Mere hours after I post about my sacking at the Union-Tribune and subsequent happiness in the Web/publishing business comes word that the person who sacked me is retiring. I’ll have to double-check, but I’m pretty sure that non-disparagement clause prohibits me from criticizing the U-T or its officers – but not its former officers. So, […]
On a Saturday in early June 1994 I graduated from Cal Poly SLO with a degree in journalism and a passion for newspapers. Two days later I started work as a reporter at the 8,000 circulation, 6-day paper The Lompoc Record. For the next 15 years, I did almost everything you can do in a […]
It’s a little on the vulgar side, but “Saturday Night Live” went after President Obama again over the weekend. If you’ll recall, a month ago SNL attacked the president for failing to really accomplish anything – something that was so outrageous that CNN spent 10 minutes fact-checking the video. While it’s unlikely that there’s anyone […]
A few days ago more than 60 megabytes worth of e-mails and other documents hacked from a computer server at the University of East Anglia in Great Britain were posted on a Russian server. The University of East Anglia is one of the top “global warming” research universities and the e-mails – which appear to […]
You know this sort of thing is going to happen, but let me assure you that I do feel an overwhelming amount of schadenfraude over the event.
The Atlantic magazine’s Andrew Sullivan embarrassed himself and his publication during last year’s presidential campaign when he continually aired irresponsible and false claims that GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin wasn’t the mother of Trig. Sullivan suggested that Palin was covering for her oldest daughter Bristol. Once it was revealed that Bristol too was pregnant […]
The AP reported Saturday that newly released documents show that “Cheney told FBI he didn’t know who leaked Plame’s identity.” This really isn’t news, but it’s still on CNN’s front page three days later. The article is interesting because it weaves a story of suspicion and innuendo without telling you one important fact: Who did […]
CNN Money has a list of 15 stressful jobs that pay poorly. Unsurprisingly, my old job was one of them: News reporter. According to the article, the median pay is $32,900 (I worked for far less) and 62 percent say their job is stressful. The other 38 percent are old, lazy and higher-paid. Is it […]
After spending 15 years in the newspaper business, I can assure you that I’m familiar with obscene profits. Back in the days before Craigslist came along to decimate their lucrative classified ad sales, newspapers commonly turned 30-40 percent profit margins – and my meager paychecks were proof of that. So, when Democrats demonize the health […]
Time magazine grades President Obama’s first 9 months and give him an … A-?! I’m trying to imagine what a C would look like. For the record: Yes, Time is still in the tank.