August 2010
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Watchthedailywhat:
Faux Pas of the Day: CNN’s Rick Sanchez absent-mindedly refers to Obama as “the cotton-picking president,” is forced to apologize after getting called out on Twitter.
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“With one Google search, anyone could see that I was, in fact, a journalist. If I...”
– A Spy in the Jungle - International - The Atlantic
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The real reason you aren't getting a raise →
kl7:
ericmortensen:
meetingboy:
Want a raise? Well, Women’s Day and Summer’s Eve have some advice. #1 on their list— wash your vagina.
Is that why I haven’t had a raise in 2 years? They told me it was because of the economy.
WTF?
I just…I have no words.
Oh, I have words. They’re “quick freshness pick-me-up.”
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“It’s a fairground tradition: From Twinkies to pickles, there’s no food you can’t...”
– NPR visits the Texas State Fair (via negevrockcity)
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“There Is Literally Nothing You Could Do To Prevent People From Seeing ‘Vampires...”
– Win of the weekend-box-office-report headlines, courtesy A.V. Club. (via sarah-ball)
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Hi Five Fail
failblog:
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“I didn’t really get any money from any of the photos I took, because I took...”
– Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, on selling $80 photo opportunities and $50 autographs at a comic convention over the weekend. The Hill reported that Blago signed one photo, “You are bleeping golden,” referring to a comment that he made over FBI wiretaps in reference to...
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North Korea is Not Gay … Or On Facebook. →
TIME Magazine has arrived to dispel all rumors. Oh thank God.
Bill would give OK to 'Ne-VAH-da' pronunciation →
Fuck yeah legislation!
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Watchstudentjournalist:
SIX DEGREES OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T EAT BACON: Many journalists want to be just like Jon Stewart, the most trusted man in America. I watched this monologue today and thought, why the hell not?
Reporter Says She Lost Job for Wearing Florida Hat... →
Move Over Jeans Diapers. Skinny Jeans and Jeggings... →
“Interested in booking Joran van der Sloot’s ex-girlfriend for the morning news?...”
– The News Merchant - Magazine - The Atlantic
Rupert Murdoch claims to own the “Sky” in “Skype,”... →
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Following up on the WaPo map thing....
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/the-district/man-shot-in-adams-morgan.html
16th and Mozart don’t intersect ….
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Washington Post writers need to spend more time... →
(via laurenmichell)
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Yahoo! News Sucks At Censorship [NSFW] [PIC] →
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“Have you ever read a newspaper article or Time magazine piece from the 1940s and...”
– The Escapist: Publisher Note: What Grade is Your Content Comprehension? [May 10th, 2010]
(via gamejournos)
“I had a paper route as a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two...”
– MITCH HEDBERG (via inothernews)
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“Non-scientists can be cajoled into doing useful scientific work if it is...”
– Scientists are using you to help them change the world… (via theeconomist)
Journalism, FTW!
thedanimal:
Dwyane Wade says that if his team loses three games in a row next year, journalists will blow it out of proportion and make it seem like the World Trade Center fell down again.
AOL Fanhouse misquotes him as saying that if his team loses a couple games in a row it will be like the World Trade Center fell down again.
Dwyane Wade is forced to apologize.
AOL Fanhouse runs story about...
“Thanks to the separation of advertising and news departments, it’s...”
– (via inothernews) 