Archive for April 2004
Half-time President
Posted by: kegill on: 30 April 2004
From Antidotal earlier this month: as of 9 April, since becoming President Bush had spent 500 days at one of his three retreats (Texas, Maine, Camp David). That’s more than 40% of his presidency.
With a war on.
Sinclair backstory
Posted by: kegill on: 30 April 2004
The New York Times reported Friday that
Sinclair, which owns 62 television stations in 39 markets, also made news in September 2001, when it ordered news personnel at its Baltimore station to read patriotic statements supporting President Bush.
A net search reveals these reports from the time:
McCain on Nightline
Posted by: kegill on: 30 April 2004
Senator John McCain has weighed in on today’s war coverage controversy, calling Sinclair’s ban of tonight’s Nightline special “unpatriotic.”
His letter also says:
I supported the president’s decision to go to war in Iraq, and remain a strong supporter of that decision. But every American has a responsibility to understand fully the terrible costs of war and [...]
More on Sinclair, Nightline
Posted by: kegill on: 30 April 2004
- In: Convergence| Media
- 1 Comment
As the world turns (literally), the Sinclair/Nightline story is making its way around the globe. At this writing, news.google.com shows 342 stories. Let’s take a look at a few:
– The Guardian leads with an error in graph one. Yes, Sinclair owns stations reaching 24% of the US population. But most of its stations are FOX, [...]
Sinclair bans Nightline
Posted by: kegill on: 30 April 2004
Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns TV stations reaching 24% of the US population, has banned its ABC-affiliates from carrying Friday night’s Nightline because it finds the show “contrary to public interest.”
The show will air a tribute to fallen soldiers by showing the names and photos of servicemen and women killed in Iraq — currently 533 [...]
CA takes middle road
Posted by: kegill on: 30 April 2004
Rather than recommend a wholesale ban of touchscreen voting machines in November, a California panel has proposed a freeze on new equipment unless it produces a voter-verified paper audit trail, accelerating the due date for this technology from 2006 to 2004.
At least 20 states have introduced legislation requiring a paper audit trail. Oregon, New Hampshire [...]
Wiki-dom
Posted by: kegill on: 28 April 2004
Another dose of personal empowerment, courtesy of technology. I just posted my first Wiki entry on Britain J. Williams, a man who appears to have zero computing security credentials but who is still touted as an expert on electronic voting systems. This is an outgrowth of my work with e-voting.
Quote of the week
Posted by: kegill on: 28 April 2004
From Bush advisor Karen Hughes on CNN Sunday during the March for Women’s Lives:
I think after September 11, the American people are valuing life more … and the fundamental issue between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life.
So, according to Hughes, being pro-choice and opposing Bush’s policies on reproductive [...]
Truth in reporting
Posted by: kegill on: 28 April 2004
I just had my first brush with an advocacy site positioning itself as an honest news source … when its “news” was so dishonest I did a double-take. I thought I was more worldly.
I was looking for updates to Sunday’s Women’s March in Washington, DC. Yesterday’s mainstream news reported turnout around 1 million. DC [...]
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