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Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:44 PM

Armstrong or hamstrung? You decide.

Well, sure looks as if Travis Armstrong, editorial page editor of The Santa Barbara News-Press, won't be re-joining SPJ anytime soon. An editorial released today flames SPJ and flames me for the Society's decision to laud N-P staff
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Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:19 PM

Rethink booking United

Headed out Friday to meet with SPJ members in Fort Worth, Texas. Let's just say the travel there was a nightmare -- and that I no longer wonder why United Airlines continues to struggle mightily. Some random thoughts and observations (feel free to share
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006 4:22 PM

Go UT Vols?! Whatever.

Oh. For. Crying. Out. Loud. Some flacks really don't get it. Textbook case: The sworn image-protectors of the University of Tennessee's football team. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, UT has suspended the media credentials of News Sentinel sports
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:15 PM

Take on the Trib and LAT? Not so fast.

In recent days, writers from many publications have asked me what SPJ has to say about the management shakeups and staffing decisions being hashed out between the Los Angeles Times and its owner, the Tribune Co. In a word: Nada. These are tough issues
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Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:09 PM

Church to IRS: "See you in court!"

All Saints Church, an Episcopal congregation in Pasadena, Calif., will see the Internal Revenue Service in a higher court. The IRS ordered the 3,500-member church to hand over all documents it produced in 2004 mentioning political candidates (specifically,
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006 1:22 AM

Global press freedom: Do you really care?

The Washington Post has launched an impressive blog, called PostGlobal, to promote discussion about issues of worldwide concern. I was invited to respond to one of the recent questions posed. I needed to keep my post to roughly 400 words. "How
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