Politicker
- Inside Politics for Political Insider - has been started by Jared Kushner, the publisher of The New York Observer. At present they’ve got about a dozen sites up, includings PoliticsNJ.com, (Now PolitickerNJ.com) which was acquired, rather than being built by the Observer group. To the extent that it creates more detailed coverage of statehouses - and perhaps some competition to provide richer news streams, and more transparency, this could be a very good thing. The plan seems to be to use two or three full-timers in each state, and a much larger number of “editors” - who will come from the ranks of political insiders. Perhaps if the recruitment is sufficiently heterogeneous, biases will be overcome or at least clearly stated. Since New York isn’t one of the states that’s up yet, it’s difficult for us to judge - but the New Jersey site looks pretty good.
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New York Observer plans network of 50 state political websites
March 4th, 2008 — Uncategorized, journalism
Before the canonization proceedings begin
March 3rd, 2008 — journalism
His charm notwithstanding, let’s remember some of the things William F. Buckley stood for:
“The central question that emerges…is whether the White community in the South is entitled to take such measures as are necessary to prevail, politically and culturally, in areas where it does not predominate numerically? The sobering answer is Yes-the White community is so entitled because, for the time being, it is the advanced race.”
-William F. Buckley, National Review, August 24, 1957
Here’s the opening graf of the Times obituary:
William F. Buckley Jr., who marshaled polysyllabic exuberance, famously arched eyebrows and a refined, perspicacious mind to elevate conservatism to the center of American political discourse, died Wednesday at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 82.
We thought that the notion of “advanced race” put one at the edge, rather than the center, of American politics. Perhaps this is part of an editorial policy of being polite. But it does reek of inaccuracy and timidity.
Tyler Hicks
December 5th, 2007 — Afghanistan, journalism, photography
(Tyler Hicks, staff photographer at my local paper, is responsible for the rats-at-city-hall images in the next post).
Tyler Hicks was named Photographer of the Year by Picture of the Year International. Here’s one of the photographs featured in the award -it’s undated - of a child named Mohammed Akbar, here cared for by his uncle, also named Mohammed.
