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Tag Archives: Digital Excavation
Jake Tapper On His Transition From Salon To ABC News
Following a Romenesko tweet, I read a MediaBistro interview today with Richard Lawson, a Senior Writer for The Atlantic Wire who used to write for Gawker. After reading the interview, which had some resonant thoughts for me on seeking “a … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Excavation, Gawker, Jake Tapper, Journalism, MediaBistro, Richard Lawson
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Some Perspective On The Battle For Warren Buffett’s Heart Between Civic Good And The Bottom Line
Over at Forbes, Jeff Bercovici asks what superinvestor Warren Buffett’s true feelings are regarding the print press, particularly newspapers. Does he think they are a foolish business venture or a cause worthy of support? Using Berkshire Hathaway’s purchase of the Media … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Charles Peters, Digital Excavation, Forbes, Investing, Jeff Bercovici, Journalism, Media, The Snowball, Warren Buffett, Washington Monthly
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Is The Offering Of Doughnuts A Small Kindness Inside Of The Wild Kindness?
Since the first days of this blog, it’s been readily apparent, I’m sure, that I’m a big fan of David Berman and the Silver Jews. But it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything Jews’ related. That changes today. With … Continue reading
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Tagged David Berman, Digital Excavation, Music Video, Poetry, YouTube
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Philip Converse, The Custodian Of A Mysterious Musical Legacy
In a bid to delay doing some assigned reading this afternoon — an Annual Review of Political Science article called “On Assessing The Political Effects of Racial Prejudice” — I spent a little time searching through archives I have access to … Continue reading
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Tagged Connie Converse, Digital Excavation, Music, Philip Converse, Political Science
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Political Scientist Morris Fiorina Used The Term Super PAC In 2002
In January, Politico’s David Levinthal published an interesting article tracing the origins of the term “super PAC.” According to Levinthal, reporter Eliza Newlin Carney was the person who “made the first identifiable, published reference to ‘super PAC’ as it’s known today … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Excavation, Etymology, Morris Fiorina, Politico, Super PAC
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Jack Shafer Demonstrates The Helpful Curation Needed For Digital Excavation
Last October, I wrote that rather than focusing on the various stories of the day (sorry, I have nothing to say about Jeremy Lin), I was interested in finding “great things that are old but could be new to me on … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Bob Woodward, Deep Throat, Digital Excavation, Goodeads, Jack Shafer, Mark Felt, Media, Watergate
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Recovering Rave Reviews For De Palma’s Blow Out
Tonight, I watched Brian De Palma’s Blow Out, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I’ve known for a while now that De Palma’s early work is cherished among cinephiles as being made with a very particular set of skills. But until recently, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Blow Out, Brian De Palma, Digital Excavation, Movies, Pauline Kael, The New Yorker, Wikipedia
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Does Mitch McConnell Speak Parseltongue?
As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m interested in reading old, deep dive magazine articles that are available on the web. To demonstrate this, I threw up a bunch of links to articles in the Washington Monthly’s meager online archives … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Digital Excavation, Harry Potter, Mitch McConnell, Politics, Washington Monthly
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Things I Hope To Read Some Day: Washington Monthly
As part of the research for an upcoming seminar paper, I am currently reading Stephen Hess’ study of senators and national media coverage, The Ultimate Insiders. To illustrate at one point how certain committees tend to draw less press coverage, … Continue reading
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Tagged Archives, Digital Excavation, Stephen Hess, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ultimate Insiders, Washington Monthly
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The New Yorker Monetizes Digital Excavation
Last week, I wrote about my interest in finding the old treasures buried in the hills of the Internet. Now, via Felix Salmon, it appears that for The New Yorker is doing its part to facilitate such digital excavation of its … Continue reading
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