The Media Drop

Back in May, when the New York Times announced that its columnists would be going behind a paid wall through a product called TimesSelect, it wasn’t highly thought of. Shortly afterward, the Times‘ Martin Nisenholtz discussed the decision and what was involved. Still, most didn’t take very well to it.
This morning, at least one user […]

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Yeah, yeah, it’s been awhile, but it’s time to do this anyway. Here’s my random ten from this morning. Make sure you check out Rox’s, and post your own.

“Strawberry Fields Forever” - John Lennon
“Tryin’ To See Another Day” - The Isley Brothers
“Don’t Stop ‘99″ - ATB
“Overnight Celebrity” - Twista
“Just Like This” - Limp Bizkit
“Say Goodbye” […]

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Last week, I had a conversation with Rex Hammock about an effort related to Hurricane Katrina relief, and he informed me very briefly about a conversation he was having with the publisher of a magazine out of Louisiana who was in a tough spot in the aftermath of the regional disaster. Yesterday, he wrote about […]

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The Associated Press is reporting Tuesday that Richard Wayne O’Bryant, the managing editor of the University of North Florida’s student newspaper, the Spinnaker, was found dead on Monday. His death is believed to be a suicide.

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In case you happen to be looking for me later on this evening, I’ll be participating in a panel discussion called “The Power of Blogs” given by BrandTrainers. The event is taking place at The Support Center, 305 7th Avenue at 27th Street in NYC. It looks like you can still register online, where it’s […]

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Big news this afternoon for hockey fans, especially those who are satellite radio customers. Turns out that XM will also be carrying the NHL’s season this fall, ultimately taking on the games exclusively in the 2007-08 season. It’ll be interesting to see if the continued “exclusivity” contracts that both XM and SIRIUS have been working […]

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Oh my - in what seemed to be a never-ending saga of personal problems and on-air issues, WFAN talk show host Sid Rosenberg has resigned from the station, “effective immediately.” His former co-host Joe Benigno made the announcement just as the 10am-1pm midday show opened up this morning. No further details were discussed, and WFAN’s […]

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Alright, I think I’m up for a site redesign, and am welcoming all comers, bids, and ideas. My only requests up front is that I’d like to continue using Movable Type, like having PHP includes for each of the little sections of the site, and need to have some space for advertising, sort of like […]

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This week, FEMA had stated its policy about the media not photographing the dead found as the Southeastern U.S. was drained of floodwaters and the relief efforts and cleanup ensued. Tonight, Taegan Goddard informs, that policy has been reversed in light of a lawsuit filed by CNN, herein “opening the door” for the press to […]

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In what is the ultimate testament to the intersection of Internet usage and television watching, I present the Saturday, September 10, 2005 Site Meter statistics, through 8:01pm Eastern time, for The Media Drop.

This is probably a bit light for the site for most of the day, but a nice Saturday in September is probably good […]

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