Monday, November 20

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Mo Nov 20 -

BLOGGING THE NEWS -

# WaPo's Downie Exposed: Stephen Brook with The UK Guardian's Media Desk writes about Leonard Downie Jr, the exec ed of the Washington Post. A very worthwhile article-- grab it!
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-- A Peek: Some Blogs by
Norfolk England residents.
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SoFlo Local:
# No I.D. & No Description: Over the weekend, it emerged that a woman's body was discovered in North West Ft Lauderdale near an apartment complex. The cadaver had no identification papers on it: no driver's license, library card, Medicare card, etc..

Although this was reported by at least a half-dozen news organizations, both TV station broadcasts/websites and local newspapers, none of the reporters gave a description of the female victim. How does this happen?

Monday Update: This item has now disappeared from the Media entities online, with the exception of the Sun-Sentinel, where it now appears under Broward County Newsbriefs which adds that the woman was white. But still no description!

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