It looked like it was in “notes” mode, but when it got in the paper it made for a cute little gaffe.
Linkback to BuzzMachine
Blogger and media executive Jeff Jarvis linked to Prints the chaff yesterday, noting that I had been making a nuisance of myself in the comments areas of certain media blogs. This sparked an interesting debate over the use and non-use…
On fan interference
I cannot let the Cubs’ spectacular meltdown yesterday go unnoted. It’s always fun to witness great moments in the history of sports. A new Chicago-based culture blog that Luke recommends (also linked to in the blogroll below) asked for comments…
More newsroom horror stories
I asked folks to submit their newsroom horror stories. Craig Lancaster sent this gem along. Hi, Tom: My story is rooted in the folly of youthful angst. I was 22 and working at the Texarkana Gazette, and I was having…
The blogroll
Newsdesigner ridicules another St. Pete Times ad (more fun than six hours in the Times’ parking lot in mid-July!). Clay tells us which dictionaries to add to our collections. Luke confessess his restaurant blog is closing up shop (Child, you…
Why is it that whenever …
… an organziation has “accuracy” in its title, you can be absolutely assured that its notion of accuracy is any reporting friendly to its side of the issue?