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Tag Archives: blogger
I Wish I Could’ve Been There
Even after making four major corrections, Frank Girardot still has the most incoherent blog post I’ve ever linked to. Can anyone make sense of this sentence? "I like him because he’s admitted anonymous source and level-headed moderator, especially when the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged anonymous source, bellman, blogger, case law, conspiracy kooks, editorial writer, ethics rules, francke, girardot, kausfiles, kevin roderick, la times, lerner, Mickey Kaus, news staff, pulitzer prize winner, pulitzer prizes, respon, society of professional journalists, technology law, times news
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Blogger Faces Backlash
I heard about this woman last night at the Heeb party and got a thorough rundown of the following WSJ article: The life of a blogger, though, inflicts significant strain. A scathing parody on ViolentAcres.com, set up as a letter … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Tagged ade, armstrong, backlash, blogger, bomb, course ms, ears, entire world, famous people, hate mail, leta, little bit, negative posts, Parenting, parody, rundown, steve almond, strict boundaries, web designer, wsj article
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‘Thanks to the Lord for giving me this Mexican to water my lawn and blow my leaves away’
I’ve got the Luke Ford Fan Blogger in my live cam chat tonight (then Eliot Stein joined us): CXXX: so how long does luke actually sit on here at night? Wookie: should pull out a belt for s**ts and giggles … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged blessings, blogger, chat room, Eliot Stein, followers, fool, ford fan, God, Google, goyim, hotcakes, jewish temples, leaves, live cam chat, luke ford, mail, nbsp, poor man, quietstorm, quot, Synagogue, synagogues, thanks to the lord, transcripts, writing books
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L.A. Herald Examiner Almost 20 Year Reunion
Here’s video of the whole program. Daily News Photos Stills: Jim Bellows Jim Bellows Andrea Raymond Joe Morgenstern, WSJ film critic Alex Ben Block Mary Ann Dolan, Jim Bellows Mary Ann Dolan, Jim Bellows Bobby Shriver, Alex Ben Block Jim … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, LA Press Club
Tagged blogger, bobby shriver, breakstone, cathy seipp, don frederick, dsc, feminine characteristics, film critic, girls women, hollywood ca, jim bellows, joe morgenstern, los angeles daily news, Los Angeles Times, lutes, mayor villaraigosa, nbsp, old geezer, page girls, peter rainer, photos, rough edges, santa monica city, shuman, tony castro, wedding ring, wife kaye, women journalists, wsj, year reunion
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When Will We Have Our First Valleywag Suicide?
Michael Arrington writes: Today I read all the sordid details about the alleged sexual encounter between a notable technology visionary and a woman who appears to be looking for as much publicity as possible. Where did I read it? On … Continue reading
Posted in Gossip, Journalism
Tagged attendee, blogger, chris anderson, dui, employment termination, founder chris, Gossip, michael arrington, New York Times, nonsense, personal lives, ramp, rsquo, search engines, sexual encounter, silicon valley, sordid details, valleywag, visionary, woes
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