Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

Campbell: Newspaper headlines gave appearance of bias

December 12, 2005 Kevin Whited

In a column that is critical of Chronicle headlines on Rep. Tom DeLay’s partial victory in having charges dismissed, reader representative James Campbell gives readers an interesting look inside the newspaper: In response to a

New Chron.com = less functionality

December 12, 2005 Kevin Whited

It appears that the new Chron.com has made another change that renders the site less useful. Readers who receive Houston Chronicle Newsmails each day may have gotten used to clicking on section headings in those

Penders, UH generate positive press

December 12, 2005 Kevin Whited

Richard Justice has a nice profile of University of Houston basketball coach Tom Penders in today’s Chronicle. Here’s an excerpt: “I think we’ve already proven we’re capable of beating anybody,” [Penders] says. “And we’re nowhere

Tweaks and changes to the blog

December 11, 2005 Kevin Whited

I’ve been working on a number of tweaks and changes to the blog over the weekend. Leaving aside the minor esthetic tweaks, there are a couple of substantive additions. First, all blog posts now have

Permanent University Fund shortchanges UH

December 11, 2005 Kevin Whited

Tom Kirkendall calls attention to a Houston Chronicle story on efforts by the University of Houston to boost its academic image. Reporter Matthew Tresaugue focuses on a campus visit to UH by a suburban student,

Campaign finance and double standards

December 11, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle reports on Sue Lovell’s reaction to her victory in the race for city council’s at-large position 2: Lovell, who said she would focus on public safety, affordable housing, after-school programs, traffic management and

Fun KTRK Friday headlines

December 9, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 had an unusual headline posted earlier: Those who click into the story expecting to find an *ahem* unusual sketch will be disappointed relieved. Instead, it appears that the headline writer on the website may

MediaSource director to resign

December 9, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports that the director of MediaSource, the custodian for Houston’s public access cable television channel, has decided to resign: Patti Garlinghouse, who supporters say has transformed Houston MediaSource since she took

High tech traffic citation truck on the prowl

December 8, 2005 Kevin Whited

Back in November, Anne Linehan linked to a KHOU-11 story about a new $150,000 high-tech truck that’s being used to track down cars with outstanding traffic citations. Today, KTRK-13 posts a story from Tom Abrahams

Brrr

December 8, 2005 Kevin Whited

One of the more amusing things about living in Houston is watching the local newscasts as the first freeze of the year approaches. The 10 pm broadcasts tonight are all over the story. It may