The Media Drop

Via The Morning News, check out what is allegedly the “formula” behind the cartoons from the New Yorker.

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There’s lots of discussion recently about the use of a wiki to “edit” an article by Esquire’s A.J. Jacobs, much of it pointing out the amount of interest it gathered from those who wanted to contribute. Very cool story, you must admit - that said, Ed Cone points to a fantastic Onion brief that’s so […]

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If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to watch television with a bunch of chatty people in a chatroom and keep track of what was said, then you might want to drop over to TVSquad. Last night, we posted yet another “chatcast” between Ryan Budke, Jen Segrest, and myself while we watched CSI. It’s […]

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It’s Friday Random Ten time, so hit shuffle, listen to some morning tune-age, and post ‘em up here. Check out Rox’s list while you’re at it.

“99 Problems” - Jay-Z
“Shoot to Thrill” - AC/DC
“Stella 99″ - Jam & Spoon
“Built This City” - Diplomats
“I Want You” - Massive Attack (featuring Madonna)
“Error Free” - Crude Infinity
“25” - Veruca […]

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TVWeek.com’s Jay Sherman is reporting Thursday that the satellite television provider will be adding 72 XM stations over its service, with the number of stations each customer getting being based on the level of package s/he subscribes to.
As a SIRIUS subscriber who enjoys the service a lot, it’s great to see the innovations that the […]

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The AP’s David Bauder covers the way that the television morning shows have gone all out when it comes to Katrina victims, specifically working with charities and other positive efforts towards the relief process. Like anything else they do, it’s a competition of sorts.

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If anyone’s been wondering whether bloggers are being taken seriously by members of the media, then the answer is yes - well, sort of. At least one reporter from Money thought enough of a San Diego-area blogger’s commentary about a real estate boom in that market to call him for background in a magazine article, […]

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On Wednesday afternoon, Reuters’ Barry Moody wrote about the news organization’s contention that the military on the ground in Iraq has been “limiting the ability of independent journalists to operate.” In a letter to Virginia senator John Warner, head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, managing editor David Schlesinger expressed his concerns, asking that Warner […]

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Recently, a much ballyhooed topic floating around on blogs is that of iPodSubwayMaps.com’s use of maps of NYC and San Francisco subway systems. Fred Wilson calls the situation “ridiculous,” and is right in pointing out that the service being provided does make the use of the subways in those cities “easier” for those who use […]

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Is the fact that the National Weather Service lets you create and aim a hurricane at sections of the United States a good thing? In any case, it’s definitely educational and of interest - how long before the petitions to yank this from the site begin to fly?
[via Liz Donovan]

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