Archive for January, 2009
Twitter for News (my Saturday evening post)
Laporte was suggesting twitter has become a premier medium over which news breaks.
Boeing Starts to Assemble Fifth 787 Dreamliner
[caption id="attachment_87" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Fifth "Flight Test" 787 Moves into Assembly"][/caption] Boeing said it has moved its fifth "flight test" 787 Dreamliner into assembly today, signaling a steady
The Most Social Brands of 2008
Vitrue just released its social media top 100. Apple grabbed spots 1, 3 and 7 with iPhone, Apple and iPod. No surprise, there. The list reads
Salvation in WordPress
When one leaves their job without another to replace it, the first thing many journalists do is look for tools that can keep their name in the public
Swearing off The Today Show
After five decades, I have sworn off The Today Show. FOREVER! It's been a mushy feelgood variety show for years, but this morning's show was the final straw when
Republican Vote Abominable
Maybe President Obama will work hard to get bring Republicans into the fold, but I don't have to. I was sickened when I heard The Big Stim (stimulus
Lyons on CNBC
Remember new and aspiring journalists, truth is still the mission. Which kind of reporter do you want to be? I could watch this video of my friend Dan
D Average for Nation’s Infrastructure
The American Society of Civil Engineers has issued a damning report card on America's infrastructure that looks an awful lot like my high school grades -
Journalist’s Rolodex for today is Facebook
"Johnnny, this is you," my friend Steve exclaimed yeterday. It is me, but I was never a Facebook holdout. A year ago, I embraced Facebook immediately as a tool




John: Simmy, thanks for the note. We adored Jorge, but I am reluctant to sen...
Simmy Atkins: We just found your fantastic article on your April visit to Cuba. We ...
Laura: No discussion because maybe we all intuitively feared we knew that is ...
John: Hi Judy, I posted it about a week about and sent the link along to Sa...
Judy Larkin: Hi John, I have been waiting for your article on Cuba. I finally fou...