The Nightjack Case has never become strictly past tense. The betrayal of the police officer blogger still seems to resonate, so that we can't just turn the page and put it behind us. A much belated inquiry continues.
How's Jim Romenesko doing? Dan Reimold has written a nice feature piece at PBS on the former institutional blogger/aggregator. Romenesko's independent blog has been developing into a real destination. He blogs with a livelier hand, a newly recognizable voice, and a more conversational style. His new blog covers a wider range of Media-related topics, some of which may be viewed as a bit quirky.
It turns out that Romenesko came out of a somewhat quirky background. He used to document the world of Zines. Some might regard zines as a precursor to blogs. Reimold links us to this other world as Jim reflected on it last December.
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Thursday, February 2
Wednesday, February 1
Special Deliveries -
Extra-Terrestrial Ambassador
Julian Assange, who was awarded the title of
Honorary Guide to Humanity in December,
is now up for another distinction.
He will appear as himself, though
in animated form, in The Simpsons
upcoming February 19th episode.
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Julian Assange, who was awarded the title of
Honorary Guide to Humanity in December,
is now up for another distinction.
He will appear as himself, though
in animated form, in The Simpsons
upcoming February 19th episode.
...
Tuesday, January 31
Book Briefs (5#) -
Game Changer: Amazon could have a devastating impact on the publishing industry, according to Jordan Weissman.
# Victoria Janssen reviews a Historical Mystery set in 1936 Hungary called Budapest Noir by Vilmos Kondor.
# Susan White reviews a Mystery Novel about
Cults called The Color of Death by Michael Cordy.
# Sam Sacks reviews At Last by Edward St Aubyn. This is autobiographical fiction in which a person of considerable means nevertheless suffers hardships.
# Tim Parks comments on
the state of Contemporary Fiction.
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# Victoria Janssen reviews a Historical Mystery set in 1936 Hungary called Budapest Noir by Vilmos Kondor.
# Susan White reviews a Mystery Novel about
Cults called The Color of Death by Michael Cordy.
# Sam Sacks reviews At Last by Edward St Aubyn. This is autobiographical fiction in which a person of considerable means nevertheless suffers hardships.
# Tim Parks comments on
the state of Contemporary Fiction.
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Monday, January 30
A Loathsome Betrayal -
The exposure of the police officer who was writing the Nightjack blog has come back to haunt us again.
The constable happened to be an outstanding writer. His Nightjack blog won the Orwell prize. One can't help but wonder if the reporters were envious of his talent.
The details of this betrayal are only now beginning to ooze out of the Leveson Inquiry.
The Public lost something of value in
the elimination of that constable's perspective.
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The constable happened to be an outstanding writer. His Nightjack blog won the Orwell prize. One can't help but wonder if the reporters were envious of his talent.
The details of this betrayal are only now beginning to ooze out of the Leveson Inquiry.
The Public lost something of value in
the elimination of that constable's perspective.
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Sunday, January 29
A Weekend Rich in Books (6#) -
Stirring The Pot: Jonathan Franzen, speaking at the Hay Festival in Cartagena Colombia, argued that e-books do not have the durability of the printed artifact.
"The lives of heiresses
are complicated matters."
Emma Straub reviews three
memoir books about Heiresses.
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This weekend, the LA Times Book Review section is outstanding. Some of the highlights follow.
# Wael Ghonim's memoir Revolution 2.0 is reviewed by Scott Martelle. Described here as "an engaging read" of the inside story behind the Egyptian uprising against the Mubarak regime.
# A review of Gil Scott-Heron's memoir The Last Holiday. Lynell George writes that this book illuminates some of the heretofore obscure corners of the subject's thinking.
# A movie has been made of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black, a ghost story, reviewed by Nick Owchar. Due to be released soon, Owchar says this is an effective, faithful rendering of a harrowing tale.
# A printed storyboard artifact linked to online multi-media is reviewed by Susan Carpenter. Chopsticks is being called a novel for young adults which presents a fictional romantic story in an inventive and compelling way.
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"The lives of heiresses
are complicated matters."
Emma Straub reviews three
memoir books about Heiresses.
* * * * * * *
This weekend, the LA Times Book Review section is outstanding. Some of the highlights follow.
# Wael Ghonim's memoir Revolution 2.0 is reviewed by Scott Martelle. Described here as "an engaging read" of the inside story behind the Egyptian uprising against the Mubarak regime.
# A review of Gil Scott-Heron's memoir The Last Holiday. Lynell George writes that this book illuminates some of the heretofore obscure corners of the subject's thinking.
# A movie has been made of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black, a ghost story, reviewed by Nick Owchar. Due to be released soon, Owchar says this is an effective, faithful rendering of a harrowing tale.
# A printed storyboard artifact linked to online multi-media is reviewed by Susan Carpenter. Chopsticks is being called a novel for young adults which presents a fictional romantic story in an inventive and compelling way.
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