Sunday, May 1, 2011
Waiting for the NBC chimes of doom special report
Obama delivering strange Sunday night special address to the nation in minutes.. Speculation booms online., Quaddafi dead? Asteroids? Zombies? Developing..
From one Pope to another: Sainthood coming.. Benedict Beatifies John Paul II as 1.5 million watch in Saint Peter’s Square..
Can I hear “Morale booster for a Church marred by sex scandals!?”
{P}raise the roof!
LET THE WILD RIDE BEGIN: DONALD TRUMP ALMOST ANNOUNCES, BUT WILL WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE APPRENTICE..
Did last night’s mockery put him over the edge? Can he win a nomination? … will he allow wind to move his hair?
All of these questions to be answered in time.
LET THE WILD RIDE BEGIN: DONALD TRUMP ALMOST ANNOUNCES, BUT WILL WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE APPRENTICE..
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Obama vs the press? Yes, indeed..
The rundown of the clash: The White House said that a San Fransisco CHRONICLE reporter broke the rules when he filmed a protest at a private dinner—you know, the one where the person paid thousands of bucks just to sing out a protest song
The White House said the reporter broke the rules of typical pool reporting by using film and not text..
But the San Fran CHRONICLE is upping the fight a bit more today: They said that the White House is very wrong....
This is a fascinating story to me.. I’ll be interested in seeing where it goes. It also shows that no matter the party or president, there is inevitably a war between those who want to report information and those who’d rather keep it secret.
Obama vs the press? Yes, indeed..
Pennsylvania prosecutor approves charges for 10-year-old babysitter after infant dies
Fogal said a charge of third-degree murder is appropriate for the girl, who was two weeks shy of her 10th birthday when her “violent acts” caused abusive head trauma to the baby and ultimately his death.
It was determined during a hearing Friday that girl will be tried in juvenile court rather than in adult criminal court. Fogal said she will be tried as a delinquent, however, meaning if convicted she could face time in a juvenile detention center.
Pennsylvania prosecutor approves charges for 10-year-old babysitter after infant dies
GRIM NEW NUMBERS: 342 PEOPLE DEAD IN SIX STATES AFTER MASSIVE TORNADO OUTBREAK
A very bad weekend for many..
The website parapolitical with a great example in the form of an image of our modern day news media:
… we expect the press to provide transparency and accountability to the people to whom governments are ultimately accountable so people are well-informed …
- Barack Obama extols the enlightened role the press play in American civic discourse (2006)
Freedom of Press: the founding myth of financial democratic politics?
How true this all is.. One day in the life of media coverage of events.. and this occurs.
The big websites all following to the minute the updates from the Royal wedding—I got a few news alerts yesterday that the news alert writers should be ashamed of. Even more, I got an breaking news alert on my phone that the Royal palace last night ordered dozens of pizzas, delivered to the privileged few by London police.
I respect Brian Williams and NBC NIGHTLY NEWS a bit more, though.. at least he turned the jet around and they became the only news network to do on the ground and all-around good reporting on the calamity in the South..
But this CNN snippet—of a real screenshot of a day in the news—is very telling of how far our celebrity culture has been intertwined with news of the day..
Once again, tip of the coal rake to parapoliticalfor some good image for thought.