Tag Archives: media

Obama’s First 100

Posted on 2009-04-29 by David

Today is day number 100 for the Obama Administration. This has been a benchmark of measurement for every administration since FDR. There will be lots of stories in the political media attempting to measure how he is doing as a … Continue reading →

Posted in National | Tagged Bush, Clinton, history, media, NPR, Obama | Leave a comment

An Unlikely Headline

Posted on 2009-04-08 by David

Public awaits First Dog news with bated breath declares the Houston Chronicle. I’m thinking that’s not accurate. At best its a gross exaggeration. The truth is that every day is a slow news day so there are reporters awaiting news … Continue reading →

Posted in culture | Tagged media | 8 Comments

Newspaper Survival Tactics

Posted on 2009-03-31 by David

Some people who read what I have written about news media might think that I would like to see the demise of newspapers – they would be wrong. I do think that news organizations generally need to make some adjustments … Continue reading →

Posted in State | Tagged Daily Herald, Deseret News, media, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah County | 6 Comments

A False Dichotomy

Posted on 2009-03-11 by David

I have never been a fan of Rush Limbaugh or Governor Huntsman which makes the false dichotomy presented here all the more ironic for me. Rush Limbaugh told a recent gathering of conservatives that the party needed to return to … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Deseret News, Jon Huntsman, media, parties, political figures, Republican | 2 Comments

Predictable Responses

Posted on 2009-03-05 by David

As newspaper Editorial Boards begin to write about SB 208 their positions mirror what I called the tip of the iceberg and what we expected on the day that SB 208 was announced. In fact, one might almost wonder in … Continue reading →

Posted in State, technology | Tagged connections, Deseret News, laws, legislation, legislature, media, Steve Urquhart, Utah | 7 Comments

All is Well

Posted on 2009-02-13 by David

It must be a really slow news day when the newspaper has to tell us something so basic as the fact that gays can’t get a marriage license in Utah. In other "news" the FEC would not allow me to … Continue reading →

Posted in life, State, technology | Tagged House 20, media, plugin | Leave a comment

Legal Notice – SB 208

Posted on 2009-02-11 by David

I was going to post a summary of the meeting, but many other people have already done a good job of that (Holly, JM Bell, Jason, Bob, Joe). So far, it appears that only JM Bell and BenJoe have taken … Continue reading →

Posted in State, technology | Tagged blogger briefing, connections, laws, legislation, legislature, media, Steve Urquhart, Utah | 2 Comments

A Blogger Press Corps – of Sorts

Posted on 2009-02-10 by David

I was just talking to Ric Cantrell about the Bloggerpresser that is taking place this afternoon at 4:00 in the senate building (it’s an open invitation – see his post for details on attending live or virtually). I want to … Continue reading →

Posted in State, technology | Tagged blogging, connections, legislature, media, Press Bloggers | 5 Comments

Define “Change”

Posted on 2009-02-06 by David

I have come to the conclusion that I should not listen to national news – it just gets me agitated. I was driving home listening to NPR and was treated to actual soundbites from the rallying speech that President Obama … Continue reading →

Posted in National | Tagged bailout, Bush, economics, legislation, media, money, Obama | Leave a comment

D-TV Switch

Posted on 2009-02-04 by David

That would be D as in "Delay " not D as in digital. I have had the opportunity to drive to work for the last couple of days and have been listening to the radio as they discussed this issue. … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, National, technology | Tagged change, change congress, free markets, laws, media, television | Leave a comment