November 2011
7 posts
Asshat of the Week: Jack Womack →
journo-geekery:
“We also spent a great deal of time analyzing how we utilize and deploy photojournalists across all of our locations in the U.S. […] We looked at the impact of user-generated content and social media, CNN iReporters and of course our affiliate contributions in breaking news. Consumer and pro-sumer technologies are simpler and more accessible. Small cameras are now high broadcast...
I made a thing! →
punkassjim:
Please share it around, for those who may like such things. I’ve only got two listed on Etsy right now, but I’ve got a the fixins to make about a dozen more. All hand-made by me
Embossed leather “Electric Library” cover for iPad 2
1 tag
Watching Methodists gamble on pull tabs
There’s a lust in their eyes us dope-heads and heathens are incapable of making. Like a Yankees fan, wins are ugly and losses quietly dismissed.
“Bill won $50 bucks once.”
“Gail won $5 and $20 last Sunday.”
They wear their disappointment like a retired sales manager wearing a too-hip leather jacket. It’s all around them, tight in the wrong places,...
“The federal government requires applicants for certain civil service jobs to...”
– Should Candidates Have to Pass a Civics Test?
That is a very good question, Room for Debate of the NYTimes.com. If the humblest immigrant can nail a test Newt Gingrich could never pass, should the latter even be allowed to run?
I say no.
— From SF.
(via whileyouweresleeping)
I’ve...
Woah. Romenesko Leaves Poynter After Conflict Over... →
utnereader:
Jim Romenesko, the blogger who developed a large and loyal following by chronicling and summarizing news in the media world, quit his post on Thursday evening after a bizarre spat with the institute that hosts his writing. (via Media Decoder)
… huh.