September 15, 2003
They do do corrections

The New York Times editorial page has two corrections in Tuesday's paper. [A]n Op-Ed article on Friday about the playoff hopes of the Cubs and the White Sox incompletely described the life cycle of cicadas in Chicago. While some have appeared after 13 years underground, most emerge after 17 years. An Op-Ed article on Sunday […]

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September 14, 2003
Interns

The San Diego Union-Tribune has a board on the third floor newsroom where they put photos and brief bios of new employees and interns. One of the Union-Tribune's newest interns is a student at UC San Diego. This individual is majoring in "critical gender roles." No, I don't know what the heck that is, nor […]

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September 4, 2003
You know this ticks-off readers

From today's New York Times Corrections page: The crossword puzzle yesterday provided an erroneous clue for 60 Down, seeking the answer "ELAL." " `Raid on Entebbe' airline" was incorrect because the hijacked passengers who were rescued at Entebbe in 1976 had flown on Air France, not El Al. One thing you learn really quick in […]

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September 4, 2003
Taking a stand

Most of the time, most journalists do most things right. This is one such case.

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September 3, 2003
Setting the bar low

CNet's News.com site often does a pretty good job of tech reporting -- explaining sometimes complex issues in terms most computer users can understand. However, this statement in a Q&A with State Sen. Deborah Bowen had me chuckling: The head of a Senate subcommittee on new technologies, Bowen is no technophobe. She's among the many […]

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September 2, 2003
Best of the Web is back

Taranto's back from vacation -- finally!

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August 29, 2003
Paying your dues

The American Journalism Review has a good article on paying your dues in journalism. The article came out in March 2003, but for those aspiring journalists it accurately describes the way a journalism career usually works. It also makes clear that the Jayson Blairs of the world -- their first job is as a reporter […]

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August 28, 2003
Bad journalism

The New York Times again lets its editorials work their way onto the news pages. As reported on Fox News and Timeswatch.org, a Times article by Elisabeth Bumiller purports to find dissatisfaction with Bush's performance by conservative religious people. At the same time, some religious supporters of Mr. Bush say they feel betrayed by promises […]

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August 26, 2003
Ten Commandments silliness

It's issues like this that bring out the nuts on both sides of the political/religious spectrum. First off, Judge Roy Moore's installation of the monument and his subsequent press conferences have been nothing more than political grandstanding. His installation of the monument is not about the Ten Commandments as much as it is about his […]

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August 22, 2003
Bad, bad BBC

Josh Chafetz responds to critics of his Weekly Standard piece here. The Economist also finds BBC's reporting (specifically that of their "star" reporter Andrew Gilligan) to be wanting. The BBC management is also taken to task. Remember guys, it's the cover-up that gets you.

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