April 2005 - Page 12 of 15

Rambling thoughts on MeMo and Journalism 2.0

April 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Kyrie “MeMo” O’Connor posted some thoughts to her blog yesterday that were indicative of prevailing attitudes in legacy media — and, I would contend, in need of updating and upgrading:

House bill would scuttle SAFEclear oligopoly

April 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

Kristen Mack reports that a House Committee approved a bill today that could throw a monkey wrench into SAFEclear: A House committee approved a bill today that would ban a central component of Houston’s Safe

Jordy Tollett, special hunter with very special shoes

April 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

Chris Elam forwards a story about Jordy Tollett from the Greater Houston Weekly. There are some unintentionally hilarious tidbits from the puff piece on the head of Houston’s Convention Center and Visitors Bureau. For one

Chron: All DeLay, all the time

April 7, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle obsession with the House Majority Leader is becoming a source of amusement. Today’s effort finds this bit of Tom DeLay commentary mixed in with what is ostensibly coverage of the upcoming convention of

Shut down the Sports Authority and save $40 million

April 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial board would like to see the Houston Sports Authority stay in business: Shuttering the agency sounds simple but overlooks the complexities of servicing more than a billion dollars in stadium bonds and

Fire the mean city employees and save $85,000

April 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

Mayor White wants Continental Airlines to teach City of Houston employees some customer service skills: Before you build in Houston, you need a building permit. But getting your plans approved can get frustrating. Rick Tolliver

The things one learns in a letter to the editor

April 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

Note to self: avoid Dr. Martin Steiner: A natural, peaceful passing Until the introduction of a feeding tube in the late 1890s, if patients could not eat or drink, they would die. That has been

Memo mystery solved; media doesn't look good

April 7, 2005 Anne Linehan

That “GOP talking points memo” mystery has been solved: Florida Republican Sen. Mel Martinez says an infamous unsigned memo passed around on Capitol Hill emphasizing the politics of the Terri Schiavo case originated in his

Hoffman votes for Bullard over Chancellor

April 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman is a fun columnist, because he tucks away some real zingers in many of those otherwise innocuous humor columns. Here’s a recent example: Matt Bullard will substitute for Van Chancellor as color analyst

Houston's daily gossip source

April 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle continues today with its annoying practice of reporting hearsay and gossip: A West Texas Republican on Tuesday said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison told her she wants to challenge Gov. Rick Perry in