| Reviving the J-School
For as long as doomsayers have predicted the decline of civic-minded reportage as we know it, reformers have sought to draft a rewrite of the institutions that train many undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a career in journalism. Criticisms of journalism schools have ranged from questioning whether the institutions are necessary in the first place (since many journalists, and most senior ones, don’t have journalism degrees) to debating the merits of teaching practical skills versus theory and whether curriculums should emphasize broad knowledge or specialization in individual fields. All of those issues, and others, came to light on Wednesday at a meeting of journalism school deans, editors and news executives struggling with the perennial questions of what aspiring journalists should learn, how they should be taught and how schools should adapt to the fast-evolving and ever-fragmenting media landscape.
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Three weeks until it begins anew
Many among us become peeved at anything short of a title or the No. 1 position. And yet in so much of our pop culture, so many Americans are happy to accept, again and again, vapid mediocrity (or worse) and pure hype. Two words: American Idol. — And one more entry in my I-just-don't-get-these-times file: In this week's issue of Sports Illustrated, in the Pop Culture Grid on page 27, one of four athletes surveyed is Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson. One of the fill-in-the-blank questions is, Hannah Montana is
. Gibson's response is, "Awesome. I watch her show on the Disney Channel." Please, someone who knows Daniel Gibson, tell me he's just got a sarcastic sense of humor. That he was kidding. Please tell me this. — For those of you who are concerned about the age and/or health of Braves front-end starters, or inexperience of a couple of back-end candidates, how'd you like to be a fan of the Cardinals about now? They have one of the storied franchises in baseball, with loyal and passionate fans, frequent sellouts, and a still-new ballpark, and this is reportedly the projected St.
IV. Human Rights Abuses and the War on Drugs
We still have to pay money back to banks, mortgage companies and loan sharks for her until today. If the police come to confiscate our belongings, we will have nothing left to survive. The daughter was worried about having her possessions confiscated, because it was common during the war on drugs for those killed or arrested to have their money and properties confiscated in a broad interpretation of Thailands anti-money laundering law. To date, no one has been arrested for the death of Somjit, and there is no sign that any serious investigation has ever been conducted. Case Study: The killings of Sia-Jua Sae Thao, Somchai Sae Thao, Bunma Sae Thao, and Saeng Sae Thao On February 12, 2003, just after noon, on the route to Wat Dhama Kaya Temple, Ban Neun Village, in Lom Kao District, Petchaborn Province (about fourteen kilometers from the victims village), four men were murdered as part of the war on drugs.
Coming Soon: SR to Release E-mail Exchanges ... (Not so fast...)
Update: After reviewing the messages and our options (none good), we've decided not to post the messages. Here's the situation: Of the 50 messages, a few have explicit photos embedded in the message. We can't publish those photos (one shows a toddler's penis). We also have a strong ethical policy against blurring or otherwise manipulating photos. Some of the messages are completely innocuous. The rest of the messages only refer to attachments. Those attachments are explicit, so we can't publish them. We've also gone through each message to blur e-mail addresses for privacy reasons. So, if we don't publish any of the explicit images, and we refuse to blur, crop or otherwise alter them, all we're left with is a bunch of forwarded messages that say things like "take a look at this!" We decided that did not advance the story in any significant way.
Boxer: Guilty of Mommyism!
But Japanese total labor costs are comparable, even with Detroit's higher health insurance costs. Increasingly, Japanese cars are being assembled in the USA, and the quality holds up just fine. So what's wrong with GM? The cars. GM is famous for being run by bean counters and ad men. Toyota is run by engineers.' This is a common viewpoint, I've found, among my Democratic friends--Jon Alter, this means you!***--who would never actually buy a Detroit product but who want to believe the UAW can't be blamed. The argument seems to be roughtly this: a) American cars are now reliable enough, having closed the gap with the Japanese brands, so b) the workers are doing their job; therefore c) if Detroit cars like the G6 are still obviously inferior--tacky and cheap, with mediocre handling--it must be because they're designed badly by white collar professionals, not because they're built badly by blue collar union members.
Atlanta Music Scene
He care about the oil"); flashed back to his days with the pioneering hip-hop trio the Fugees (playing "Fu-Gee-La" and "Ready Or Not"); channeled a bit of late rock legend Jimi Hendrix (playing his guitar with his mouth); welcomed Atlanta rapper-producer Akon to the stage (with whom he performed Jean's recent single "Sweetest Girl - Dollar Bill") - deep breath here - and finally, created a bit of Carnival. Jean called it a "hip-hop rock and roll show". But with all of that - plus a mighty eight-piece band (including a four-piece horn section), a bit of Shakira, and many local notables (Willie O'Ree of the NHL, Atlanta City Council member Kwanza Hall, Bert Weiss of Q100's "The Bert Show", Slim of 112, Nicci Gilbert of Brownstone) in the audience - it was, spectactularly, so much more.
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