So the ol' man really doesn't know how he feels about this one.
On one hand, obviously kids (and not of the baby goat sort) aren't as into old fashioned news stories and delieveries as much as they may have been in the oldern days. But this is a tad worrisome. One runs the risk of further dumbing down a generation of children who won't learn basic rules of good journalism practice.
With asap, the rules are bending toward the youngsters now more than ever. This is dangerous. Shouldn't the youngsters read news as it has traditionally been presented? Aren't there basic rules to follow?
The article says the AP will stick to its stylebook. We can only hope so or we risk further deterioration of the most sacred of all our rights: the freedom of the press.
We are more concerned about the line about blogging than anything else. Blog reporters make the story about them, and it's so clearly not. It's about the people you're reporting on and about, and how the event impacts them.
Fly on the wall. The fly doesn't blog. This is dangerous, the more we think about it.
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And the feel good story of the day, led by the pupils at Delone Catholic High School in Pennsylvania.
Admit it. You *loved* the Hanson and even sang MMMMMBop in your beat-up '94 pick-up truck once in a while, but only with the windows down and volume pumped up. Way up.
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Don't you think you might be overreacting a little on this one? I mean, obviously it's a good story to keep an eye on, but personally, I just think it's going to flop without getting much notice at all.
As for Hansen, could you please provide an update on where they are now? I miss those little dudes.
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