Month: April 2014

  • Newscast bunnies get into some sexy business

    Local TV station WBIR has been in the news as an Easter segment last week went viral. What made everything from Gawker to the Today Show were some bunnies that in an on-air segment in front of the anchors did what … ah … rabbits often do. The Gawker headline: “Bunnies Have Sex Like Bunnies…

  • About that comment

    What’s new in comments about comments. The debate on anonymous comments on websites continues while publisher retool or junk their comment systems. Meanwhile, a few interesting new experiments are happening. Yelp Reviews Brew Fight Over Free Speech, Fairness – WSJ.com Times-Picayune gives judge data on two online commenters | Home | The New Orleans Advocate…

  • Toledo Blade files suit after Army security detains journalists

    Here’s another incredible example of the government’s trampling of the rights of photojournalists. The Toledo Blade filed suit Friday after the Army security personnel detained two journalists outside a tank plan in Lima, Ohio. Cameras were confiscated and some photos deleted. The incident occurred March 28 at a General Dynamics plant. The lawsuit claims the…