Category Archives: Blogging

An Anti-Semitic Slur or a Mere Misunderstanding?

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Luke Ford

Rebecca Honig Friedman blogs: Blogger Yisrael Medad of My Right Word got himself into a (threatened) legal tiff with the Wonkette blog, over a post in which Medad questions whether a Wonkette post about one Rudy “Jew-liani” and the “Jew … Continue reading →

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Bloggers take aim at city governments — and hit home

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Luke Ford

From The Los Angeles Times: These muckraking bloggers say they have stepped in to fill the government watchdog vacuum. Some are anonymous, others are scurrilous and, on occasion, possibly libelous. And to local politicians, most are a royal pain in … Continue reading →

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T.J. Simers Is No Fan Of Blogs

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Luke Ford

The Los Angeles Times columnist was interviewed by the Daily Bruin: DB: Do you follow sports blogs? Simers: Are you kidding me? Why would I follow a sports blog? That’s some guy in his basement who has never interviewed an … Continue reading →

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Bush Vs. Bloggers

Posted on June 17, 2007 by Luke Ford

Glenn Reynolds blogs: The political press can run with stories about bloggers being in full revolt over immigration, but it’s not really a case of bloggers vs. the Administration. Rather, it’s a case — like Harriet Miers, Dubai Ports, PorkBusters, … Continue reading →

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Rules Of The Blogosphere

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Luke Ford

Michael Weiss posts on Jewcy.com: I’ve been covering the blogosphere for Slate for almost two years. In that time, I’ve formulated two laws which further immersion into the messy world of unvarnished opinion has done nothing to overturn: Weiss’s 1st … Continue reading →

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