Month: May 2007

  • And I didn’t even study

    The technology and media use quiz from the Pew Internet and American Life Project divines that I’m in the “Omnivores typology group,” part of what Pew calls “Elite Tech Users” in a report posted on its site on Sunday. I don’t think it’s deadly, but it may tag me geeky. It doesn’t exactly describe me;…

  • And the winner is …

    Big awards weekend for the the online news staff at knoxnews. Of course, they deserved the recognition they got — and more! Jigsha, Erin, Lauren, Katie and Talid are just an absolutely awesome team. Way to go folks. Rock on. SPJ Green Eyeshade Awards (Presented in Nashville on May 5, 2007) NICHE JOURNALISM First Place:…

  • Beyond the power of titans

    On the changes wreaking havoc on the newspaper industry: “The truth is, the world has changed in a significant way. I don’t know that Joseph Pulitzer or William Randolph Hearst or E.W. Scripps could do much about that” — Warren Buffett, Bershire Hathaway Inc. shareholders meeting on Saturday, May 5, 2007. (via Sudan: The Passion…