Below are the stories I covered for this bi-weekly edition of the OPA intelligence report. Follow the links to read individual stories or click here for full coverage of the top online media news. Any comments are welcome below. Intelligence Report – 11/8/2010 By Mark Glaser & Corbin Hiar NEWS Can AOL, MySpace, Digg rebound? [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
Can AOL, MySpace, Digg rebound?
Posted in Online Publishers Association, tagged Advertising, Android, AOL, Digg, Facebook, Google, MySpace, Paywall, Politics, Smartphones on November 8, 2010 |
A Rally Without Reason
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Activism, Congress, Humor, Journalists, Politics, Video, Washington DC on November 1, 2010 |
In case it’s not clear in my review of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, I did enjoy it. The event’s crowd control was nonexistent and the AV was inadequate, so my group opted to watch it from the cozy confines of Elephant & Castle on nearby Pennsylvania Avenue. The pub had all of [...]
Clowning Around in Government
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Art, Brazil, Humor, Politics, Theater, Video, Washington DC on October 6, 2010 |
I was originally just going to note on my blog how prescient my talk with Selena turn out to be, but I ran it by my editor at MIL and she was interested in seeing a polished write up. Below is what I threw together. Really, I never cease to be amazed by the dark, absurd comedy [...]
The Q&A: Selena McMahan, Clown
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Africa, Art, Asia, Clown, Humor, Mexico, Politics, Refugees, South America, Theater on July 22, 2010 |
I lived on the same dormitory floor as Selena during my freshman year of college. Although we didn’t see each other as much as we did when we lived on either side of the floor’s co-ed bathroom, we remained friendly enough during the next three years that Selena made a point of adding me to [...]
The American Prospect: Hypocrisy for a Good Cause?
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged Africa, Bill Gates, China, Environment, Main Street, Minnesota, Philanthropy, Politics, Wall Street on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is my third post on a topic of my choice for the Prospect‘s writing test (and the favorite of my sister, who graciously helped to copy edit my submissions). I give a Minnesotan take on the Oracle of Omaha in this piece. The first TAP test post had a green angle, the second talked [...]
The American Prospect: Using Republicans To Pass Financial Reform
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged Democrats, Finance, Health Care, Politics, Regulation, Republicans on April 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This was a self-selected Prospect article critique for my application to their fellowship program. See this post for more information. They probably won’t vote for it. But by including GOP ideas in the finance bill, Democrats can make it difficult for Republicans to effectively campaign against it. Tim Fernholz believes the best strategy for Democrats [...]
The New Republic: Politics Critique of the Feburary 18, 2009 Issue
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged China, Finance, Politics, Recession, Republicans, Russia, Washington DC on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This was written as a part of my application for TNR‘s once sought-after reporter-researcher position while I was wrapping up my web internship at The Nation. In the past, the year-long position has been an important career springboard for many accomplished journalists. Now I’ve heard TNR, the venerable Washington institution, can only afford to pay [...]
