a central office and using the communications and other resources there to do the best they can. To make believe that a reporter in Rome is on top of the story because she is there is ludicrous.
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