Media Watch
Future of Newspapers?
Washington Post story profiles Gannett paper going to great lengths to win on-line readers by publishing hyper-local content written by roving reporters. Two fascinating commentaries on the future of newspapers/journalism on Gannett's vision of the future, which is "on-line and hyper-local."
New Media vs. Old Media
Liberal blogger Arianna Huffington snarls at the liberal New York Times over a puff piece on Hillary Clinton (Huffington Post).
Washington Watch
Hatch Moving to Intelligence?
Article: "Look for Sen. Pat Roberts to gain an Appropriations Committee slot in the coming Congress as he shifts off the Senate Intelligence Committee. Sources in Republican leadership say that Sen. Orrin Hatch will move over from Judiciary to Intelligence in place of Roberts. ... Hatch's move from Judiciary [is surprising] ... But with the loss of Roberts on Intelligence, leadership felt it needed someone of Hatch's standing to push back against Democrat troublemaking on a committee that has targeted a number of Bush Administration activities for hearings in the coming months" (American Spectator).
CPPA Looks at Redistricting
The University of Utah's Center for Public Policy & Administration has posted a new policy brief white paper: The Quest for a Fourth Congressional District in Utah. The paper "discusses the basics of the redistricting process, Utah's first battle for an additional seat in congress and why this debate is now resurfacing, and the political and constitutional feasibility of gaining a fourth Utah representative in 2007."
Regional Politics
Debate Over Convention's Impact
Article: "If Denver does win a bidding contest to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the financial windfall might not be all it's cracked up to be, according to skeptics in the city that hosted the event in 2004. Some academics and business people in Boston urge caution, based on their experience with the event that gave Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry a home-state coming-out party" (Rocky Mountain News).
Wyoming's Power Exporting Future
Article: "The ratio of turbines to smokestacks in Wyoming's future will likely be decided by consumers in California, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. ... With world-class wind and coal resources, Wyoming's future involves a lot of wind turbines and power plants specifically for the business of exporting power. ... Wyoming will see between 3,000 and 10,000 megawatts of new electrical generation within the next 15 years" (Casper Star-Tribune).
Wise Words
“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.”
-- Herbert Spencer, English philosopher (1820-1903)
Blog Watch
At Out of Context, Rebecca Walsh opines on closed Republican caucuses (see other posts on Monday’s special session here, here, here, and here).... Rep. Craig Frank notes: "[R]egardless of what you're hearing out there about Alpine School District's increasing classroom sizes, ASD's administration has been able to hold their classroom student population to a constant or even reduced student count for the past 10 years. No kidding! It's all right there in the Alpine School District's Comprehensive Annual Finance Report".... At KC Buzz Blog, Steve Kraske reports: "Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt appears poised to endorse Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president. The National Review quoted Blunt as saying he would make an endorsement within a few days. Asked who he would support, Blunt said he had 'a great deal of admiration for Governor Romney.' In the article, Blunt said he was eager to endorse a conservative candidate and that Romney is 'the most conservative' of the credible contenders now running. Asked if fellow Republican John McCain was conservative, Blunt opted to talk about Romney" (see also here, here, and here). |
