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Wanted: a new word for 2016
What with all the Trump bloopers and Clinton controversies getting so much media time, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson must have worried he had been forgotten. That's no longer a concern. Because Johnson apparently doesn't know what Aleppo is (that link alone is at 4,000+ shares so far). If you yourself are not well acquainted ... → Read More
Today in other trending news
Gary Johnson isn't the only one having a bad day: plenty of journalists are pretty unhappy with NBC's Matt Lauer, who is navigating a minefield of criticism over last night's Clinton-Trump forum. Vox's Matthew Yglesias says Lauer totally blew it on cross-examining Donald Trump’s flip-flops, while Jonathan Chait declares "Lauer’s pathetic interview made me think Trump can actually ... → Read More
Question of the day
Our last question asked: Why was the Green Party presidential candidate's recent Capital University speech delayed? Dr. Jill Stein was slated to fly to Columbus, Ohio to make her speech, but mistakenly flew to Cincinnati, Ohio, instead. In Dr. Stein's defense, the Buckeye State does have far too many major cities that begin with the ... → Read More
Media mélange
This just in on the media beat: Gawker's flagship site will go dark next week. "Sure, Gawker wrote a lot of garbage but it was punctuated by world-changing and often doc-based scoops," posits WaPo's Erik Wemple. "Taking this moment to remember that @Gawker and @tomscocca launched one of the most enjoyable debates of our time," CNN's Dylan ... → Read More
Featured journalist: Arthur Zaczkiewicz
Today we'd like to introduce you to Arthur Zaczkiewicz, executive editor of strategic content development at Women's Wear Daily. This New York-based journalist first got his start in news as writer and reporter for Ulster Publishing's New Paltz Herald, entering the field "Because it involves making sense out of seemingly senseless things." Zaczkiewicz ... → Read More
Datelines to digest
"This Lochte and his boys armed robbery story as a cover-up for gas station brawl is the plot of an 80s buddy movie," concludes WCCO anchor Jason DeRusha, and he's not too far off in that assessment. According to The New York Post and other media, new reports suggest Ryan Lochte and three other US Olympic swimmers lied ... → Read More
Question of the day
Our last question asked: Move over, cargo shorts story, because this is the real Wall Street Journal feature of the summer. According to recent Journal headline, England is looking for a few good what? Senior Hedgehog officers, apparently:"The collapse of Britain’s hedgehog population has spawned a proliferation of only-in-England jobs, paid and unpaid positions for people ... → Read More
Regrets from a replier-of-all
It can get gloomy on the political beat, so imagine our initial delight when we realized we'd received the dubious honor of being cc'd on the beginnings of an actual, bonafide Reply-all Emailgate. We've secretly always wanted to be trapped in one of those hellish threads, ever since we read of Columbia ... → Read More
Give this man a medal for tenacity
"Yes, a man is currently scaling Trump Tower using suction cups," confirms New York Post's Jackie Salo, before the man whose saucy stunt prompted a massive police response was dragged inside by police. ".@RealDonaldTrump, no!!!!" quips Keith Olbermann (the stuntman is actually rumored to be a 20-something named "Steve" from Virginia). "What in the heck is ... → Read More
Question of the day
Our last question asked: According to Gizmodo, Microsoft just mistakenly sent them what? Secret dossiers on a journalist. It included the journalist's areas of coverage, details on his “writing style,” and his thoughts on Microsoft’s bot competitors. Congrats to Craig Pittman of the Tampa Bay Times for being the very first to get that right! Honorable mentions go out to ... → Read More
Unthreading Thursday
"This @indystar investigation of sexual abuse and the failings of USA Gymnastics is tough to read at times, but do," advises Joe Rexrode at the Detroit Free Press after reading the USA Today Network report on how USAG protected coaches over kids (at 2,000+ shares so far, and rising). In fact, one of America’s most prominent Olympic organizations had secret complaint dossiers ... → Read More
Only 99 more days, but who's counting
"THIS is how you get to a choice between the “lesser of two evils” for President of the United States: Nobody votes," observes the Wall Street Journal's Greg Emerson of the revelation that only 9% of America actually chose Trump and Clinton as the nominees (at 22,000 startled shares right now). "Due to voter disenfranchisement & apathy, ... → Read More
Mashable adds deputy tech editor
Mashable just named Damon Beres its newest deputy tech editor, charged with driving technology coverage as well as stories produced for the publication's Snapchat Discover channel. Beres is finishing up at the Huffington Post, where he is senior technology editor (so it's reasonable to assume he'll bring to the table lots ... → Read More
Question of the day
Our last question asked: Police recently confiscated what nefarious objects from protesters outside the RNC, and for what reason? Those would be tennis balls, and the reason stated was that they might contain feces. Eh, reasonable. So many congratulations to Elaine K. Howley for being the very first to answer that (and for noting "Because they're more ... → Read More
Journo job moves for Thursday
ICYMI from yesterday's edition, here's this week's top career news: Mashable welcomes Anne-Marie Tomchak as UK editor there and Jerico Mandybur (far right) as Australia editor. Read all about it here. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the industry: Oscar E. Garcia is the next news director of KIII-TV in Corpus Christi. Garcia joins from KFOX in EL ... → Read More
Can tonight top last night?
"Revenge is best served on live national TV," writes Politico's Glenn Thrush while offering 5 key takeaways from Ted Cruz’s convention stunner last night (at 4,200 shares so far, and in which Thrush introduces the image of a "jut-jowled" Trump). And by stunner, we mean the way Cruz faced off against a chorus of boos as he refused to ... → Read More
Did we just reach the apex?
"This is pretty stunning. Cruz is making his 2020 pitch into the camera as audience screams and jeers at him," realizes Melanie Mason at the LA Times. And that could be a very good explanation as to why Ted Cruz just now refused to flip-flop on his anti-Trump stance and did not endorse ... → Read More
The Convention begins
"Whole campaign basically a war on parody industry," declares Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall, and he could have been referring to any of the news that came out of the first day of the Republican National Convention -- although in this case, it was the reveal that Omarosa was named Trump’s director of ... → Read More
Journo job moves for Thursday
Your career moves to know for today: Hail to the chief: Stephanie Wilson (at right) is the newly named editor-in-chief at Sensi Magazine. Wilson previously served as managing editor there. Going full-time: José Díaz-Balart will be the new Saturday anchor of NBC’s Nightly News beginning August 6 after filling in as one of a rotating cast of anchors ... → Read More
Featured journalist: Shannon Gausepohl
Today we'd like to shine the spotlight on Shannon Gausepohl, a staff writer covering startups, workplace, and careers for the Business News Daily. Gausepohl has also been a full-time journalist at the South Jersey Sun, covering multiple towns, including Cherry Hill, Marlton and Medford and has worked as a social media consultant, spending two years ... → Read More