Chron.com: Dumbed down and trashed up (cont'd)

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:

Phew! Do you think Julie Mason is a wee bit unhappy about spending August in Crawford? RELATED: Bush Country Faces Grim Shortages of Latte, Galleries (Iowahawk)

The Editorial LiveJournalists run a couple of stellar editorials today. There’s the obligatory “olds”: Federal law doesn’t waste a lot of words on inner peace. But urban green spaces inspire an exception. These places, federal