Month: May 2005
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More staged media with the Governor Schwarzenegger
I know I’m late, but the long weekend swallowed up most of my political anger/impatience/responsiblity. So, last Friday’s San Francisco Chronicle has this story of a completely, 100% staged media event featuring the Governor of California, who happens to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. A work crew dug a pothole out of a San Jose street, and…
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Writing old and new
Another new link on the sidebar: Other Writing, as in non-blogging. For now, there’s a few assignments from the semester of grad school I just finished, including my first unpublished journalism and a few book critiques. I also included one of my favorite things from my undergraduate years – an essay about the night I…
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Masthead Story
I’ve added a link under the About heading on the sidebar which will tell the story of the picture at the top of this page. I’ll update the story as I change the image. Enjoy.
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A word on the new look
For the record: the WordPress theme at work here is Benevolence, by Theron Parlin. I’ve changed the header graphic to a photo of my own, and soon I’ll add a link under the “About” heading that will tell the story of the header photo. I’ll try to keep the story updated as I cycle through…
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Welcome to my new site
About that “How To Move Your Blog From Blogsome To Your Own Server” instruction book… well there isn’t one, really, but let me see if I can reconstruct a few crucial bits of the process
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Moving Day Tomorrow
Moving this blog off Blogsome shortly – I’ll be sure to post the new URL as soon as it’s ready for prime time.
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Open Letter to J-School Class of 2005
Bitter much? Have something against Journalism Profs? It’s craft school, of course, and they are teaching the craft of journalism, the last time I checked, not How To Save The World 101.
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Free Kodak
What’s the next “democratic tool” that will put the means of communication in the hands of those who previously faced more barriers to self-expression?
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Why is it that only marketers know how to get a message across?
Every time I find someone who really gets story structure, or how to sell a story to the public, it’s a Marketing type.
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The beginning of the end for fossil fuel
Two Words: Porsche Hybrid. Yeah, it’s not a flashy sports car, yet, but it is another high-class (read: overpriced) SUV: the Cayenne. Reuters is reporting Porsche is looking to have it ready around 2008 or 2009. Better late than never.