Where I have been and other mysteries of the moment...
Blogging seems to be for people without other "old media" writing deadlines breathing down their neck. That's the short answer to why it is I have not filed since February. The answer gets fleshed out a bit when I add that I had a wicked teaching semester and some other obligations. The schedule isn't much better right now, and I am about to spend July in Europe, doing some work, and playing a little, too. Some good news from the semester: I got promotion and tenure. It's the nearest I've come to a marriage. Visiting Lappland and seeing the Midnight Sun , one of the stops on this summer's trip, seems especially poignant right now.
I've certainly had a lot to say about news coverage. I almost came back to blogging last week as I watched TV reporters speculate on what life in prison would be like for Michael Jackson once the jury came in and he was convicted, then retrace their steps as if they had always known he would walk free. It would appear that we are getting psychic readings ( and bad ones at that) instead of the news.
My next blogging phase, however, will more likely encompass media criticism with some of my other specialties. I plan to change the domain name and make other changes over the summer--and re-emerge in the fall ( though there may be some intermittent rants coming from my way).
The blogosphere still excites me, but I need to add some new wrinkles--and I have a book I am trying to get moving on. Maybe I'll write from Europe. In any event, I'll write soon.
7:12:27 PM 
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