Friday, October 21, 2005



In God's Time: the Bible and the Future: a story of biblical prophecy. If you have a sign out for the sermon, 'Our obligation to the poor,' you won't get anybody. If you have a sign out for, 'The Internet and the Antichrist,' you'll bring them in ... That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable ;-) Ach, The journey of a thousand miles sometimes ends very, very badly

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The Blog, The Press, The Media: Burning Questions
There are not many really useful lessons, I think, in the kind of cannibalistic frenzy that’s erupted in much of the fourth estate over Judith Miller

It ignores fundamental problems of the industry like shrinking budgets, small staffs, fractured markets, shorter public attention spans, a preternatural fear of lawsuits and persistent intimidation by right-wing ideologues. Miller isn't telling anything approaching the whole truth


If they could jail her for her reporting, they would [From the rise of transparency to the decline of newsprint, every PR pro needs to remain on top of the ever-changing media landscape 10 Media Trends To Watch ; The ins and outs of covering brushes, brooms and mops My Swerving, Sanitary Journey in Journalism ]
• · It's a short trip from riding the waves of change to being torn apart by the jaws of defeat: How did it all go so wrong for me? How come some 21-year-old Pommy can make nearly US$360K in six weeks with a home-based internet business and I'm scratching to pay my milk bill? The ten-year-old tycoon; Former Stripes ombudsman dies RIP Philip Robbins
• · · Attitudes are contagious. Mine might kill you: I imagine a good number of you see such discussions as irrelevant. Most Americans, after all, don't even trust us as a profession anymore. But there's good reason for you to care about who is, and who isn't, reporting the news in your community -- and why Reporting the news for the love of the job; Did blogging doom prof's shot at tenure?
• · · · The secret to success is knowing who to blame for your failures Bloggers have a lot to say about Cohen's "Let This Leak Go" column ; They say it's OK to charm, to cajole, to manipulate if need be. But the most important thing is caring enough to get the story right and tell it well! Capote's cold lessons in getting the story
• · · · · Never be afraid to share your dreams with the world, because there's nothing the world loves more than the taste of really sweet dreams. Future 10: Jurkowitz's list of promising young journalists ; Judy Miller: What a Horribly Ordinary Affair
• · · · · · When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can turn into deadly projectiles Are blogs empowering new voices? If so, who? Will they actually change power relationships in society? ; BLOG! How the Newest Media Revolution Is Changing Politics, Business, And Culture