Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Somewhere he is happy and thriving, at least.

In a special assembly in school today, my grandson Jordan, whom I never see anymore, got the President's Award for Educational Excellence.

Seems like an apt time to re-post this (overly sentimental but accurate) tribute to him.

Sunday, June 03, 2012

If a journalist journals in the forest...

I'm going to have some thoughts on journalism and related matters in the coming daysactually, I have some thoughts as we speak, but they haven't quite jelled into publishable form. I thought I might present this "review post" so that anyone who's interested can acquaint himself/herself with my ruminations to date, for what they're worth

Here's "Journalist Bites Reality!", a (too) long piece I did for Skeptic on (what I adjudge to be) the sad state of modern journalism. And here's "Caution: Objective Journalist at Work," a piece for National Review on the agenda that tends to creep into so much of what's presented to us as honest journalism. And finally, something for The Los Angeles Times on the core paradox of the news biz, in my view: "Good News is No News."

Get caught up if you're of such a mind, and we'll talk again soon.