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The $1000 bagel & all you could want for Chanuka

Filed Under Jewish, Judaism, Marketing, Religion | 7 Comments

Yes, that’s how I spell it.  I know – not a lot of people spell it that way but still, 355K isn’t to sneeze at (journalists apparently spell it Hanukkah -oy that’s look awful – maybe the fact that I don’t is what makes me just a blogger?).

Anyway – the holiday begins at sunset next Tuesday.  Here are some things you can get your Jewish friends:

A bagel with Alba white truffle cream cheese and goji berry infused Riesling jelly with golden leaves. For $1000.

Nothing here appeals to me.

But you can check here.

Hag sameach.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:28 pm November 29th, 2007 in Jewish, Judaism, Marketing, Religion | 7 Comments 

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29

Hey, Sarah-tell us whether bloggers are journalists, while you’re at it

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I don’t know – maybe she was at the start of a hunger strike – but Sarah Silverman isn’t sounding incredibly coherent on the picket lines for the WGA, but hey, I’m glad she’s out there for the um, you know – I don’t know – yeah – the writers. Watch out for the DB word – luckily, no school admins in sight. Hattip to the Bintel Blog.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:58 pm November 29th, 2007 in Business, Civil Rights, Economy, Media, Social Issues, Writing | Comments Off 

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British teacher & teddy bear: sentenced to 15 days in jail, deportation

Filed Under Courts, Crime, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Religion | 8 Comments

Read all about it.

I’m speechless, but here are some reactions.

What about you?

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:21 pm November 29th, 2007 in Courts, Crime, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Religion | 8 Comments 

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Harvard says: 88% say campaign coverage focuses on the trivial, media overinfluences

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Hattip to Wendy Hoke at Creative Ink for this post that draws attention to this Editor & Publisher article, “Study: More Than 60% Don’t Trust Campaign Coverage.” You can download the full report as a pdf here.

Other findings, according to E & P:

The findings were among those in Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership National Leadership Index. The survey, which included interviews with 1,207 adults nationwide in September, focuses mostly on leadership issues. But a portion of the findings asked about views on the media in relation to leadership, with some troubling results.

“Our survey finds a pervasive lack of confidence in the leadership of many sectors of society,” the report states. “But Americans give their lowest marks to leaders in the press. Americans are particularly dissatisfied with press coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign.”

When asked if election coverage was politically biased, 40% believed it was too liberal; 21% too conservative; and 30% found it neutral. Nine percent of those responding were not sure.

Key among the findings:

• 64% of those polled do not trust press coverage of the presidential campaign.

• 88% believe that campaign coverage focuses on trivial issues.

• 84% believe that media coverage has too much influence on American voting choices.

• 92% say it is important that the news media provide information on candidates’ specific policy plans, but 61% say the media does not provide enough coverage of policy plans.

• 89% say it is important to hear about candidates’ personal values and ethics, but 43% say there is not enough coverage of personal values and ethics.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:09 pm November 29th, 2007 in Politics | 4 Comments 

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29

PD Openers folks having too. much. fun. I say, with Kucinich

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Now, really. I think, secretly, or not so secretly, they love writing this stuff – and who wouldn’t?  I absolutely can’t blame them.  But look down that left sidebar (or, if you are reading this long after it was posted, do a search on “kucinich” – see how many times “Kucinich” appears?  If you’ve ever seen your post’s hits skyrocket on LeftyBlogs.com when it has “Kucinich” in the title, you know what I’m sayin’.

It’s fun to write in a format that let’s a voice come through – whatever voice it is. I refuse and will continue to refuse to believe that allowing that to happen in many instances 100% disqualifies the expression as journalism.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:15 pm November 29th, 2007 in Blogging, Campaigning, Media, Ohio, Politics, WH2008 | Comments Off 

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29

Erect an Election Process: Designers Needed

Filed Under Announcements, Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Government, Media, Ohio, Politics | 1 Comment

Okay – so maybe I miss a Google result here and there, but chances are, when I get an e-mail from someone I don’t know or about something I don’t know about, I’m going to go to Google before I do much else. Or I might e-mail a few folks, or I might do both.

So, when I received an invitation to participate in the Your Billion Dollar President project, I did just that and boy, as usual, I can’t believe they’re asking me (and, as usual, I hope they aren’t sorry that they did).

First, here’s a background piece on the very new bigger picture venture, a morning radio show from Public Radio International and WNYC (NY’s WCPN; Studio 360, On The Media, etc.).

The “they” in this case is producer Jonathan Dyer and journalist (and blogger!) John Hockenberry – do you know that records say he was the first host of Talk of the Nation? Cool. Read more

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:24 pm November 29th, 2007 in Announcements, Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Government, Media, Ohio, Politics | 1 Comment 

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29

(Updated) Teacher allegedly insults Islam but could teddy bears named Muhammad be suspect under Violent Radicalization prevention bill?

Filed Under Congress, Education, Foreign Affairs, Government, Politics, Religion, Social Issues | 7 Comments

UPDATE: From the AP, 12:42pm today.

Warning: this is a bit of a ramble because these scenarios just keep coming and tossing sense to the wind.

The BBC has this article about a British teacher who works in a Christian school in Khartoum, Sudan but currently is in custody (though the BBC piece says she may be released very soon). She brought in a teddy bear as part of a habitat study session, asked the kids to name it and they chose Mohammad – one boy says he chose it because that is his name. According to the BBC piece, “It is seen as an insult to Islam to attempt to make an image of the Prophet Muhammad.” The offense is punishable by jail time and a fine.

Now, the U.S. Congress is considering a bill that seeks to study “violent radicalization” and “homegrown terrorism.” “Violent radicalization” is defined as “the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change.”

The process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance….change. Read more

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:17 am November 29th, 2007 in Congress, Education, Foreign Affairs, Government, Politics, Religion, Social Issues | 7 Comments 

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Carnival of Ohio Politics #93 posted

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Thank you, Ben of the Keeler Political Report.

Good reading, as always, at the Carnival of Ohio Politics, #93 this week, wow.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:01 am November 29th, 2007 in Blogging, Carnivals, Ohio, Politics | Comments Off 

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