Month February 2005

Podcast doubles NPR show’s online audience

CyberJournalist.net reports that podcasting has doubled the number of online listeners WNYC’s On the Media reaches, in just four weeks. On the Media, WNYC’s nationally-broadcast NPR media analysis show, now has a podcast audience that rivals the number of individuals…

And what planet is she from?

As 55 people died in Iraq on Saturday, the holiest day on the Shiite Muslim religious calendar, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said that much of Iraq was “functioning quite well” and that the rash of suicide attacks was a sign…

CDC Warning

“The Centers for Disease Control has issued a warning about a new virulent strain of a sexually transmitted disease. This disease is contracted through dangerous and high-risk behavior. The disease is called Gonorrhea Lectim (pronounced “gonna re-elect him”). Many victims…

Test

Test Update: The blog is still hiccuping after recovering from the server crash. This morning the home page had reverted back to 2/16, just before the crash. Aargh, I thought, and I haven’t even had my coffee yet! So I posted…

Podcast: Kevin Pina. Haiti Today

Filmmaker and journalist Kevin Pina discusses the current situation in Haiti at an ANSWER LA Forum on Feb. 18, 2005. He lives in Haiti, is an Associate Editor of Black Commentator, and broke the story of the kidnapping of Aristide.…