Openness and “transparency” in government will be more than just talk under President Barack Obama, if the first day of his administration is any indication. Among his first official actions as president, Obama sent a memo to all executive departments and agencies that effectively reverses the U.S. government’s stance on freedom of information. “Government...
It was fascinating Tuesday to watch the day-long live video stream of the inauguration by CNN.com, accompanied by the continuous flow of Facebook reactions from around the world. The Facebook world wished our new president well, along with sharing their feelings of pride for our nation. Mixed into the fast-flow of reactions were the...
Thanks to my LBCC English Department colleague Greg Rathert for reminding me of a great resource not just for newspaper junkies. Every day the Newseum displays newspaper front pages from around the nation and around the world. They are always particularly striking on “big” news days, such as elections and other events. It’s fascinating...
Kudos to Corvallis Gazette-Times reporter Theresa Hogue for another great blog post! She found the inspiration for today’s gem in a CNN iReport that quizzed kindergartners about the presidency and the campaign between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama. It just goes to show, maybe we did learn everything we need to know in...
