After William & Mary, I worked in community corrections for over 20 years. From 2/1 to 9/30/08, I served as Newstrust's Community Developer, also writing grant applications and serving as part of the editorial team. I value the site's annotated news aggregation which allows us to share coverage on important issues, evaluate news stories and provide feedback to the media. Reviews of my writing are here--please add yours: http://www.newstrust.net/Sources/files/writing_corner/.
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The topic is compelling and the issue concerns me, but the reporting seems skewed. All the experts interviewed side w. the j-school. There is no background about whether this has been tried before or whether the DA's office has a record of overreaching.
This is a brief response by a retired jurist to the subpoena of student records in a case where said students found exonerating evidence in the case of an individual convicted of murder. After saying that the use of the word "gestapo" is usually over the top, he uses it anyway and really doesn't convince me that it is warranted.
This is hardly a breaking story. Sue Sturgis of Facing South wrote about it on May 12 and several times since then. However, coverage in the NYT helps bring national attention to the issue. While the author brings up the issue of environmental justice, the article reads like a he said, he said and a bit of a human interest story. It also doesn't show the larger context, which is that impact of coal is more than CO2 released during combustion (which gives rise to the term "clean ... More »
Greenwald provides background to criticize a story in the WaPo he sees as defending torture, when other sources, including the CIA Inspector General's report have indicated that torture was often counterproductive--moral issues aside. The WaPo story covered Monday's DOJ release of portions two documents that former Vice President Dick Cheney had claimed would prove the CIA's harsh interrogation tactics worked.Greenwald's conclusion is acid about "standard Post behavior." Actually ... More »
“It would be one thing for Fred Hiatt to have printed this Post article as an Op-Ed from, say, John Bolton or some dutiful, low-level former Bush official. That’s ... More »
The author provides a thoughtful, problem-based solution without arguing against access to healthcare and without discarding a role for government including vouchers to all Americans for a free checkup every two years and regulation to require quality and transparency. One of the most interesting pieces I've read. Thanks, Walter for submitting this. Not sure how we would ever accomplish this--or world peace. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try. But what I'm not sure of is ... More »
Of course, none of this would happen overnight. And the government has an essential role to play in arming consumers with good information. Congress should require maximum ... More »
Although the title is derogatory, the sources interviewed represent a broad specrum of interpretation regarding how unsolicited emails on health care arrived in the in-boxes of some of the administration's opponents.
This story does a better job of putting things in context than a brief BBC article that seemed more like a press release reprint. This story, for instance, cites a co-worker, and draws a connection to a related story about the "goverment's attempts to claw back compensation from two injured soldiers. i would have liked a link to that coverage and have provided one of many.
This is a breaking story on a letter from Senate leaders to the White House about trade ramifications of the climate bill. It provides a copy of a letter and links to other information. Mike, I agree w. you about the unsupported comment on "swing" votes. As it stands now, it is opinion stated as fact. and Kaizar, I agree w. your take on the negative slant on the Dems. I guess that's his prerogative in a blog--although that's tricky in a news blog. And, Dwight, you're right, of ... More »
(Pending) I agree w. Kim about the writing style, however, this reporter broke the story (although one wonders why it took so long.) That is why I submitted it. I've included two links with more information. Hat tip to Sue Sturgis at ISS for finding them. Also a 2002 piece from the Baltimore Sun, which exposed Bonner's former antics. Unfortunately the Sun doesn't have a link up, so used Common Dreams archive. BaltSun ran only the AP story. In looking again today, came up w. Brian ... More »
Sturgis not only writes about the proposed clean energy bill and contrasts the Senate and House versions of the bill, but provides a source comparing the price of nuclear v.s. other energy and looks at the Senate sponsor's ties to the nuclear industry. Fred Gatlin criticizes the author for bias. In thinking about it, I have lowered my evaluation of the article to "somewhat fair" because, other than news releases from the bill's sponsors in both Senate and the House touting his ... More »
I find it interesting that critics of energy reform cite costs of a carbon tax, but are all for giving money to coal for unproven technology such as ... More »
The government sending unsolicited emails seems unwise, but the heat generated seems to me to be a case of opponents fanning the flames. Actually, ... More »