The Washington Post is now falling all over itself in trying to explain the colossal blunder in its “salon” business concept, in which corporations would have paid $25,000 a pop to have drinks with Post, Obama Administration, and congressional insiders. This article tries to explain how the ethical lapse happened. I appreciate the Post‘s willingness [...]
Archive for July 12th, 2009
Journalistic Ethics (III)
Posted in Reflections, tagged Journalism, journalistic ethics, News media, Washington Post on July 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Posted in Books, Movies, tagged Books, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Lonesome Dove, Movies on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been seeing previews for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and I have to admit that I am looking forward to the movie. I really enjoyed all of the Harry Potter books — they are great summer reads — and, so far at least, I think the movies have done a good job of [...]