All the stuff I could (easily) find on the self-outing of an American journalistic legend.
For starters, guess how big a story this is to the Washington Post? Th-i-i-s-s-s big:
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Tuesday, May 31
Jeffrey Dahmer as right-wing pundit
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 31 May 2005 08:17 PM EDT
Tom Tomorrow speculates on how the gay, flesh-eating, early 1990s serial killer from Milwaukee would have done on cable (from Salon; free with a day pass. I say would have because he got stabbed to death in prison).
Former FBI official confirmed as Deep Throat
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 31 May 2005 07:05 PM EDT
The Washington Post has now confirmed that Mark Felt, a former FBI official, is the notorious Deep Throat. Addendum: Here's a link to the Vanity Fair story. more »
A prisoner in my own home
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 31 May 2005 05:13 PM EDT
It's ba-aack. The black squirrel that invaded my dwelling last fall -- or else its evil twin. more »
Former FBI official claims to be Deep Throat
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 31 May 2005 04:26 PM EDT
The highest-profile anonymous source of them all has apparently stepped out of the shadows. more »
Stevie Cameron has a camel fetish
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 31 May 2005 04:24 PM EDT
Well, not in a bad way. Currently in Israel, she likes to take pictures of the beasts. For some reason, I like this one:
But there's more! The sign also had me wondering. I've seen similar kangaroo warning signs from Down Under and big, menacing moose warning signs on the Trans-Canada highway along the north shore of Lake Superior. If an Israeli, an Aussie, and someone from Wawa or Rossport got together, who would have the most harrowing animal-vehicle interaction stories to tell?
Pity the poor business magazine
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 31 May 2005 01:17 AM EDT
This NYT piece claims the business magazine business ain't what it used to be. more »
'Bless me blog, for I've sinned'
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 31 May 2005 01:12 AM EDT
This NYT piece looks at confessional blogs, including the hilarious PostSecret. more »
Chicken beats 'crossing the road' rap
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 31 May 2005 01:02 AM EDT
No one knows why the chicken crossed the road, but the jaywalking charge against it was thrown out in court. more »Monday, May 30
War president
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 30 May 2005 06:53 PM EDT
This was created last year by Joe at American Leftist. The mosaic of Dubya is created using the photos of those U.S. troops who have died in Iraq. Today is Memorial Day in the United States. More than 1,650 U.S. troops have died in Iraq. The Iraqi civilian toll is estimated to be more than 100,000.
'Too few, too many'
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 30 May 2005 06:42 PM EDT
The NYT's Paul Krugman on how the war in Iraq might well be causing long-term damage to the U.S.'s all-volunteer military. more »
The man behind Buzzmachine
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 30 May 2005 06:18 PM EDT
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz profiles Jeff Jarvis, who runs the Buzzmachine blog and will be working with the NYT Co. as a consultant* for About.com. more »
NYT's Golden on his Afghanistan prisoner abuse story
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 30 May 2005 06:06 PM EDT
The NYT's Tim Golden wrote a story on a stomach-turning case of abuse at the Bagram detention facility in Afghanistan. He talked to CJR Daily's Mariah Blake about the series, how he sourced it and the timing of its publication, coming on the heels of the Newsweek/Koran mess. more »
Squabble at the NYT
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 30 May 2005 02:57 PM EDT
Departing NYT public editor Daniel Okrent took a brief parting shot at columnist Paul Krugman on Sunday. Krugman is not happy. more »
Paul Jay's vision for Independent World Television
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 30 May 2005 02:37 PM EDT
In Monday's Toronto Star, Antonia Zerbisias profiles
The Globe's Crude Awakening series
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 30 May 2005 04:21 AM EDT
The good, the bad and the incomplete about Crude Awakening. more »Sunday, May 29
I thought this was pretty damned funny!
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 29 May 2005 03:02 AM EDT
You can get a .pdf version at The Nation.
'The Fate of the Nation'
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 29 May 2005 02:58 AM EDT
Author Thomas Powers reviews the memoirs of Victor Navarsky, long-time editor and publisher of The Nation, one of the U.S.'s oldest opinion journals -- and a left-leaning one at that! more »
With mission accomplished, the John M. Olin Foundation shuts down
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 29 May 2005 02:45 AM EDT
One of the most influential conservative foundations in the U.S. is quitting. This NYT article examines the legacy of the John M. Olin Foundation. more »
Iranian gov't denounces foreign propaganda; however, not so keen on the domestic kind either
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 29 May 2005 02:36 AM EDT
Three days into the Iranian presidential "election" campaign, the Iranian government is yelping about foreign media interference. more »
Maybe after six pints, it'll seem like a good idea
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 29 May 2005 02:27 AM EDT
The Roman Catholic diocese of Westminister is considering putting priest recruiting ads on beermats (coasters, to those of us in the colonies?) and London subway posters. more »Saturday, May 28
The Star's Girard on the Pickton publication ban request
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 28 May 2005 12:13 PM EDT
Daniel Girard, the centre's man on the Left Coast, reviews the eyebrow-raising publication ban request by the lawyer for accused serial killer Robert Pickton. more »
'Access denied'
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 28 May 2005 12:09 PM EDT
A Hamilton Spectator and Toronto Star reporter have a jointly produced a piece on the untransparent nature of various levels of government in this country. more »
Gag order slapped on South African newspaper
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 28 May 2005 01:43 AM EDT
The Mail and Guardian newspaper in South Africa has been barred from publishing a story about an oil company -- one that may be financially supporting the ruling African National Congress party. more »
Don't mess with the weather map
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 28 May 2005 01:36 AM EDT
The BBC has offended regional sensibilities by presenting a new weather map that gave short shrift to northern England and Scotland. So it's back to the cartography board. But I like the way the story was worded to make the entire episode seem like a triumph of the BBC's viewer feedback system. :) more »
State officials argue for federal 'shield' law for reporters
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 28 May 2005 12:53 AM EDT
The attorneys general of 34 U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed briefs Friday with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of two embattled reporters. more »
'Untruthfulness and consequences'
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 28 May 2005 12:32 AM EDT
Former U.S. marine lieutenant Andrew Borene argues in this Alternet commentary it's time to show the human cost of the Iraq war to the American people. more »Friday, May 27
'You're #@&$% Fired!'
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 27 May 2005 08:38 AM EDT
A New York TV reporter who yelled a common expletive at two knobs who were intruding on his live stand-up is now an ex-TV reporter. more »
Holding the media accountable for pre-Iraq invasion mistakes
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 27 May 2005 12:51 AM EDT
As Newsweek gets rotisseried over the coals for its Koran desecration report, Democracy Now! talked to two lefty commentators on Thursday on what to do about the pre-war inaccuracies in reporting. more »
Arab media reaction to the Saddam photos
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 27 May 2005 12:42 AM EDT
This is a catch-up post. In this May 21 post, the BBC summed up reaction from various key Arab media outlets. more »
Revisiting the Amazon rain forest 30 years later
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 27 May 2005 12:31 AM EDT
BBC journalist Sue Branford talks about revisting the Amazon, which the Brazilian government has said has shrunk by 20 per cent due to relentless deforestation. more »
Does the aid industry hurt Cambodia?
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 27 May 2005 12:22 AM EDT
This BBC story takes a look at what international aid is doing for (or to) Cambodia, one of the world's poorest, most hard-luck countries. more »Thursday, May 26
Friedman: Close Gitmo
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 26 May 2005 11:57 PM EDT
NYT columnist Thomas L. Friedman thinks it would save more American lives if the "enemy combatant" detainment facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba were simply shut down. more »
Koran mishandling yes, but toilet-flushing it? What kind of infidels do you take us for?
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 26 May 2005 11:49 PM EDT
The U.S. military is saying it has found five instances of Koran mishandling, but none involving launching the holy book of Islam into the Gitmo septic system. more »
Media lawyers blow headgaskets over proposed Pickton ban
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 26 May 2005 11:43 PM EDT
Peter Ritchie, defence lawyer for accused serial killer Robert Pickton, is seeking a publication ban that is absolutely breathtaking in its restrictiveness. The Crown is on Ritchie's side, but media lawyers are promising a fight. more »
Now this is a visually dazzling blog!
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 26 May 2005 10:44 PM EDT
Check out Blamblog, by Toronto cartoonist and graphic designer Brent Lamb. It's worth at least one click-through in your life (seen first at WarrenKinsella.com). Lamb was one of two principals behind Betterlivingcentre.ca. The other, Marc Weisblott, can be found at weisblogg no. 5.
An issue or not? You tell me
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 26 May 2005 08:03 PM EDT
I just determined my fridge is exactly seven beer bottles deep -- a week's worth of supply per row, assuming very moderate consumption. But beer is sold primarily in multiples of six -- six, 12 or 24, leading to symmetry and space utilization issues. I say either the fridge-makers should make a six-beers-deep fridge, or the beer-makers should make a seven, 14 or 28-pack. Wednesday, May 25
'Death by a thousand blogs'
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 25 May 2005 03:41 PM EDT
NYT columnist Nicholas Kristoff on how China's authoritarian regime is undercutting itself by allowing broadband Internet access. He also talks about the efforts of one determined citizen journalist. more »
2004 a poor year for human rights: Amnesty International
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 25 May 2005 03:02 PM EDT
Amnesty International found much to complain about in terms of the world's human rights situation in 2004. It saved some special criticism for the United States. more »
Enough with the public urination
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 25 May 2005 02:32 PM EDT
A long-winded story about why my lunch today was much less appetizing than it could have been. more »
Who CBS is asking for advice about a new anchor/news show
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 25 May 2005 09:36 AM EDT
People from the entertaiment side of Viacom are getting input into high-level talks involving the coming restructuring of the CBS Evening News, the NYT reports. more »
New Latin American news network to be launched
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 25 May 2005 09:11 AM EDT
The government of Venezuela is behind the launch of Telesur, intended as a counterweight to CNN. more »
ABC reporter turfed for refusing Iraq assignment
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 25 May 2005 09:09 AM EDT
The Toronto Star's Antonia Zerbisias writes about the case of Canadian Richard Gizbert, who was let go by ABC News after refusing a "voluntary" assignment to Iraq. more » |
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