Quotation Marked:Words to remember

God chose me to write this book," writes satirist Al Franken in "Lies and the Lying Liars." "This isn't hubris. I just happened to be the right vessel at the right time."

From across the Web Fashion Covers the Media Beat

Women who work in media are "stylish and fashionable -- a very trend-setting group.
It’s also known that media jobs don’t pay the most, so these fashions are stylish yet affordable..
· Media chic [FoxNews.com]
· Why I got into journalism: Because of all the women [Boston ]


Kevin Roderick is not your typical blogger. He is neither an ideologue nor an egomaniac. He's not noticeably partisan or terribly passionate. He doesn't have an agenda on his mind or a chip on his shoulder.
· A dispassionate blogger keeps his eye on L.A. [LATimes ]

It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Woody Allen line

Potty Press: Regaining the respect

Sacramento Bee, writes about a Bee sportswriter who was fired for reporting on a San Francisco Giants game he never attended and using quotes made to other reporters.
Another Bee reporter, unnamed, is being investigated by the paper for "lifting information verbatim from a press release.
· Shocked and dismayed? Czech out the Practices of the NSW (Ministerial) Parliamentary Press Gallery(smile) [Tim Porter]
· Of course I take bribes. I'm a journalist [LATimes ]
· Muse [ viaTimPorter]