Bloggers and the Pulitzers

Dan Gillmor on the Pulitzer Prizes: It’s nearly inconceivable that a blogger or even a group of bloggers, lacking the resources of a major news organization (including First Amendment lawyers), would have produced any of these projects. It’s inconceiveable only…

Our casualties matter; yours don’t

Why the Fallujah atrocities of last week are considered no big deal in the Mideast. “Who cares?” said Fida Alsha’er, a columnist for a Jordanian women’s magazine. “It’s another example of how American life is considered something very expensive, very…

Introducing the HST Watch

A blogger named Greg suggested I start a Hunter Thompson watch, with links to stories detailing his misadventures. So, I did. If you look down on the “categories” list on the left you’ll see a link to the category page…