Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

Rumbo pushes smart, local, Spanish angles

January 31, 2005 Kevin Whited

Tom Kirkendall points to a New York Times article on Rumbo, the new Spanish-language daily newspaper that has been launched in four regions of Texas, including Houston. At a time when the Chronicle has been

Our MSM blogger can kick your MSM blogger's @#$%

January 31, 2005 Kevin Whited

Over the weekend, we called out Washington Post blogger Joel Achenbach for disrespecting Houston. Today, the Chronicle‘s blogger Kyrie O’Connor storms into the middle of the fray: Look, it’s not my job to defend Houston.

Iraq: An editorial page survey

January 31, 2005 Kevin Whited

Although we’ve urged the Chronicle to focus its editorial pages — and focus them on local issues – we were nonetheless surprised this morning not to find a mention of Iraq’s elections on the editorial

KHOU-11 takes its turn at toilet issue

January 31, 2005 Kevin Whited

Concern over downtown toilets seems to be a recurring theme among various Houston media outlets. Today, KHOU-11’s Doug Miller reports on the issue: Seattle is one of the cities that recently installed public toilets. But

GM's Sequel will not appear at Houston auto show

January 30, 2005 Kevin Whited

Moving on from Washington Post columnists who criticize Houston, how about major automakers disrespecting Houston by declining to show some of their more innovative offerings at the Houston auto show? John C. Roper reports that

WaPo blogger regurgitates tired Houston cliches

January 30, 2005 Kevin Whited

Washington Post blogger Joel Achenbach takes some shots at Houston in a recent post. Criticism of Houston has become such a cliche that it’s surprising to me that self-important national-media types even take the time

Food and drink roundup (01-28-2005 edition)

January 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

Houston’s food and drink reviewers put out a fair amount of copy this week. Robb Walsh continues his ongoing quest for Houston’s best dim sum. Alison Cook is off this week, but Dai Huynh returns

PDA-Friendly option added

January 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

We’ve finally set up a PDA friendly skin of the main page of the site. It’s also available on the main menu in the sidebar, under PDA Friendly. The page contains a link to simplify

Dan Patrick comments on programming philosophy, recent ratings

January 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Brazosport News regularly posts updates on Houston radio ratings, and that recently prompted some discussion in our comments, including a request for blogHOUSTON commenter and KSEV-700 guru David Benzion to elaborate on their meaning.

DMN, Chron updates on Southwest's IAH decision

January 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, Anne Linehan noted the Chronicle‘s coverage of Southwest Airlines’ decision to end its operations at Bush Intercontinental Airport. Today, Dallas Morning News columnist Suzanne Marta provides the sort of detailed coverage that we’d like