This probably isn't necessary for anyone who regularly reads blogs, so if you're a regular here at Hoystory, you can read the rest of this post with a self-satisfied smirk. I've been writing for quite some time that newspapers don't "get" the new media. Too often when newspapers try to enter the new media arena […]
But it's a little light on substance. I've just got finished reading the transcript [PDF format] of former Deputy Attorney General James Comey's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. I wanted to read the testimony myself because I was suspicious of a New York Times editorial's take on the issue. Needless to say that my […]
MSNBC talking heads yesterday on Rev. Jerry Falwell's death: This is the Whitehouse.org that they were relying on as a reputable news source on Falwell and his relationship with the Bush administration. Today's lead story: "President Offers Gushingly Warm Welcome to Anachronistic Personification of Pompous Limey Entitlement" Look Ma! No brains! And what does it […]
If a business got caught on a hidden camera advocating lying in order to circumvent a law, you'd think that they would go into full grovel mode and the tape would make the rounds of all sorts of media outlets. At least, that would be the case if it the business was anything other than […]
Looney Tune Santa Barbara News-Press newspaper owner Wendy McCaw has issued a "clarification" on the story which ran last month not-so-subtly linking former editor Jerry Roberts to child porn. Of course, the News-Press' utter stupidity when it comes to the Internet only allows you to see "On April 22, 2007," when you visit their Web […]
St. Petersburg Times columnist Eric Deggans is confused at why a reporter might take a job with an advocacy group. He knows it may not look good: An investigative reporter with more than 10 years covering a controversial case leaves journalism to work for one of the guys at the center of the story. Still, […]
CBS News' Mike Wallace interviewed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for this Sunday's "60 Minutes" episode. The interview apparently included this question: Romney's wife, Ann, who converted to the Mormon Church before they were married, is also interviewed. When asked whether they broke the strict church rule against premarital sex, Romney says, "No, I'm sorry, […]
Reading three separate articles on the government response to the tragic tornado that hit Greensburg, Kan., last week it's hard to tell exactly where the truth is. First, The New York Times promotes the standard Democrat take on the story: that the Kansas National Guard, overtaxed by deployments to Iraq, can't handle natural disasters at […]
Whenever I talk about the future of the newspaper business -- and I'm talking about 20-30 years down the line, not next week -- I get that weird "Childhood's End" vibe. For those of you who haven't read the novel, it's basically about a next step in human evolution. It's not really scary, bad or […]
Welcome Instapundit readers! If you're here to see who the heck this guy is who Glenn Reynolds nominated for Public Editor of the New York Times, take a look around and browse the Media category of posts. A couple of Times-related posts that might be of interest: Here I note newspapers that I wouldn't work […]