Category Archives: State of the media

Phew! You no longer have to be clever to be popular on Facebook

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

Are you one of those people who agonizes over every Facebook status update? Do you deliberate over just the right word, try to straddle the line between snarky and mean, post something just to elicit responses, or are you simply … Continue reading →

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John Edwards and his impeckerable timing

Posted on January 21, 2010 by

I gotta hand it to John Edwards. When he finally announced today what everyone already knew, that he was the father of his mistress Rielle Hunter’s baby, the news came amidst some of the biggest stories of the day. Democrats … Continue reading →

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Should the National Enquirer get a Pulitzer?

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

Should journalists pay sources for their information? If so, and the news ends up turning into a blockbuster, consequential story, should the publication be rewarded with an honor as lofty as the Pulitzer? An interesting debate is brewing in journalism … Continue reading →

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Breaking news: Vince Vaughn, Tiger, Twilight hunks, kitten hijack brain

Posted on December 21, 2009 by

People of the world, I apologize. You can blame me for the decline of civilization. The other day I skipped right over front-page newspaper stories on the climate summit in Copenhagen, unemployment and the latest news out of Iraq and … Continue reading →

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