We Want Media

Bill Keller doesn't know about anybody else, but the executive editor of the New York Times kinda feels like journalists have a big bullseye painted on them in White House red.

Each and every morning I read stories about how newspapers are slowly fading away. This morning the Denver Post announced that it is cutting jobs due to falling numbers. This is just another story in a long line of newspaper layoffs.

In the latest of media-related scandals, Michael Douglas claims he was misquoted by GQ writer Jeanne Marie Laskas. GQ is sticking by its writer, saying that Douglas is the one who made the mistake here.

It's true. In the same way that controversy sells, bias sells. Look at Lou Dobbs. Someone brings up immigration, and he flips out O'Reilly style while bringing his ratings up. It works, and kudos to the guy for finally figuring it out.

Gravitas: It's one of those journalistically ambiguous words, like blogging or "spin," and people seem to have a hard time explaining what it is. They can only tell when people don't have it.

Curiouser and curiouser are certain tactics that our beloved Commander-in-Chief employs. Now this may not be a huge deal after all. They apologized for it this time. But hey, maybe it is a big deal.

Barry Bonds' baseball career is over. And I can't really say that I feel bad about it. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm reveling in the fact. After all, this is the guy who called a press conference just to accuse the media of ruining his life.

Hip-hop is dying a slow, excruciatingly painful death. I may sound like a music snob by saying this, but ask most other hip-hop heads: Most of the hip-hop that is being put out right not, quite frankly, sucks.

Yes, it's true. I think most older folk aren't "with it" when it comes to matters of trends and technology. Blame it on my parents being computer illiterate and referring to that rapper as "that Thirty cents" guy.

"Hey, I know you, we're Facebook friends! Of course, I've never seen you but.." If anyone thinks the previous statement is weird/slightly stalkerish, raise your hands. Thought so. Yes, it is a weird statement, but the most disturbing part is, something like that is not so outlandish in this day and age.

I check ESPN.com more than I check my e-mail. It's become a bit of an compulsive thing for me. The site is constantly being updated, and almost always has something of interest for me. But here's the catch, they've started this new program, called ESPN insider.