No Test Score Left Intact
A fairly remarkable piece of journalism by the AJC, which analyzed test results for 69,000 public schools and found “high concentrations of suspect math or reading scores in school systems from [...]
Category Archives: journalism
‘The man who watched Cy Young pitch, Joe Louis box …’
Jeff Schultz pays tribute to Furman Bisher, who informed generations of Atlanta sports fans. I started reading him at 6 years old. More than 30 years later, I was (technically) [...]
The 10 Most Annoying People of 2011: The pundit class (and not because of their punditry)
Ironic that the journalists who make up the pundit class are responsible for propagating some of the year’s most pestiferous cliches: “At the end of the day” … “Kicking the [...]
The most discussed story in Augusta
Seriously. Economy forces Augusta woman to live with her parents 12:53am
A Yankee bred, British educated journalist settles in Atlanta
His verdict? Atlanta is built for spring and fall—the pleasant seasons, and Atlanta is a profoundly pleasant city. The Economist piece is a bit more favorable than you’d expect. As [...]
Notes on a scandal
Engrossing stuff: State report depicts Parks Middle as example of problems in district A few weeks later, teacher Damany Lewis told investigators, [Principal Christopher] Waller approached him with an unusual [...]
A roar from the dinosaur
The AJC’s reporting on the Atlanta Public Schools scandal demonstrates once again why the so-called old media is as relevant as ever. After The Atlanta Journal-Constitution began reporting evidence of [...]
Why do so many right-wingers insist on being jerks?
A Breitbart blogger posts: There has been widespread condemnation of the violence directed against journalists covering events in Egypt–and there should be. But honestly, I don’t have a great deal [...]
The Times at its most insufferable
It’s so rare for presenters to be at open war with their host, and at times it almost looked as if Mr. Gervais and Mr. Bale were intent on bringing [...]
The Kanye West of politics
Sarah Palin ain’t gonna “talk in no motherfucking interviews,” having grown weary of the media’s “stupid ass questions” (see Kanye West video, starting at 2:19). Palin is a communications major [...]
