A big think tank yesterday found that "blacks’ assessments about the state of black progress in America have improved more dramatically than at any time in the last quarter century."
In a wide-ranging poll, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found, among other things: "Most blacks join with most whites in saying [...]
Conan O'Brien's refusal to move his time slot in the ongoing drama over NBC's late-night lineup would carry a lot more weight if he could actually entertain. But when your bona fides consists of essentially losing your network's 14-year ratings lead over worst-of-the-worst monologuer David Letterman, you have a leverage problem.
R. Donahue Peebles has had his say regarding the 2010 mayoral race.
So, now, has the Washington Post.
Which brings up the next question: What does Cardell Shelton have to say about the matter?
At least the cold snap has served a useful purpose: Over the weekend, recreaters swarmed the C&O Canal for skating and hockey, among the few times that conditions conspire in such a way to make that possible. The conditions won't hold out too long, though: By mid-week, we'll be back to classic D.C. winter temps—in [...]
Good news comes in the form of a scoop from the Washington Post in this morning's editions: Comedian Jay Leno could well be restored as host of the Tonight Show, the perch from which he was so unjustly deposed last year by Conan O'Brien.
If this qualifies as a promotion for Leno, that makes me happy, [...]
Over its nearly four years in existence, City Desk has taken a laissez-faire approach to comments. Whatever you want to say, we pretty much let you. The result of this "policy" is that some pretty nasty and abusive stuff winds up unfurling just below our blog posts.
Witness the following comment in response to a recent [...]
Developer-cum-politico wannabe R. Donahue Peebles yesterday declared that he won't be entering the 2010 D.C. mayoral race "at this time." In a long statement, he attributed the decision to family issues, citing the illness of his mother-in-law among other considerations.
Last week, the Washington Times laid off a large chunk of its newsroom, essentially junking its sports and Metro sections in favor of a more focused product. The new direction that the paper is unfurling—whatever it is—focuses on throwing less content on the street in hopes of reviving its business model.
The Washington Times, in [...]
Now, there are a lot good reasons to hammer the Washington Post. Of late, I've enjoyed obsessing about their terrible policy on linking to other/competing news outlets. They simply can't bring themselves to do it. Another example of this short-sighted selfishness surfaced over the holiday weekend, when the Post wrote a piece about the Gilbert [...]
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—"Dead-blogging" the D.C. Council; The Washington Times Layoffs—How They Went Down; Scenes from BlackFinn's DC Real World Premiere Party.
Morning all. And by "all," I mean [...]
Here's how the Washington Times handled the layoffs of many newsroom staffers today. The account comes from a source at the paper.
Management sent around an e-mail around mid-afternoon informing everyone of a mandatory staff meeting in the auditorium. Acting Publisher Jonathan Slevin addressed the people who assembled, spewing standard lines about how it's such [...]
Politico's Michael Calderone comes up with a nice little piece of reporting on the continuing shakeup at the Washington Times. He got departing national security editor Barbara Slavin to say this: "'None of us understand what the strategy is,' adding that the cuts have been done in a 'haphazard way.'"
Not so spectacular, you say? [...]
Here's the latest in the string of big announcements from the rapidly reconfiguring Washington Times: Come Monday, a new print edition will hit the streets. The new edition, according to a very recent release, will cover the following areas: national politics, investigative stuff, geopolitics, in-depth local reporting, "sports features," international and domestic business and economics. [...]
Just as "live-blogging" covers events of special and immediate significance, "dead-blogging" covers events of no and dated significance. In other words, a perfect pursuit for the week between the holidays. Herewith, some dead-blogging of the proceedings on Channel 13, which covers the D.C. Council.
–Ward 8 Councilmember Marion S. Barry Jr. is talking about legislation [...]
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—DDOT Starts Construction on 11th Street Bridge Project, Sort of; and what's up with Cathy Lanier's latest All Hands On Deck summons?
Morning all. Given all [...]
