A drunk Orlando, Florida woman rams her car into a school bus filled with kids going to karate class, and luckily for the entirety of the internet, a local news team videotapes her drunky confession moments after the crash. Apparently it had something to do with that thing… what do you call it? Makes the […]
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Cooks Source “Apologizes” for Saying the Internet is “Public Domain”
Last week, the internet learned about a writer who found out that her story was plagiarized wholesale, byline and all, by a magazine called Cooks Source. She asked for an apology, and a donation to Columbia School of Journalism in her name. The astounding part of all this was the response from Cooks Source. Here’s […]
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Keith Olbermann Suspended for Making Political Beliefs Clear
This is absurd: MSNBC TV host Keith Olbermann was suspended indefinitely on Friday for making campaign donations to three Democratic congressional candidates, apparently in violation of NBC News ethics policy. The announcement came in a one-sentence statement from msnbc TV President Phil Griffin: “I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of […]
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Magazine Steals Articles, Claims the Internet Is Public Domain
Consumerist has the story: A writer was surprised to discover that an article she wrote for a website in 2005 was reprinted wholesale by Cooks (sic) Source Magazine. She contacted Cooks Source and asked them to apologize and donate $130 to the Columbia School of Journalism. The e-mail she received in response is amazing: Yes […]
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The Daily Show Lets Andrew Shirvell Hang Himself
And boy is he well hung! (But seriously, watch this shit, it’s astounding. Shirvell’s almost too crazy to be spoofed, but Jason Jones does his best.) Thank you, Towleroad.
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Should Liberals And/Or Democrats Appear on Fox News?
No, we shouldn’t. I’ve told ’em no the last few times I was asked. It felt good.
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Gay Marriage Is Legal In New Hampshire
But New Hampshire’s biggest daily paper—The Union Leader—refuses to print same-sex wedding announcements because that’s the “policy of the newspaper.” It’s a policy that could have serious repercussions for one couple in particular. Granite countertops, rainbow cupcakes, wedding announcements—you would think there wasn’t a recession on with the way some business owners are turning away […]
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Are Fox News Reporters the New Catholic Priests?
Award-winning Fox 5 news reporter Charles Leaf was charged with sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl at his Wyckoff home, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said. Leaf is being held in the Bergen County Jail on $250,000 bail and will be arraigned on Nov. 4 in Wyckoff Municipal Court. Gawker says that Leaf is best-known for […]
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Glenn Beckwatch: Here’s What’s Wrong with Glenn Beck
Some of you guessed that he was going to get a sex change or that he was going to share a “Whitman Sampler” (HA!). But now the “truth” is out: Apparently, Glenn Beck is losing feeling in his hands and feet. He’s attributing this to “spiritual wounds.” Here’s the whole, teary admission: </object Oh, no, […]
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Glenn Beckwatch: Something Happened
Via Twitter, yesterday afternoon. What could it be? A nation prays!
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My Life as a Food Critic: The BREAKING Game
In my first Life as a Food Critic post, I briefly mentioned how difficult it can be to stay in the shadows while trying to remain relevant by breaking news—jostling for position as a go-to source for all the up-to-date restaurant info. There is a bigger story surrounding that struggle; it’s the strange dance that […]
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Want a Reporter Job With Long Hours, Low Pay?
This excellent truth-in-media job listing came my way via Aaron: Can you read that? How bad do you want to be a reporter? Bad enough to work nights and weekends? The poor glutton for punishment that’s chosen will cover city and county government. Sports and general interest feature stories. In exchange for your long hours […]