AP News: Detailed ‘open source’ news investigations are catching on – in Ukraine & Elsewhere BY DAVID BAUDER – May 8, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more striking pieces of journalism from the Ukraine war featured intercepted radio transmissions from Russian soldiers indicating an invasion in disarray, their conversations even interrupted by … Continue reading War Notes: Hump Day Catchup
For a reporter, even a retired one, there’s a charge of adrenaline in a scoop — getting a story before other journalists. And if the scooped rival is the Big Kahuna, aka the New York Times, there’s an extra kick to it. So I’m preening this morning, after noticing that the august Times, fresh off stuffing another … Continue reading Scooping the Times, With Grim Gratification
If you were, say, the new president of a struggling small college in Flyover Carolina, you ought to be thrilled by getting a shout-out from Wendy Brown in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. I mean, The Times is, well, The Times, the national paper of record and all that. And Wendy Brown is an … Continue reading Embarrassing Quaker Quote of the Week
I’m not in the habit of taking political advice from rightwing websites. Never mind a site started by Tucker Carlson; or from anything else associated with the top Fox News motormouth. But the headline below, I admit, gave me pause today. So here it is, with some comments in bold dark red. The Daily Caller: … Continue reading Roy Cooper for President?
Hard Truth-telling in a federal court— But likely soon to be Quashed WashIngton Post, Ruth Marcus, April 3 2022: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proclaimed himself unfazed by a federal judge’s opinion declaring provisions of the state’s new voting law unconstitutional and racially discriminatory. As a matter of raw judicial vote-counting, DeSantis is probably right. “It’s … Continue reading Florida vs Black Voters: an Evil Tradition Endures