Welcome to the fifth and final installment of the Scholars & Rogues year-end wrap-up. Today we tackle the dirty, but oddly riveting world of politics. We’ll take a couple shots at the […]
The price of anonymous sources: Error hits LATimes' Clemens claim
The Los Angeles Times blew a story more than a year ago that reported a federal affidavit claimed seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens used steroids. How and why did that happen? […]
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And if you stand up for me, I promise you, I will stand up and fight for you every single day that I’m president. — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during an […]
Bush and the FCC want corporate control of all media–and Congress isn't playing along
By Martin Bosworth Earlier this week the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to relax rules against cross-ownership of different media outlets in the same region. Basically, this means that a media conglomerate […]
The value of incompetence: Tank the firm, grab the gold
What do you get if the share price of the company you run topples from $50 to $30 on your watch? What do you get if your principal stockholder bails out, claiming […]
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I feel like I’m going to get to the Oval Office and pick up the rug and say, ‘Oooh my goodness, look at the mess they’ve left!’ — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary […]
Journalism then; journalism now: comprehending the difference
I became a journalist for my hometown newspaper in the spring of 1970, bearing only a degree in geology, the writing skills gained in only one worthwhile college English course, and a […]
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Pssst! Want a cushy news corporation CEO job?
The Journal Register Co., a media corporation hitting the skids because of flagging ad revenues, just hired a new CEO. James W. Hall, 60, inked a one-year deal for a base pay […]
Needed: a constitutional mandate to detect lies of candidates
If we want better-qualified (and honest) presidential candidates, let’s amend Article II, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution. This section says: No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of […]
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