Help Make Sense of Haiti
Refusing to be paralyzed by Haiti’s tragedy or overwhelmed by the jumble of information spurting forth in the quake’s aftermath, Kellie Walsh is sorting through the noise to find some signal. You can help.
Connections: The Blindness of Cultural Arrogance
What do these Amazon natives have to do with the length of newspaper articles and white people’s Messiah complex? Connections is my attempt to make sense of some of the seemingly disparate things I learn in a given day of Web surfing.
Pic of the Day: What a Bunch of B.S.
From a bulletin board for the Communication and Media program at the University of Minnesota. The funny part is that the “B.S.” bit was taped onto the Scientific & Technical Communication label — someone went out of their way to let you know.
Obama-rama, über-iPhone, Twitter + More
The news that caught my eye over the past 24 hours: Obama’s new Web site, Sarah’s stupidity, iPhone victory, Twitter grades and more …
What Makes a Political Interview a ‘Grilling’?
Joe Biden’s interviewed by a right-wing news anchor in Florida. How can I watch the same interview a conservative did and come away with a completely different reaction?
Mismanaging High School HIV Outbreak
Learn how officials in the Midwest mismanage an HIV outbreak by withholding information and turning a town against itself.
