UPDATE Some links of interest: Check out SNL’s Weekend Update skit NPR: Balloon Boy’s Transfixing Effect On The Media END UPDATE Balloon Boy’s Transfixing Effect On The Media As the so-called “Balloon Boy” saga now unfolds as a confirmed hoax, I’m struck by the breaking news text messages I received from CNN Thursday when the [...]
An Oakland Tribune photographer arrested while taking pictures at the scene of a car accident losts his lawsuit against the City of Oakland Tuesday, and I agree with the judgement. According to court papers: Plaintiff is a staff photographer for the Oakland Tribune. On May 4, 2007, he was driving northbound on highway 880 when [...]
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake sent tremors throughout the Roanoke Valley early Saturday morning, and the first people to report it were those posting tweets on the micro-blogging site Twitter. It’s no secret that Twitter can be a great tool for journalists. In fact, I remember reading a blog entry about two years ago by technology [...]
I wish I had found an online clip of the actual Alltel commercial I’m speaking of. It’s the recent one where the chubby guy with curly hair portraying Verizon (his name is actually Michael Busch) goes on about why people aren’t buying cell service from him. He uses air quotes as he comes up with [...]
Unfortunately I only just got around to watching last weekend’s Simpsons on Tivo, but I caught this. The episode featured the audio and video of that clip as the closing credits music. The performance is by a group called Canvas.