Monthly Archives: April 2005

Play ball!

Copy­right 2005 Ben S. Pol­lock Mon­day, April 11, 2005: Ever won­der if the Elec­toral Col­lege and the Col­lege of Car­di­nals get together to play ball every so often, like Michi­gan and Notre Dame? –30–

Monday, April 11, 2005 – 10:35 pm | By Ben | Posted in American Culture | Comments Off

News (Re)cycle

Copy­right 2005 Ben S. Pol­lock Fri­day, April 1, 2005. The para­dox of broad­cast jour­nal­ism. It’s known for imme­di­acy and visu­als, espe­cially com­pared to print. CNN and sim­i­lar chan­nels have brought 24/7 con­tin­u­ous­ness to the medium as well. This empha­sizes its demand for the NOW, as opposed to print’s process: Gather a lot then push it …

Friday, April 1, 2005 – 10:36 pm | By Ben | Posted in News, Spin | Comments Off