Rants and Ramblings: random commentary about culture, media, politics, technology and whatnot.

links for 2007-02-17

• It’s time to stop reporting on the “wind chill.” | Slate Magazine
  (tags: weather environment science)
• CJR Daily: Post Ombud Says “It Wasn’t Us! We Swear!”
  “This ghettoization of online newsgathering, and, by implication, the professionalism of reporters who work on the Web, needs to stop.”
  (tags: journalism onlinenews washpost via:rwalker)
• TV Review: Spinners, Spinnees and Echoes of Watergate | New York Times
  PBS’s new series successfully reveals some of the challenges faced by today’s news organizations and the consequences of government skepticism toward the press.
  (tags: television journalism)
• Frontline: News War | PBS
  Traces the recent history of American journalism, from the Nixon administration’s attacks on the media and the post-Watergate popularity of the press to new obstacles presented by the war on terror and changing economics in the media business…
  (tags: journalism history television video politics government)
• Multimedia storytelling: when is it worth it? | Online Journalism Review
  Online bells and whistles can deliver your message with impact, but done in the wrong way, they can annoy your reader. Design guru Laura Ruel shows you how to do multimedia right.
  (tags: journalism onlinenews video interactive flash via:nelsonhsu toread usability webdesign)
• Andrew Wilson - Post it Pets
  (tags: illustration via:dari)
• A Hotel Preens as the Center of Political Attentions | New York Times
  More than a dozen Washington cultural and historical institutions are taking part in a yearlong celebration of the Willard Hotel.
  (tags: politics history lodging washingtondc via:derekwillis)
• Live From New York, It’s Cold People Waiting in Line | New York Times
  New York offers one of the world’s great comedy bargains, the chance to be part of the audience for the late-night shows watched by millions, free. But the price for those free seats is time.
  (tags: television comedy nyc snl stephencolbert dailyshow review via:rpongsaj)