Monthly Archives: February 2012
Obama and Secrets
By Chris Daly As is becoming obvious, the Obama administration is developing a disappointment on the promises made by candidate Obama to run an open government. Instead of transparency, we are getting business as usual — or, in some areas, … Continue reading
Filed under First Amendment, history, Journalism, journalism history, leaks, New York Times, President Obama
Don’t miss
this wonderful review by Jennifer McDonald in today’s Times of a what sounds like a marvelous book. The review provides a nuanced, informed discussion of the relationship between Facts and Truth. The book is called The Lifespan of a Fact, by … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Reporting challenge
By Chris Daly During the run-up to the Michigan primary, many news sources have repeated the observation that Michigan is Mitt Romney’s “home state.” He is often referred to as a “native son.” We know that he has not lived … Continue reading
Protecting journalists’ sources
By Chris Daly It’s good to see the news media agreeing to close ranks on something. In the latest case, it is an attempt by the U.S. Justice Department to force a prominent, respected journalist to reveal the identity of … Continue reading
Filed under First Amendment, Journalism, journalism history, media, Supreme Court
More terrible news
By Chris Daly Another dark day for the press corps trying to cover Syria. Two more journalists have died there, according to today’s Washington Post and NYTimes. Reporter Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in Homs, where the Syrian … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism
The other journalism prizes
By Chris Daly The new Polk Awards have been announced. Less well known than the Pulitzer Prizes (which will be announced in the spring), the Polk Awards are administered by the journalism department at Long Island University. They honor George … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism
Times Co. business
Worth noting: NYTimes publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. is proposing to add his brother-in-law to the paper’s board of directors. That would be Steven B. Green, an investor. (And presumably, not the Steven B. Green who is the author of a … Continue reading
Filed under New York Times
An Auction or a Giveaway?
By Chris Daly Let me see if I have this right: The Federal Communications Commission is planning to hold an auction to sell off chunks of bandwidth in the electromagnetic spectrum. Specifically, the FCC is proposing to sell off the … Continue reading
Filed under broadcasting
Fight Fiercely, Jeremy!
I know that I have called for the abolition of the NCAA, which provided the “sporting green” for Jeremy Lin to develop his hoop skills while an undergraduate at Harvard. But what’s done is done. He graduated, scrapped his way … Continue reading
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TAKE THAT!
By Chris Daly I know that I have declared my intention not to take overtly partisan or ideological positions here (and not to spike the football, either). But this just had to be said. Thanks to Tom Keane in today’s … Continue reading
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