Info and story help — State finance data
The Census Bureau just released the State Government Finances. This is a good source of information about income and expenditures in each state. VirginiaMaryland
Why covering the econ crisis is hard for CNN
A slightly tongue-in-cheek rebuke to CNN from Boing-Boing on why it is so difficult to cover the economic crisis going on. Some of my favorite reasons: It’s not a hurricane…
Health and Religion and campaign coverage — Pew Reports
A couple of reports were recently released by the Pew Trusts. Health News Coverage in the U.S. Media How the news Media Covered Religion in the General Election Some interesting…
Bail out journalists — PJ O’Rourke
Nice (and funny) piece by PJ O’Rourke on the state of print media from the Weekly Standard via Fishbowl DC/MediaBistro. Journalists Need a Bailout, Too Pull Quote:We print journalists are…
The comics and journalism
A comic look at our profession that many (unfortunately) will take as truth.