Insidious Validators
admin @ June 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
At risk of stepping on the toes of Jim Evans, our wonderful English language columnist (see SMART TALK on our Entertainment page), I’m going to rant about one of my pet peeve’s, something that is getting worse and worse as far as I can tell. Did you notice it in the previous sentence? There should [...]
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How Russert Did It
admin @ June 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
This was a sad week for journalism, and, indeed, for the country because Tim Russert died. When this week’s Meet The Press began with a view of his empty chair and then panned down to show Tom Brokaw and guests sitting respectfully in front of, but not on, the set — the picture was worth [...]
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Letting the News Speak For Itself
admin @ June 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Am I the only one who is really, really annoyed with so-called television network news anchors? Especially the daytime ones? The thing is, I don’t care what their opinions of the news are. But they are hell bent on sharing them with me, a vapid running commentary on current events. The little quips at the [...]
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