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So sayeth Michael Silence who wrote yesterday at the Knoxville News Sentinel that news outlets have bigger things to contend with than trolls. He’s responding to a recent article in the American Journalism Review. He thinks there is a whole lotta nothing about the information being given out which is targeting anonymous online commenters....
We noted in Morning Coffee the TVA’s propensity to be public when it’s convenient. Knoxville News Sentinel’s Michael Silence takes them to task and lays the smackdown. I guess if I were $30 BILLION in debt I wouldn’t want to list the untold number of six-figure salaries and obscene bonuses either. Jack Lail also...
A couple of things I need to get off my ample chest this morning. First of all, damn you Steve Ross! DAMN YOU! I dreamed last night about Doug Henning forever. He was like on some odd magical loop in my brain and it wouldn’t stop. I saw Doug Henning open for Bill Cosby...
I don’t know about most people, but spring is usually the busiest time of the year for me. This year has been no exception. This is the first full week I’ve spent at my home sleeping in my own bed in about two months. The great thing about the world of technology is that...
The Commercial Appeal reports on the rising cost of meat. Sticker shock is arriving at a supermarket meat case near you as cattle, hog and poultry prices soar in speculator-influenced commodity markets. The upturn has put an end to a long downward spiral for livestock producers, who until recently have been losing money on...
Did anyone tell the good folks in the House Local Government Subcommittee that its Sunshine Week? It probably wouldn’t matter if you did… Yesterday that very committee killed two bills on voice votes that would have opened up Chamber of Commerce meetings when that Chamber receives government funds, and opened up the ownership of...
From No Silence Here: I am blessed with a number of valued colleagues. One of those is Lola Alapo, a top-notch journalist with a vibrant personality who lights up any room she enters. (Yeah, I know. What would I know about a vibrant personality? Well, I’m married to one. So, hush!) Next month, Lola...
WKRN has the story: A male employee at Inskip Elementary School in east Tennessee was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after two female employees were shot at the school. The victims have been identified as the school’s principal, Elisa Luna, and assistant principal, Amy Brace. Luna is also the daughter of former state Senator...
Vote In Michael Silence’s Poll
There has long been a debate on whether to allow anonymous commenters on news websites (and some blogs quite frankly.) Although you can sometimes track a comment left by an ISP address, when a staff member has to spend hours moderating or the like from troll droppings, it can be tedious. Michael Silence has...
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