Has there ever been anything related to blogs and media that Heath Haussamen hasn’t been right about? He should set up a hotline for us bloggers (and reporters!) who are writing stories, so we can make sure our content meets his standards. Obviously, IOKIYAR – can you imagine the furor that would have erupted had [...]

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog entry over on Huffington Post about the need for new congressional rules that would let members of Congress use the same social tools that their constituents are using: Facebook, Youtube, blogs, etc. It was all part of the Sunlight Foundation‘s campaign, Let our Congress Tweet. While we [...]

(Updated in comments – Please see below) With the recent news that Levi Hill would be leaving the Silver City Sun News, and Mary Alice Murphy’s shift to a part-time, freelance schedule at the Silver City Daily Press, came a realization: in the past four years, there’s been a 100-percent turnover for full-time, daily reporters [...]

I’m catching up on some of my feed reading (sorry John, open government is trumping science these days) and started checking the backlog of posts at Waterblogged. That led me to this article on China’s Three Gorges Damn. The plain language is striking: The Three Gorges Dam, then, lies at the uncomfortable center of China’s [...]

So, I guess I can let the word out: I’m the new assistant managing editor for Congresspedia. “But wait,” you say. “Didn’t you just start a new job?” Well, I did, but I applied for the Congresspedia position at the same time, and I think it will work out better for everybody involved. The Studio [...]

What’s up with the scrolling ticker at the bottom of TBS when they go to commercial?

My favorite newspaper-reporter-turned-online-journalist Heath Haussamen was profiled in the Alibi this week. Here’s an excerpt: [Haussamen]: The benefits of the online format are immediacy, depth and multimedia opportunities. I can publish articles that don’t run in newspapers until the next day. I can have a written article accompanied by photos, video, comments, links to other [...]

On the news that the Albuquerque Tribune is on the chopping block up for sale, Jim Baca noted: “It is the trend for PM Newspapers across the country for years now. The last nail in the coffin was the Internet. All those people that used to wait for the afternoon delivery just switched over to [...]

Bob Johnson, the director of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, has passed away: Robert H. “Bob” Johnson, a champion for open government and a former Associated Press executive who, during a 42-year career, wrote AP’s first bulletin on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, has died. He was 84. After retiring from [...]

Via Dan Carlson1 comes this Harper’s Bazaar list. While the list has a slanted focus (the first section is fashion) it does have something for everybody (including some of my faves, like Go Fug Yourself, Pajiba, The Onion, Huffington Post, etc). I love the smell of world domination in the morning (Return to post)

Due to a miscommunication (yeah, no kidding) the Comcast technician thought nobody was here when he came by on Friday. So, I’m stuck waiting around again this morning/afternoon. In the meantime, I’ve been reading some interesting stuff. Until I get a better connection, I’m just going to touch on one item — Why Americans Hate [...]

Via Election Central comes this NY Times chart showing the amount of time presidential candidates have spent on screen (cable and network news). Bill Richardson comes in second place, behind Ariz. Sen. John McCain. In addition, he has one of the higher percentage jumps when compared to last year. The question has to be if [...]