Reporters are being laid off in waves. Pressure from Wall Street on print media is requiring change to century old business models. And police seem increasingly willing to use force when reporters are in the way. Here are seven reasons it’s getting harder to be a First Amendment warrior in the Age of the Internet. […]
John Dougall cleans house in the Utah Auditor’s office
December 11, 2012 by
John Dougall, who was elected Utah State Auditor in November, has asked for the resignations of all appointed staff in the Auditor’s office. The resignations are to be effective January 6, 2013.
Dougall told me that he had spent the past 2 weeks interviewing almost everyone in the office, as well as a group of auditors assisting with an outside assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the offices audit methodologies. Of the appointed staffers, 88% requested consideration for reappointment and 76% of those were immediately offered appointments.
In which I am distracted, and libertarians infiltrate polite society
June 21, 2011 by
I’m a bit preoccupied. My Better Half reached her due date yesterday, and we are anxiously awaiting whatever comes next. So, in the meantime, while I’m trying to get my “head in the game,” here’s some stuff to expand your knowledge and entertain your senses. Or maybe vice-versa. Also, libertarian views on the rise: Said […]
Is Botox Mom the Most Recent Example of Yellow Journalism In America?
May 25, 2011 by
Maybe this is old news to you, but I’m a little behind the curve on non-political new, so it’s news to me: the “Botox Mom” story was a hoax. Thank you, Yellow Journalism for putting fake news front and center. You heard about it on ‘Good Morning, America,’ ‘Inside Edition,’ and, if you live locally […]
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