The Washington Post online executive editor, Jim Brady, just let me know what’s what regarding the comments situation. He says the site wasn’t requiring a valid e-mail address from commenters: because we were working through Movable Type, and we had not synched up our registration system with it. But we are hoping to add comments […]
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Washington Post Still Not Getting It
UPDATED In her new column, “The Firestorm Over My Column,” the Washington Post’s Ombudsman, Deborah Howell says, “So is it the relative anonymity of the Internet that emboldens e-mailers to conduct a public stoning? Is this the increasing political polarization of our country? I don’t know.” Both are true, but the problem with the Post’s […]
Beltway Blogroll Doesn't Make Better Journalism
Danny Glover (National Journal): Beltway Blogroll: The Courtship Of The Blogosphere. The bloggers not only welcomed the lavish treatment and exclusive access bestowed upon them by the Republican National Committee and the Senate Republican Conference; they basked in it without reservation. They dropped names (White House adviser Karl Rove was the favorite), heaped praise on […]
Bloggers Needed
The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) News Coverage of Speech to Be Limited. When Sean Hannity, the Fox Network commentator, speaks at Southeastern University Friday night, his words won’t reach a wide audience. The news media will be allowed to watch and take pictures of the first few minutes of Hannity’s hourlong speech. After 10 minutes, all […]
Wikinews Interviews – Brazilian Blogger Live
Wikinews, the sister citizen journalism project of Wikipedia, has started an, “Interview of the Month,” which hosts original online chats with “people involved with current events.” This month, the interview comes via Brazil (January 11, Wednesday, at 15:00 UTC, 13:00 local time in Brasília): Ricardo Serran Lobo is a Brazilian blogger who began writing about […]
Google Earth for the Mac
It’s here. Yay.
Sometimes Anonymity is Vital
I want to point out Blog Safer: the anoniblog wiki, which is helping people learn how to disguise their tracks. I don’t generally approve of this, but there are circumstances — such as when telling the truth in public is dangerous to one’s life — when it’s essential. As the site says: Across the globe, […]
GOP Schmoozing Bloggers at Alito Hearings
Michelle Malkin and a bunch of other right-wing folks are in Washington for a “blogger forum” courtesy of the Republican National Committee. She says: The morning session will feature RNC head Ken Mehlman, briefings from RNC senior staff on races, polling, and blogs, plus live-blogging of Judge Alito’s opening statement. The afternoon session will be […]