October 2008
9 posts
The Star-Tribune is done
With this memo from last week, they seem hellbent on losing what little credibility they had as a serious news gathering and reporting organization. As much as I disagree with Katherine Kersten’s opinions, they are just that. Nobody agress with everyone and while her column that seems to have been the impetus for this action was vile and disgusting for the news pages, don’t muzzle...
On a Roll ... →
mediation:
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann wrote a letter last year recommending a federal pardon for a major campaign contributor who was once convicted of felony money laundering, firearm and drug charges on the basis he had reformed.
This month, she withdrew that recommendation on behalf of Frank E. Vennes Jr., eight days after the FBI searched his Shorewood home and office and confiscated...
On Design
Much is wrong in the graphic design world. For one, the talent pool is severely diluted. I blame places that advertise on daytime television during court shows. Think places like Brown College, DeVry, ITT Tech and their ilk. Creativity cannot be taught so stop taking money from unsuspecting schmucks who think differently. My other point is the pay scale. Think higher. If you freelance, be...
What the financial crisis means for someone in...
someoneshouldwriteapaperabout:
I’ve been closely following the financial meltdown for the last several weeks (and really since Krugman started writing about it back in 2000 or whenever), and so far I’ll I’ve seen with the crisis is gas is cheaper. What kind of affect, aside from the increased deficit is this going to have for someone who doesn’t own a house, doesn’t have any stock, and isn’t...
Rep. Michele Bachmann has been on national cable... →
(via mediation)
Steve Sturdevant explains the financial meltdown.
southtwelfth:
Back in September, when the market was starting to melt down and I found myself baffled by the press coverage, stymied by my C- in Macroeconomics and failing to grasp the exact nature of the problems, I wrote an email to my dad in Louisville, asking if he could lay it out for me in concise and easy-to-grasp terms.
This is what he wrote:
Here’s what I think happened.
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On the future
I usually reserve this space for my most bizarre thoughts but sometimes those get shelved in favor of something relevant and with actual purpose.
The future is calling. The question that remains to be answered is this: “Is anyone going to answer the call?”
I wish I could remember where I heard the discussion earlier this week about history and how the past few weeks in addition to...
10 reasons why newspapers won't reinvent news →
mediation:
This the best recent description of media organizations that I’ve read in a long time, and it applies to TV and mags, too, not just to newspapers
On web and print advertising
Yes, there are differences and similarities but for the love of all things sacred, don’t EVER ask me to use your company’s logo from your website. There are vast differences in formats needed and while as simple “save as” can change the format, it doesn’t change the fact that the resolution, size and quality of your image will simply be SHIT. Don’t come to me...
