Comments on: Financial Journamalism: Notes From The Department of Duh! http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/ Dip your toe in the legal waters and change politics as you know it. http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:06:02 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: greenwarrior http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17371 greenwarrior Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:41:17 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17371 <p>waaay late. i’m catching up. very good job well done, christy.</p> waaay late. i’m catching up. very good job well done, christy.

]]> By: mui1 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17369 mui1 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:20:43 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17369 <blockquote><p>Instead of getting defensive about the challenges to your mediahood, oh ye of little reportage, how about trying to top Taibbi’s investigative work? How about tackling the substance? How about digging in on the companies, regs, business actors and/or politicians you see as shouldering some of the responsibility for our financial mess?</p></blockquote> <p>I wonder if that’s even possible for them? Is it?</p>

Instead of getting defensive about the challenges to your mediahood, oh ye of little reportage, how about trying to top Taibbi’s investigative work? How about tackling the substance? How about digging in on the companies, regs, business actors and/or politicians you see as shouldering some of the responsibility for our financial mess?

I wonder if that’s even possible for them? Is it?

]]> By: demi http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17368 demi Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:55:41 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17368 <p>Oh, ha, I just watched the Muppets. Yes, very gigglishous. (Make sure Teddy sees it. From some long ago comment on Late Nite, I think he likes that song.)<br /> And, on a journalistic note, our big screen Sony died last night. Fine by me. I always felt it was to0 large and looming a presence in the LR. We had got it used from a friend, so it’s no financial loss. Brought a reasonably sized one in from the garage and now the news is a little more in perspective here. No three foot Limbaugh head being covered right now. *g*<br /> PS I got to work 30 hours this week, instead of 20 and the mister picked up some overtime for tonight. Alas, no more Starbucks for moi. And, I’m taking my lunch every day. Still, it feels good to be in control, instead of a victim. I feel like the chicken or is it duck in the Muppet video who is singing along, gets run over by the boat and comes back up, to continue singing.</p> Oh, ha, I just watched the Muppets. Yes, very gigglishous. (Make sure Teddy sees it. From some long ago comment on Late Nite, I think he likes that song.)
And, on a journalistic note, our big screen Sony died last night. Fine by me. I always felt it was to0 large and looming a presence in the LR. We had got it used from a friend, so it’s no financial loss. Brought a reasonably sized one in from the garage and now the news is a little more in perspective here. No three foot Limbaugh head being covered right now. *g*
PS I got to work 30 hours this week, instead of 20 and the mister picked up some overtime for tonight. Alas, no more Starbucks for moi. And, I’m taking my lunch every day. Still, it feels good to be in control, instead of a victim. I feel like the chicken or is it duck in the Muppet video who is singing along, gets run over by the boat and comes back up, to continue singing.

]]> By: STTPinOhio http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17367 STTPinOhio Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:49:51 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17367 <p>Once again work gets in the way of a post I’d love to hop on to from the beginning, but anyway….</p> <blockquote><p>Or, even worse, that Taibbi’s showing them up by digging into important material that the public needs to know about and then having the balls to report it with names and everything.</p></blockquote> <p>This would be a <em>screaming</em> “Ding! Ding! Ding!”</p> <blockquote><p>You know, reporting the news in the public’s interest instead of fishing for invites to Hamptons soirees.</p></blockquote> <p>Yet another bulls eye.</p> <p>It’s what they <em>live</em> for; more than life itself… going to the “right” parties.</p> <p>It’s soooo transparent and sickening.</p> Once again work gets in the way of a post I’d love to hop on to from the beginning, but anyway….

Or, even worse, that Taibbi’s showing them up by digging into important material that the public needs to know about and then having the balls to report it with names and everything.

This would be a screaming “Ding! Ding! Ding!”

You know, reporting the news in the public’s interest instead of fishing for invites to Hamptons soirees.

Yet another bulls eye.

It’s what they live for; more than life itself… going to the “right” parties.

It’s soooo transparent and sickening.

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17365 Christy Hardin Smith Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:39:38 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17365 <p>Excellent, demi — so glad it was helpful for you. And good on you guys!</p> Excellent, demi — so glad it was helpful for you. And good on you guys!

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17364 Christy Hardin Smith Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:37:22 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17364 <p><a href="http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/friday-muppet-blogging-26/" rel="nofollow">Friday Muppet Blog</a> is up, for those who want a giggle…</p> Friday Muppet Blog is up, for those who want a giggle…

]]> By: alank http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17363 alank Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:24:19 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17363 <p>As a member of the guild of village idiots, I resemble the accusation of literacy.</p> As a member of the guild of village idiots, I resemble the accusation of literacy.

]]> By: John Anderson http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17362 John Anderson Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:24:03 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17362 <p>All too true. </p> <p>The folks reporting the trial, on the whole, acted very decently towards us. The local magazine, however, described us as, “He’s Yale. She’s Vassar.” You get the idea. And the Inquirer handed the review of our book to a guy who had a major grudge against He’s Yale/She’s Vassar: He too had floated a book proposal about MOVE, but had gotten nowhere with it. </p> <p>His was the only really bad review the book got, in a sea of pretty terrific reviews, including a splendid one by the novelist John Wideman in the Washington Post. But it cost us a fortune, and I think it probably kept the NY Times from reviewing the book entirely. Alas, as my spouse reminds me, I have a long memory. Not a good thing. </p> <p>Oh, well, Spilt Beans!</p> All too true.

The folks reporting the trial, on the whole, acted very decently towards us. The local magazine, however, described us as, “He’s Yale. She’s Vassar.” You get the idea. And the Inquirer handed the review of our book to a guy who had a major grudge against He’s Yale/She’s Vassar: He too had floated a book proposal about MOVE, but had gotten nowhere with it.

His was the only really bad review the book got, in a sea of pretty terrific reviews, including a splendid one by the novelist John Wideman in the Washington Post. But it cost us a fortune, and I think it probably kept the NY Times from reviewing the book entirely. Alas, as my spouse reminds me, I have a long memory. Not a good thing.

Oh, well, Spilt Beans!

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17361 Ann in AZ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:22:34 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17361 <p>Jane has a <a href="http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/teabagger-to-african-american-blogger-go-back-where-you-came-from/" rel="nofollow">fresh thread</a> available: “Teabagger To African American Blogger: “Go Back Where You Come From””</p> Jane has a fresh thread available: “Teabagger To African American Blogger: “Go Back Where You Come From””

]]> By: demi http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17360 demi Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:22:24 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/08/07/financial-journamalism-notes-from-the-department-of-duh/#comment-17360 <p>Well, one thing is for certain and sure, there is no mercury leak on Christy’s Snarkometer. You’re in rare form, Madam, in your piece atop and in the comments. *g*<br /> Good Morning. Nice and cool here too. And, we made it through the “Week Of No Money”. I took the lead from your story of how you made it during law school days and made a menu. It worked so well, we’re doing it again this week. I bought ingredients for another week of meals for around $60 yesterday.</p> Well, one thing is for certain and sure, there is no mercury leak on Christy’s Snarkometer. You’re in rare form, Madam, in your piece atop and in the comments. *g*
Good Morning. Nice and cool here too. And, we made it through the “Week Of No Money”. I took the lead from your story of how you made it during law school days and made a menu. It worked so well, we’re doing it again this week. I bought ingredients for another week of meals for around $60 yesterday.

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