William Safire on the further concentration of media power in the hands of the few: “Does that sound un-conservative? Not to me. The concentration of power—political, corporate, media, cultural—should be anathema to conservatives. The diffusion of power through local control, thereby encouraging individual participation, is the essence of federalism and the greatest expression of democracy.… Continue reading
It was amusing to observe the Boston Globe make a quick turnaround today on the latest sex scandal to hit the Kennedy family to which the newspaper has always been partial. Yesterday the Globe buried the news about JFK’s running affair with a teenager, giiving it the one paragraph treatment on an inside page. But… Continue reading
Here’s a preview on Apple and IBM’s new chip for the next generation of 2GHz and higher Macs—They rock: “As with all things Apple, though, the big question is price. Will Apple drop its margins drastically and sell these machines at a competitive price point in order to increase market share, or will it continue… Continue reading
Wishful Thinking Dept.? Okay, it’s early yet, the Sox haven’t even played the Yanks so far, and I blogged a little too enthusiastically last year about the team’s chances. Still, there’s a lot to this team. The line-up is a killer. As they proved in Minnesota, there doesn’t seem to be any bullpen the Red… Continue reading
Local media watchers are somewhat amused by today’s New York Times’ detailed story telling readers about what the newspaper is doing and planning to prevent a recurrence of the extensive journalistic fraud perpetrated on it and its readers by one of its reporters since last October. In addition to the various steps which will be… Continue reading