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More story on Story’s thin NYT story
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This CJR Daily entry refers readers to the survey used for the 9/21/05 NYT story (using that word loosely) that alleges to report on how female college students at elite institutions want to be stay at home moms. Apparently, the story is now part of TimesSelect, but I managed to get to the story here from this entry in David Goldenberg’s Geflog and a lengthy correction posted three days later is here. Geflog reproduced the questionnaires.
Stories about the story have proliferated ad nauseum. This one at Slate is one of my favorites and I also liked the analysis done by Frank Newport, a contributor on Gallup’s Blog. Finally, Wendy Hoke, Sandy Piderit and Connie Schultz make valuable contributions to the debate, contributions that certainly are more coherent and credible than Story’s story.
Now that I think of it, if TimesSelect operated so that it weeded out the articles least worthy of having a wide audience, and charged just for those, maybe we could save some bandwidth out there in the web.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:01 am September 29th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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28
Playing the links
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I added links yesterday (or was it the day before?). No policy exists other than to let me know that you exist and would like to let others (and me) know. That’s it. As my family and friends know, I’ve only given up on one friendship in my life and I still keep in touch even with that person.
Once I know you, you have to do something beyond heinous, despicable and unexplainable in order to convince me that you want me to leave you alone.
That’s another way of saying I’m loyal.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:07 pm September 28th, 2005 in Politics | 4 Comments
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Support for non-MSM bloggers in the courtroom
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A couple of items on Micro Persuasion convince me that the blog snowball continues to grow and that the York courtroom that houses the Dover, PA evolution case – as well as all others that bloggers would want to access – should invite in and provide access for non-MSM bloggers:
First, NYC incumbent mayor Bloomberg’s camp got his opponent to correct incorrect facts in one post on the challenger’s blog.
Second, MarketWatch’s Internet Daily reports on research numbers that indicate a two-fold increase in blog readership.
If I could blog from court about court, I’d choose juvie, except that they’re minors. But if confidentiality could be figured out, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:25 pm September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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Playing the links
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I added links yesterday (or was it the day before?). No policy exists other than to let me know that you exist and would like to let others (and me) know. That’s it. As my family and friends know, I’ve only given up on one friendship in my life and I still keep in touch even with that person.
Once I know you, you have to do something beyond heinous, despicable and unexplainable in order to convince me that you want me to leave you alone.
That’s another way of saying I’m loyal.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 3:07 pm September 28th, 2005 in Politics | 4 Comments
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Support for non-MSM bloggers in the courtroom
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A couple of items on Micro Persuasion convince me that the blog snowball continues to grow and that the York courtroom that houses the Dover, PA evolution case – as well as all others that bloggers would want to access – should invite in and provide access for non-MSM bloggers:
First, NYC incumbent mayor Bloomberg’s camp got his opponent to correct incorrect facts in one post on the challenger’s blog.
Second, MarketWatch’s Internet Daily reports on research numbers that indicate a two-fold increase in blog readership.
If I could blog from court about court, I’d choose juvie, except that they’re minors. But if confidentiality could be figured out, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:25 pm September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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28
Blogging evolution
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A York Daily Record reporter is keeping a blog on the evolution case in PA. I think that’s great. But what’s fascinating about it is that I exchanged a couple of emails with a reporter for the area’s afternoon paper, the York Dispatch, (I emailed both papers) because I wanted to know whether any non-MSM bloggers had any of the 40 media seats in the courtroom. The dispatch reporter referred me to the ACLU’s blog of the case (which I knew about from the York Daily Record’s coverage and noted in my post here yesterday) and then indicated the following in response to my question (“I was curious to know if there were any independent bloggers, unconnected to any newspapers or well-known organizations. Do you know the answer to that question?”)
I have not seen any, but I spend most of my day in court and writing.
Good luck in your search.
Now, I’ve been told over the years that I’m too sensitive at times. So I might be taking this too personally, for all of bloggerkind. And I do believe this reporter was being sincere and had no malevolent thoughts.
But does anyone else think that the implication in the response is that bloggers wouldn’t be in a court, writing? Because there’s an implicit belief (in MSM) that bloggers aren’t first-hand reporters?
Again, I might just be wrong (and new and naive). But, on the other hand, if the image of bloggers as not being in the field (i.e., Meet the Bloggers) is this prevalent, man, I need to get my act together and figure out what more I can do to change that.
FYI, the YDR blogger also wrote this story about how being a science teacher in Dover, PA is the worst job.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:27 pm September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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28
YDR editors support refusal to testify
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Today’s editorial in the YDR (local paper covering Dover, PA evolution case) wants lawyers to do their homework and leave the reporters alone.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:23 pm September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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28
Playing the links
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I added links yesterday (or was it the day before?). No policy exists other than to let me know that you exist and would like to let others (and me) know. That’s it. As my family and friends know, I’ve only given up on one friendship in my life and I still keep in touch even with that person.
Once I know you, you have to do something beyond heinous, despicable and unexplainable in order to convince me that you want me to leave you alone.
That’s another way of saying I’m loyal.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:07 pm September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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28
Support for non-MSM bloggers in the courtroom
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A couple of items on Micro Persuasion convince me that the blog snowball continues to grow and that the York courtroom that houses the Dover, PA evolution case – as well as all others that bloggers would want to access – should invite in and provide access for non-MSM bloggers:
First, NYC incumbent mayor Bloomberg’s camp got his opponent to correct incorrect facts in one post on the challenger’s blog.
Second, MarketWatch’s Internet Daily reports on research numbers that indicate a two-fold increase in blog readership.
If I could blog from court about court, I’d choose juvie, except that they’re minors. But if confidentiality could be figured out, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:25 am September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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28
Blogging evolution
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A York Daily Record reporter is keeping a blog on the evolution case in PA. I think that’s great. But what’s fascinating about it is that I exchanged a couple of emails with a reporter for the area’s afternoon paper, the York Dispatch, (I emailed both papers) because I wanted to know whether any non-MSM bloggers had any of the 40 media seats in the courtroom. The dispatch reporter referred me to the ACLU’s blog of the case (which I knew about from the York Daily Record’s coverage and noted in my post here yesterday) and then indicated the following in response to my question (“I was curious to know if there were any independent bloggers, unconnected to any newspapers or well-known organizations. Do you know the answer to that question?”)
I have not seen any, but I spend most of my day in court and writing.
Good luck in your search.
Now, I’ve been told over the years that I’m too sensitive at times. So I might be taking this too personally, for all of bloggerkind. And I do believe this reporter was being sincere and had no malevolent thoughts.
But does anyone else think that the implication in the response is that bloggers wouldn’t be in a court, writing? Because there’s an implicit belief (in MSM) that bloggers aren’t first-hand reporters?
Again, I might just be wrong (and new and naive). But, on the other hand, if the image of bloggers as not being in the field (i.e., Meet the Bloggers) is this prevalent, man, I need to get my act together and figure out what more I can do to change that.
FYI, the YDR blogger also wrote this story about how being a science teacher in Dover, PA is the worst job.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:27 am September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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28
YDR editors support refusal to testify
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Today’s editorial in the YDR (local paper covering Dover, PA evolution case) wants lawyers to do their homework and leave the reporters alone.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:23 am September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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28
Blogging evolution
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A York Daily Record reporter is keeping a blog on the evolution case in PA. I think that’s great. But what’s fascinating about it is that I exchanged a couple of emails with a reporter for the area’s afternoon paper, the York Dispatch, (I emailed both papers) because I wanted to know whether any non-MSM bloggers had any of the 40 media seats in the courtroom. The dispatch reporter referred me to the ACLU’s blog of the case (which I knew about from the York Daily Record’s coverage and noted in my post here yesterday) and then indicated the following in response to my question (“I was curious to know if there were any independent bloggers, unconnected to any newspapers or well-known organizations. Do you know the answer to that question?”)
I have not seen any, but I spend most of my day in court and writing.
Good luck in your search.
Now, I’ve been told over the years that I’m too sensitive at times. So I might be taking this too personally, for all of bloggerkind. And I do believe this reporter was being sincere and had no malevolent thoughts.
But does anyone else think that the implication in the response is that bloggers wouldn’t be in a court, writing? Because there’s an implicit belief (in MSM) that bloggers aren’t first-hand reporters?
Again, I might just be wrong (and new and naive). But, on the other hand, if the image of bloggers as not being in the field (i.e., Meet the Bloggers) is this prevalent, man, I need to get my act together and figure out what more I can do to change that.
FYI, the YDR blogger also wrote this story about how being a science teacher in Dover, PA is the worst job.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:27 am September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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28
YDR editors support refusal to testify
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Today’s editorial in the YDR (local paper covering Dover, PA evolution case) wants lawyers to do their homework and leave the reporters alone.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:23 am September 28th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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27
Do men blogroll women’s blogrolls?
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Do you?
I’ve been referred by male bloggers – specifically and via their blogs – to excellent blogs operated by women. But I don’t recall seeing many men with female-only blogrolls like the Blogs by Women Blogroll.
What’s the buzz on this? Don’t separate by gender at all – after all, how would you like to see a Blogs by Men Blogroll?
Or…separate out because women-0nly blogrolls provide a better format for accessing the variety of views women bloggers possess than if their blogs were rolled into a man’s main blogroll?
Here’s something to think about on Misbehaving.net (a great site which the BFD guru referred me to a few days ago but I actually found this link via Google) while you’re thinking about this issue.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 3:44 pm September 27th, 2005 in Politics | 12 Comments
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27
Daily Dover Dose
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Several articles today in the York Daily Record and the York Dispatch – the area’s afternoon paper, which, for purposes of watching a trial, might be even better to consult. (Why does York have two papers and Cleveland doesn’t? I know the history, I just don’t understand the why.)
Some info from the articles:
1. The ACLU is blogging about the case.
2. This website, called DefConAmerica.org, defends the separation of church and state, among other constitutional rights, and bills itself as “an online grassroots movement combating the growing power of the religious right. We will fight to uphold cherished constitutional and national values including separation of church and state, individual freedom, scientific progress, pluralism, and tolerance.”
3. This run-down in the YDR on how the media is covering the court case fails to mention the blogosphere. I need to write a letter to the editor when I finish posting here.
Not surprisingly, then, the Dispatch says, “The 40 courtroom seats available to the media have been grabbed by both local and national members of the press, ranging from The York Dispatch to the New York Times and National Public Radio.”
So now I have to write a couple of letters.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:54 pm September 27th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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27
Learn "shame dynamics"
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The season for flyers and announcements never ends. I toss most of them much like I tossed a Democratic Congressional group’s request for money – masked as a survey – yesterday. And I routinely trash anything with the word Republican on it. I shred it to pieces first if I know the candidate responsible.
Yesterday, I kept the Cleveland Orchestra season brochure and flipped through then tossed the Oxford University Press 2005-2006 Jounalism and Mass Communication catalogue. Some good stuff in there, though old (Mindich’s 2004 Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don’t Follow the News).
Several offerings from the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center intrigued me and and my multi-disciplinary interests.
For example, Deceptively Simple or Simply Deceptive (12/2/05, 8:15pm) attracted my attention because of its relevance to current events and our government. The brochure and website indicate that it’s a scientific meeting, free and open to the public and held at RB&C’s Hospital Amphitheater. The presenter is Benjamin Kilborne, Ph.D. I don’t know anything about him personally. The info also states that:
This paper explores the dynamics of deceit and lying relating both to shame dynamics.
A Literary Example of Being Haunted by Parents: Benjamin Spock would be perfect for anyone who suspects that their parents caused all their pathologies. Could get crowded. The group strategically scheduled this presentation between Rosh Hashana (start of the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement – when Jews fast, confess and hopefully get in the book of life for next year) for maximum appeal. I’ll miss this one because I’ll be in CT – staying with my parents – for my father’s 70th bday bash. I wonder if this one’s on the schedule for next year.
Then there’s an early evening discussion series that includes several sessions I like. But given the Dover Area School Board’s court case re: Evolution versus Intelligent Design, I’m most interested in one called, “How Religion is Used as an Integrative Dimension of the Psychological Experience.” The title alone presents a kind of scary suggestion. These sessions are the third Thursday of every month from 5:30-7pm.
I can’t wait to see what comes in the mail today. I bet some group offers a session on that.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:49 pm September 27th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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Do men blogroll women’s blogrolls?
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Do you?
I’ve been referred by male bloggers – specifically and via their blogs – to excellent blogs operated by women. But I don’t recall seeing many men with female-only blogrolls like the Blogs by Women Blogroll.
What’s the buzz on this? Don’t separate by gender at all – after all, how would you like to see a Blogs by Men Blogroll?
Or…separate out because women-0nly blogrolls provide a better format for accessing the variety of views women bloggers possess than if their blogs were rolled into a man’s main blogroll?
Here’s something to think about on Misbehaving.net (a great site which the BFD guru referred me to a few days ago but I actually found this link via Google) while you’re thinking about this issue.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:44 am September 27th, 2005 in Politics | 12 Comments
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27
Daily Dover Dose
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Several articles today in the York Daily Record and the York Dispatch – the area’s afternoon paper, which, for purposes of watching a trial, might be even better to consult. (Why does York have two papers and Cleveland doesn’t? I know the history, I just don’t understand the why.)
Some info from the articles:
1. The ACLU is blogging about the case.
2. This website, called DefConAmerica.org, defends the separation of church and state, among other constitutional rights, and bills itself as “an online grassroots movement combating the growing power of the religious right. We will fight to uphold cherished constitutional and national values including separation of church and state, individual freedom, scientific progress, pluralism, and tolerance.”
3. This run-down in the YDR on how the media is covering the court case fails to mention the blogosphere. I need to write a letter to the editor when I finish posting here.
Not surprisingly, then, the Dispatch says, “The 40 courtroom seats available to the media have been grabbed by both local and national members of the press, ranging from The York Dispatch to the New York Times and National Public Radio.”
So now I have to write a couple of letters.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:54 am September 27th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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27
Learn "shame dynamics"
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The season for flyers and announcements never ends. I toss most of them much like I tossed a Democratic Congressional group’s request for money – masked as a survey – yesterday. And I routinely trash anything with the word Republican on it. I shred it to pieces first if I know the candidate responsible.
Yesterday, I kept the Cleveland Orchestra season brochure and flipped through then tossed the Oxford University Press 2005-2006 Jounalism and Mass Communication catalogue. Some good stuff in there, though old (Mindich’s 2004 Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don’t Follow the News).
Several offerings from the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center intrigued me and and my multi-disciplinary interests.
For example, Deceptively Simple or Simply Deceptive (12/2/05, 8:15pm) attracted my attention because of its relevance to current events and our government. The brochure and website indicate that it’s a scientific meeting, free and open to the public and held at RB&C’s Hospital Amphitheater. The presenter is Benjamin Kilborne, Ph.D. I don’t know anything about him personally. The info also states that:
This paper explores the dynamics of deceit and lying relating both to shame dynamics.
A Literary Example of Being Haunted by Parents: Benjamin Spock would be perfect for anyone who suspects that their parents caused all their pathologies. Could get crowded. The group strategically scheduled this presentation between Rosh Hashana (start of the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement – when Jews fast, confess and hopefully get in the book of life for next year) for maximum appeal. I’ll miss this one because I’ll be in CT – staying with my parents – for my father’s 70th bday bash. I wonder if this one’s on the schedule for next year.
Then there’s an early evening discussion series that includes several sessions I like. But given the Dover Area School Board’s court case re: Evolution versus Intelligent Design, I’m most interested in one called, “How Religion is Used as an Integrative Dimension of the Psychological Experience.” The title alone presents a kind of scary suggestion. These sessions are the third Thursday of every month from 5:30-7pm.
I can’t wait to see what comes in the mail today. I bet some group offers a session on that.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:49 am September 27th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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Do men blogroll women’s blogrolls?
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Do you?
I’ve been referred by male bloggers – specifically and via their blogs – to excellent blogs operated by women. But I don’t recall seeing many men with female-only blogrolls like the Blogs by Women Blogroll.
What’s the buzz on this? Don’t separate by gender at all – after all, how would you like to see a Blogs by Men Blogroll?
Or…separate out because women-0nly blogrolls provide a better format for accessing the variety of views women bloggers possess than if their blogs were rolled into a man’s main blogroll?
Here’s something to think about on Misbehaving.net (a great site which the BFD guru referred me to a few days ago but I actually found this link via Google) while you’re thinking about this issue.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:44 am September 27th, 2005 in Politics | Comments Off
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