Blogging
Obama’s Bittergate, Mayhill Fowler, and Citizen Journalism
Do citizens have a right to attend, observe, and write about political events and appearances? Of course they do. Does that change when a citizen is contributing to a “pro-am” political website like OffTheBus and an open supporter of a candidate? Pundits, journalists, bloggers, and just plain old citizens have been arguing about that since […]
Ken Layne Scores Wonkette
Dullard Mush alterted me to the big news that Gawker Media dropped three of its site, including Wonkette. The beneficiary of this is my old, well, really recent friend who I’ve never actually met–desert rat, Ken Layne. The L.A. Times has an interview with Ken Layne which gives you a little peek inside his rather […]
BlogHer and Global Giving Campaign to Save Women and Children Around the World
BlogHer is launching a special campaign with Global Giving to raise money for lifesaving programs for women around the world. The goal is to find out how many women’s lives we can save by blogging to raise small donations — $10, $15, $25, $50 –for critical clinics and educational programs for women, children and […]
Blogging Can Either Make You Rich or Kill You
A few bloggers get rich landing book deals while a few bloggers die from heart attacks. in statistics that probably mirror society at large. Most bloggers toil away in obscurity like everyone else in the world.
Probama Wordpress Theme for Obama Supporters
Check out the Probama Wordpress theme by Category 4–optimized and ready to go. I hope the campaigns are paying attention. They should be developing official blogging themes that tap into their social media accounts automatically that supporters can use for free. The Probama Wordpress theme comes configured to read the Obama campaign’s RSS and Flickr […]
Oh. My. God. Kareem Has A Blog
I have to quit now. The greatest is now a blogger.
Press Think: “Uncoupling Fairness (needed) from Neutrality (not)”
Excellent post by Jay Rosen at Press Think on how critical it is for journalists and journalism to “uncoupling fairness (needed) from neutrality (not).” A MUST read. As is the essay, “A Call for Journalistic Courage” by Walter Pincus that spawned Rosen’s post.
I’m on record arguing that the idea of maintaining objectivity in journalism begins […]
44% of Americans Online Read Political Blogs
A Harris poll on political blog readers today reports that 56% of Americans online do not read political blogs like that’s a terrible thing. Running with the deceptive headline “More Than Half of Americans Never Read Political Blogs,” what the results say to me is that 44% of Americans online read political blogs. Unless […]
Did Lionel Richie Use Helium at the Broad Contemporary Opening?
Attendee David Byrne probably would have mentioned it if he had. Helium would’ve made “Easy” (like Sunday morning) less middle of the road for sure (via Balloon Juice, via Andrew Sullivan).
Writing Rules for Bloggers
Yes, there are rules for blogging. Pay attention and share.
Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects.
Prepositions are not words to end sentences with…when you are speaking or writing in LATIN.
And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction unless you can’t think of another word to start it with. Time is a wasting!
What the […]
February 3rd Is Blogroll Amnesty Day
About the only thing besides a martini-soaked foot massage from Bjorn the Houseboy that can get me out of bed when I’m not feeling well is a modest request from the very modest Mr. Jon Swift and the paunchy, yet strangely sexy, skippy the bush kangaroo.
In fact, I am very honored to be asked by […]
Vote for Your Favorite Blogs: 2008 Bloggies
The 2008 Bloggies
I just nominated Desert Beacon for the “Best Kept Secret” blog!
Nominations close at 10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5) on Friday, January 11, 2008
Who’s Been Searching for “reno discontent richard wolffe mancake?”
Was it you my mini mancake Richard Wolffe? I can’t imagine who else would search for those terms all together, at the same time unless it was Bjorn the Houseboy during one of his fits of jealousy. Or is it one of your Newsweek/MSNBC lackeys?
Whoever you are, you spent an average of 1,194.05% more time […]
Is AT&T’s Sven Really Bjorn The Houseboy?
Do you think I have a case against AT&T? I mean seriously, its Bjorn the Houseboy minus the beret.
Mr Swift’s “Banquet” Continues To Deliver…..Shane McGowan
Thanks to flawedplan from Writhe Safely for this video gem. I wish I had had this up for Christmas–”goddamn us, everyone” indeed:
Thanks again Swift.
