Despite my rant yesterday about my dislike for the “new” Morning Edition, I have to say that this morning’s coverage of the Minneapolis bridge collapse was so completely unlike that of the commercial media. In contrast to the sensationalism I saw last night, NPR this morning was restrained, imparted only known facts, didn’t talk over the people they interviewed, and didn’t engage in any speculation. Despite my misgivings about the listenability of their program in the morning, NPR is still the place I will turn to for news and rational commentary.
You may also like
Good TV
In a contrast to the strict lockdown of the Olympics, Fort Myers, Florida television station WBBH is airing free, live streaming video of their station as Florida is hit by Hurricane Charley, trying to get information [more...]
August 13, 2004
Saved by the .exe
Today I bought a new scanner, fed up with the buggy old one that only runs in OS 9, and then only sometimes. In the box with the new one was an AOL 7.0 disc, touting 2 free months. I haven’t used AOL since 1992 [more...]
March 2, 2003
July 31, 2009