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SJ-R contemplates breaking news via blogs

Dave Bakke of the State Journal Register (Springfield) lists several news stories that were first reported in blogs, and then asks, “How long before it happens in Springfield?”

He doesn’t answer that question directly, but he does speculate on why Springfield’s bloggers haven’t broken a “big Springfield story” yet: “[M]ost are not geared for it. [...]

July 19th, 2006 | Category: Blogosphere | One comment - (Comments are closed)

See it again!

WEEK has put a portion of my interview last night on their site this morning.  You can watch it by going to this page and clicking on “Video.”

July 19th, 2006 | Category: Television, The Peoria Chronicle | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Journal Star: Better to burn to death than be murdered

Does that headline sound silly to you? Me too. But the Journal Star’s editorial Tuesday argues just that. Instead of fully staffing Fire Station 11, we should spend that money on police protection, they said. “Firefighting and other emergency response are important, but every penny spent on reopening Fire Station 11 [...]

July 19th, 2006 | Category: City of Peoria, Peoria Fire Department, Peoria Journal Star, Peoria Police | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)