Hillary Clinton and the Economy
I can’t believe she said this: “It’s time for a president who is ready on day one to be the commander in chief of our economy,” the New York senator said, reframing her leadership campaign theme. “Sometimes the phone rings at 3 a.m. in the White House, and it’s an economic crisis.” So what is [...]
Sundown in the City Explained
If you aren’t local to Knoxville, you probably haven’t heard of Sundown in the City. If you are local to Knoxville and haven’t heard of Sundown in the City, I’d make the case that you aren’t really local. The quick skinny is this–it’s a series of outdoor concerts held downtown that features acts that are [...]
Newsflash–Clinton Lied!
The hell you say! [youtube 8BfNqhV5hg4] Move along…nothing new to see here.
Charlie Don’t Blog
But NewsComa does, and she has a post about some new evidence coming to light against Manson after all these years, along with something lots of us can relate to… I remember thinking, when I was a child, that this was one of the most terrifying things I’d ever heard of. I was a child [...]
And One More Thing…
I have just one last thing to say about the axing of Volunteer Voters. If you own a big chunk of any media market (television, print, web) and it isn’t profitable, you have a management problem. The solution to your problem isn’t to let go of the reigns and crash the cart. The solution to [...]
On The Demise of Volunteer Voters
I continue to be amazed by big media’s short sighted decisions. This week, Nashville’s WKRN pulled the plug on one of the blogosphere’s dishes I devour daily–Volunteer Voters. This decision was apparently part of budget cuts, which I assume means that the dollars spent on VV were greater than the dollars it generated. What does [...]
A Little Editing Wouldn’t Hurt
Note to Commissioner Paul Pinkston, who released a taped conversation with Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale to the New Sentinel: Audacity is free and easy to use. Although I’d rather not hear the toilet flush, I’m at least thankful that you waited until you were “done” to start the tape. One may wonder why the [...]
A Great Story Opportunity
A while back, I wrote a post about a few advantages newspapers have in the market and how they could use them to remain relevant. Using these assets–excellent writing, investigative journalism, and local marketplace branding–newspapers can give us something no one else can. Today in the KNS, at least on their web site, there is [...]
White-ity White
HT to Coma for introducing me to Stuff White People Like. After spending a little time here, I’ve discovered I’m a lot whiter than I thought I was, especially with this timely post on The Wire. Check it out…lots of funny stuff. It’s definitely one that will stay in the feed reader.
Ron Paul’s Campaign Over, Sorta
From ABC: In the video, Paul did not use the words “drop out,” opting instead to say the campaign is “winding down,” and he encourages supporters to still cast votes for him. But he referred to his campaign in the past tense. I know I can spin this in a pro-Paul way. Â Hang on–let me [...]
