Graham Moomaw
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GlobalPost Dabbles in Mercenary Journalism
November 24, 2009 - 8:35 pm
Tags: GlobalPost, Journalism
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NPR has an interesting story about the journalism model behind GlobalPost, a new foreign-news site geared toward an American audience. It raises a lot of interesting questions, but the most intriguing aspect of GlobalPost is its paid journalism venture called Passport Custom Research. The Web site markets the service thusly: “a focused, timely, and cost-effective [...]
Scenes from the super bowl of freedom
November 13, 2009 - 6:42 pm
Tags: Bachmann, House Call, Protest, Tea Party
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This post is a little late, but here are some pictures from Rep. Michele Bachmann’s “House Call” rally at the Capitol last week, which she dubbed “the super bowl of freedom.” The Minnesota Independent also has some quick videos I put together from the rally.
Baltimore Crumbling
November 4, 2009 - 10:16 pm
Tags: Baltimore, Decay, Oliver
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I took this picture during a trip into the Oliver neighborhood in Baltimore as part of my Urban Affairs Reporting class. There are whole blocks of houses like this, right next door to blocks where people are living. It’s just one part of what we’re exploring in our semester-long project in Baltimore. Watch for more [...]
Tweeting NY-23
November 4, 2009 - 8:18 pm
Tags: Election, Journalism, Twitter
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I became a full-blown twitter believer last night. Dave Weigel’s tweet about the NY-23 election results from inside the campaign headquarters of Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman told me the contest was probably over long before anybody was willing to call it for Owens. Politico took notice today, in a piece titled “For election insight, Twitter [...]
Fading into fall
October 5, 2009 - 8:39 am
Tags: fall, ivy, leaves, Photography
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I found this ivy on the side of an embassy building in Dupont over the weekend. I’m not sure why the colors are changing at different speeds, but it makes for a stunning effect.
Obama comes to College Park
September 17, 2009 - 3:56 pm
Tags: college park, Health Care, Obama, rally
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And he got a rock star’s welcome. He didn’t have much new to say. Here’s a blog post I got out of it for The Washington Independent, where I’m interning. Here’s the coolest part: