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Checking in on the Enron proceedings

September 29, 2004 Kevin Whited

Houston attorney and blogger Tom Kirkendall checks in on the various legal happenings with regard to the Enron prosecutions here and here. Kirkendall brings the sort of legal/business expertise to the topic that no journalist

Metro could learn something from time capsule

September 29, 2004 Anne Linehan

Last night on the local Fox affiliate’s 9 p.m. newscast (KRIV-26), there was a story about a time capsule being found at the old Harris County criminal courts building which is currently undergoing renovation. The

Bias by omission on the death penalty

September 29, 2004 Kevin Whited

Sherri Sylvester of the invaluable Texas Media Watch penned a column for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram yesterday. She brought up an interesting point about bias by omission: There’s also an odd, anti-Texas-style bias that keeps

Not a good example of a love story

September 29, 2004 Anne Linehan

Last Friday the Chronicle ran this story on the front page, telling us about a little girl whose father is on death row: A bright-eyed girl with braided hair and a nose that crinkles when

Staff restructurings and layoffs at the Chronicle

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle buried the following ominous information in the “Around the Region” column of its Business section today: The Houston Chronicle is undertaking a restructuring that will include both the creation of new niche products

Another Voice really is, for a change

September 28, 2004 Anne Linehan

Recently I pointed out how the Chronicle has worked very hard to tell its readers that Rep. Tom DeLay is a corrupt politician, a bad man, and something akin to the personification of evil here

Calvin Stephens appointed to UH Board of Regents

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

The University of Houston System has announced the latest addition to its Board of Regents, Dallas businessman Calvin Stephens: Reflecting the growing scope of the University of Houston System’s importance for the entire state, the

DeLay: The GOP's ten years as the governing party

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Sugar Land) pens an article reflecting on ten years of Republican control of the House of Representatives. Of course, the Houston Chronicle would never run such a piece during election

David Cobb interviews The Methods

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

David Cobb runs the best local music site in Houston (even though it’s a little light on my beloved alt-country/American stuff). It’s the best local music site in Houston because he regularly interviews local bands,

Will the media scrutinize the politics of Fannie Mae?

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, Terry Keenan wrote an article for the New York Post pointing out that if the major media were truly objective and fair in their characterizations, they would be treating the ongoing Fannie Mae scandal