Mainstream Media
Whether by ignorance or deceit, there’s a curious omission from the Providence Journal’s coverage of Governor Carcieri’s plan to bring the state government’s budget out of deficit. It’s not in the summary article by Cynthia Needham and Katherine Gregg. It’s not in the article conveying state workers’ anger, by Richard Dujardin. And at best, it…
Remember how quickly it seemed that the words “quagmire” and “Iraq” seemed to become joined after the U.S. invasion some years back? I couldn’t help but chuckle at the headline that the Providence Journal gave to this story: “Obama’s headache in Afghanistan.” A headache, we can presume, is much preferable to a quagmire. The latter…
Having not had cause to develop much of a sense of Scott MacKay — beyond noting his chumminess with Matt Jerzyk, who introduced us at the most recent Ocean State Follies performance — I have to say that I’m astonished at how shallow a well of insight is indicated by the quotation that Andrew posted…
So, despite a decrease in the national rate (because Americans have begun giving up on finding work), Rhode Island’s unemployment moved up to 12.7%. Not to worry, though; see, when the national rate decreases because folks give up, it’s a positive sign, and when Rhode Island’s rate goes up, it’s also a good sign: The…
There are surely practitioners of the stratagem on both political wings, and it’s the sort of ploy into which one can slip from time to time, but it seems to me that it is much more characteristic of liberals to weave rhetorical comforters that allow them to slip opinions through as objective fact. This, from…
Is anybody else concerned about the implications of Projo.com being completely collapsed all day? I can’t recall that happening even to Podunk blogs in recent years, let alone a significant mainstream media Web site.
In response to my reservations about grand preening in celebration of a “counter protest” that exponentially outnumbered the mentally feeble Phelps family whom it targeted, commenter Chris offered the following: I approve of both the reporting, and the action. I like the idea that 1) our kids have learned to spot human junk, and react…
Randal Edgar has a head-shaking opening to his ostensibly objective report on the outcome in the matter of the Cranston Teamsters’ argument that 20% of healthcare actually means a set dollar amount: It has long been accepted that the terms of a labor contract continue after the agreement expires but a Superior Court judge placed…
It’s encouraging to see that figures most often noted for their irascibility against right-leaning politicians can find fault with the other side: Following a testy exchange during today’s briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas told CNSNews.com that not even Richard Nixon tried to control the press the…
Bloggers have an awkward perspective when it comes to shield laws protecting journalists’ sources. The difficulty arises with the following statement from Channel 10 reporter Jim Taricani, as described by Projo columnist Ed Fitzpatrick: As he concluded his comments Thursday, Taricani said, “The Founding Fathers carved out a very special place for freedom of the…
