Monday, July 18, 2005



We ran lateral agility drills like linebackers, over and around a line of duffel bags. Mattison ran us through the lineman’s four-corner drill, sighing, “stay low. Lower!” Chuck Heater taught us the right way for corners to backpedal, come back, and turn to run. Chin over toes, if you’re interested, otherwise you’ll have a great seat to watch the receiver run by for a touchdown We Are The Boys blog

The Blog, The Press, The Media: Allow me a little sympathy for McClellan
Former Clinton press secretary Mike McCurry knows what Scott McClellan is going through.

Been there, done that I would say. Press secretaries suck it up and suck it in because sometimes the brief you are given to argue is pretty slim goings. I am familiar with the answer "we may not comment on that matter because it is the subject of an ongoing investigation. It happens to be the right answer when people face legal jeopardy and might go to jail


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• · Former Los Angeles Times staffer Kevin Roderick says he started L.A.Observed.com for selfish reasons: I wanted to stay more connected to my colleagues and the city and keep up with what people were doing Kevin Roderick: The Man Who Watches Over L.A. ; A level of reporter vigor, skepticism and impatience that has been sorely absent for several years News council director praises "fresh lust" of DC press corps
• · · St. Paul Pioneer Press reporter Charles Laszewski blasts colleague Mark Yost for criticizing war reporters in Iraq. With your column, you have spat on the copy of the brave men and women who are doing their best in terrible conditions. More than 20 reporters have died in Iraq from around the world. You have insulted them and demeaned them, and to a much lesser degree, demeaned the reporters everywhere who have been threatened with bodily harm ... I'm embarrassed to call you my colleague ; How does a reporter use "double secret background" info?
• · · · Philly PR man Richard Wells writes: For the first time in visiting your site, I actually burst out laughing when I read of Doug Clifton's complaint about the NY Times coverage of his decision not to run a story based on leaked documents Plain Dealer editor's beef with NYT has PR man laughing ; Barista did his best to provoke trouble Radiant with anonymity ; Boynton
• · · · · Cyber journalist ; Internet makes for a friendlier market; Corporate blogs and knowledge management seem to be made for one another Sharing Knowledge with a Corporate Blog
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