The death of 25-year-old Brad Renfro was big news in KnoxVegas on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Two things struck me: how fast the Wikipedia entry was updated to reflect his death (very shortly after the story was broken TMZ.com) and...

There’s been a bit of buzz in the news (and in blogs) today about E.W. Scripps’ launch today of the RedBlueAmerica project, but the best post I’ve read is a sort of behind the scenes glimpse from Laura Scott at...

News Sentinel Editor Jack McElroy notes the departures late next week of three long-time newsroom folks, Gerry Segroves, Lynn Lewis and Fred Brown. Both Fred and Lynn had worked at the Memphis Press-Scimitar before it closed in 1983. Fred’s an...

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.    - Paul Valery And the trouble with the present is it’s so much like the past. As we leave 2007, I decided to...

New Web site: knoxvilledriverssuck.com

A “Star Wars” candidate guide (via scottstead)

The newspaper industry’s troubles have even stung the National Spelling Bee, where some schools seem to be struggling to come up with the money for a $99 entrance fee needed because newspaper sponsorships are down. Gee, without the bee, how...

Former Knoxville journalist turned California girl Kim Boatman has a soft spot for an East Tennessee spinach side dish.

What newspapers can do that most bloggers can’t -- a blogger’s (and reader’s) view.

Eight things newspapers will do in 2008.