Amanda Carpenter on Fox 11/11/08

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Shepard Smith: What media bias?

California Town sinks in Debt

I'm not surprised it is a valley town.

clipped from www.nytimes.com Because of plunging home values, almost 90 percent of homeowners here owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth, according to figures released Monday. That is the highest percentage in the country. The average homeowner in Mountain House is “underwater,” as it is known, by $122,000.

Who are the reporters at CNN

I have been wondering that myself for a long time.

clipped from www.editorandpublisher.com The End of 'Objectivity' in New Era: A Good Thing? clipped from www.poynter.org Who is a pundit and who is a journalist on CNN? Editor & Publisher Poynter's Keith Woods has given up trying to figure that out. On CNN and in other media, "too often now, opinion is substituted as fact, and the collection of opinion is substituted for reporting," he says. The Boston Globe's Michael Paulson adds: "There is a difference between being analytical and being opinionated. A blog is much more challenging because it is first-person. It is very fast, and in the world of blogging, most bloggers are offering opinions all the time. When newspapers add the format of blogging, I am not allowed the leeway of the traditional blogger."

Data Flood

This is super cool

clipped from www.kottke.org Dashboard data overload I don't know what this is or how it works or why Sprint is involved, but man is it fun to just let the data just wash over you. Wait, the computer woman just said, "Feel free to touch it." Uncomfortable! Who did this, BTW...Josh Davis, tha ltd., futurefarmers? (via airbag)

10 thins I don't want to hear

clipped from www.marginalrevolution.com 1 - At the end of the day 2 - Fairly unique 3 - I personally 4 - At this moment in time 5 - With all due respect 6 - Absolutely 7 - It's a nightmare 8 - Shouldn't of 9 - 24/7 10 - It's not rocket science The top ten most irritating phrases:

This is Cool

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Joe Scarborough drops accidental f-bomb on live TV

17 Year Old Girl Knocks Down, Robs 86-Year-Old Woman

He got her in the end I guess.

clipped from news.yahoo.com Husband's coffin kills woman on way to cemetery SAO PAULO, Brazil – Police say a woman has died on the way to a cemetery when a traffic accident hurled her husband's coffin against the back of her neck. Police said 67-year old Marciana Silva Barcelos was in the front passenger seat of the hearse when the accident occurred Monday in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Is Amy Winehouse sexy?

Really I hope not!

clipped from thesuperficial.com Amy Winehouse redefines 'sexy' Amy Winehouse held court with the paparazzi outside her house this morning and, aw shit, he's flatlined. I knew it. Excuse me while I snap my penis out of cardiac arrest:

Journalists laid off

This is bad news

clipped from gawker.com Conde Nast has laid off dozens of people today from CondeNet, the company's internet division. We hear from one source that 60 people were let go this morning, most in tech, some in marketing. We also hear that an additional 20 staffers were fired from "Conde Connect," the company's internal intranet division. Conde itself hasn't released specific numbers, but these are part of the 5% across-the-board cuts the company ordered two weeks ago. If you have info, email us.

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