Tag Archives: New York Times
My Lie-Lay Conundrum
I realize that one sign of impending codgerdom is the urge to rant – or even write a letter to the offending newspaper – when you spot an egregious grammatical error in print. Where have all the hawk-eyed copy editors … Read more
My Newspaper Habit
I got back from a week-long vacation recently, only to confront the pile of neighbor-saved newspapers in the photo at left. A week’s worth of the New York Times, Washington Post, and Baltimore Sun, I can testify, weighs 15 pounds. … Read more
Robot Writer No Threat to Ink-Stained Wretches, Yet
A week or so back the New York Times published one of those articles that must have enlivened the lunchtime conversation among the paper’s staff reporters. Steve Lohr wrote about a company called Narrative Science, which claims to have developed computer software … Read more
Good Night, Irene
Have you begun missing all that Hurricane Irene coverage yet? Surely you haven’t had enough of watching TV reporters standing out on the beach/jetty/boardwalk, detailing every raindrop, every gust of wind, and shouting into their hand-held mic that they’re really more worried … Read more
Why a Walled Garden Is Suicide for a Newspaper
In yesterday’s post I recounted my experience with the Boston Globe’s boston.com site. When I encountered that $4.25 fee to download a single article, I clicked away from boston.com, never to return.
The Future of Newspapers
Newspapers are having a hard time coming up with the right online business model to ensure their future. Last week the New York Times announced that it would be charging for content on its Web site, and, in the course … Read more
TED THE CAT
Ted the Cat (1994-present) is a domestic shorthair blogger and vers libre poet. He also enjoys sleeping, eating, and lurking. Ted the Cat co-habits with Kaze,
also a blogger at 317am.net.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Kaze
Kaze is Washington DC area writing guru Steve Altman. The nickname is Japanese for “the wind.” Read more »
RasoirJ
Ras at Texas BBQ in DC, site of lunchtime chats with Kaze on the art and agony of writing. Ras is also known in some publishing circles as George Clack. Read more »