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July 25, 2008 

Paper Misspells Its Name On Front Page 

 

(From Regret the Error)

New Hampshire and Vermont’s Valley News could be a favorite for 2008’s Typo of the Year, thanks to it misspelling its own name on the front page on July 21. Here’s what the paper looked like:

And the editor’s note:

 

 

Posted by: Frank at 8:04 am | Category: Print  |  Link & Discuss (0)

Reporters Say Obama Campaign Is Acting The Prom Queen 

Reporters who cover Obama these days grouse that Obama's flacks shroud the campaign in secrecy and provide little to no access. "They're more disciplined than the Bush people," a reporter on the Obama trail gripes.

Complete article: http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=6e9f4a42-9540-4d99-aba2-25adc276c25d

 

Posted by: Frank at 7:54 am | Category: Journalism  |  Link & Discuss (0)

We Don't Care What He Said. 

Talk Radio Network, which syndicates Michael Savage’s program to more than 350 affiliates, said Thursday that it had decided to reject critics’ calls to fire or suspend him over comments he made last week suggesting that most diagnoses of autism represented a “fraud” and “a racket.”

Complete article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/arts/25arts-SAVAGEHASSYN_BRF.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

More: http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/92709/shock_jock_savage_spews_hate_at_autistic_kids%3B_are_his_enablers_ready_to_abandon_ship/

 

Posted by: Frank at 7:55 am | Category: Radio  |  Link & Discuss (0)

July 24, 2008 

Profit News Not Good For P-D Parent 

Third quarter profit figures are down 87 percent.

Complete article: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080724/earns_lee_enterprises.html?.v=2

 

Posted by: Frank at 10:38 am | Category: Print  |  Link & Discuss (0)

Why The Press Is Ignoring The Edwards "Love Child" Story 

Edwards may be a sex hypocrite. A tabloid called Edwards a cheater last October and the father of a love child in December, and last night the Enquirer posted a story about Edwards' visit to his alleged mistress and child at the Beverly Hilton on Monday night. Although the Craig story and the John Edwards story, currently unfolding thanks to the National Enquirer,aren't directly analogous, they have a bit in common.

Complete article: http://www.slate.com/id/2195869/

 

Posted by: Frank at 9:06 am | Category: Journalism  |  Link & Discuss (0)
 

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