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Government and media cannot 'win' ... but cannot afford to lose, either

Sat Apr 3, 2010 4:39 PM EDT

I've said this to many people, and while I don't hear a lot of agreement (or disagreement), I feel it's worth sharing with a wider audience. I've tried creating Websites (Squarespace), blogs (WordPress.com) and social networks (Ning) on the topic.

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media, technology, government, social-media

A Funny Sort of Depression

Seeded on Mon Mar 2, 2009 12:21 AM EST (National Review Online)

I'm not so sure whether Mr. Hanson is whistling past the graveyard or trying to counterbalance the doomsayers. I pray it's a situation where he's right, it's not as bad as many say.

business, depression, recession

Concern About Overindebted Americans Is Overblown

Seeded on Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:23 PM EST (Newsweek)

Fight the fear! Keep the faith! This story isn't Pollyanna, but it DOES say perhaps we're believing the worst of our situation a bit too much. If fear feeds on itself, can't hope?

business, economy, recovery

No rescue in sight for what ails economy

Seeded on Sun Oct 5, 2008 7:02 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

"The wheels seem to be coming off the economy right now," said Brian P. Sack, vice president of the respected forecasting firm of Macroeconomic Advisers. "It's hard to see how we avoid a recession, and it could prove a tough one to climb out of."

business, economy, finance, recession

Depression unlikely but a recession would hurt

Seeded on Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:47 AM EDT (Chicago Tribune)

Hearing some of the dire predictions for an economy struggling to avert a financial collapse, it's easy to recall 1930s photos of people huddled in soup lines or traveling the country for work and wonder what a depression would look like in the modern world.

business, markets, finance, depression

Get ready to be blamed for your credit-happy ways!

Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:06 PM EDT

OK, I distinctly notice a LOT of cognitive dissonance going on these crisis-fueled days, people.

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business, economy, budget, finances, bailout

McCain's full statement on the situation

Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:03 PM EDT

I'm a reporter. Neutral on the job, at least, I try to be. Got this just now in the inbox. I share with you to read and judge on your own. Will share thoughts in a posting.: Statement By McCain Campaign On Negotiations

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campaign, politics, mccain, presidency

CNBC's Cramer: 'This plan must be passed...or Great Depression sequel'

Seeded on Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:46 PM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)

The 'Mad Money' man himself tries to dispel five 'lies' told about the Paulson Plan, and bluntly tells us what the alternative is - and we DON'T want to go there... do we?

business, money, finance, great-depression

High-end Oregon builder Renaissance Homes faces bankruptcy

Seeded on Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:11 AM EDT (OregonLive.com)

They build very nice homes we couldn't afford. Apparently, grew too fast, and like many, thought boom wouldn't fall off a cliff, just slow down;-/

business, economy, real-estate

Worst Crisis Since '30s, With No End Yet in Sight - WSJ.com

Seeded on Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:44 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

No flowery varnishing of the disturbing truth, here. Sure, we have 'mechanisms in place' to try to head off disaster... but....;-/

business, wall-street, finance

Fed in AIG rescue - $85B loan

Seeded on Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:34 PM EDT (CNN)

Oh Lordy, will the madness ever end? Can the government print-money its way out of recession or worse? The mind boggles...

business, markets, finance

Merrill Said to Discuss Merger With Bank of America

Seeded on Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:26 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

Wow. Oy. Ugh. Whoa. What's going ON on Wall Street? Wild times....

business, wall-street, finance

OK, I'll need your help...

Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:31 PM EDT

Not only about seeding any amusing, informative non-politcial articles here... but the REALLY tough part. Keeping conversations from turning into political slugfests!

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Official Google Blog: The future of search

Seeded on Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:44 AM EDT (googleblog.blogspot.com)

Thanks to I found this start of a series Google is doing on the future of search - and it is mind-expanding, if not mind-blowing. SO much more to do in this field! Will others challenge Google by trying to do more with search?

google, technology, search

Eight things about me (Barney)

Tue Sep 9, 2008 9:59 PM EDT

By the powers vested in me by the great Rebel Girl I now pronounce thee, Mr. Barry, TAGGED.

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odd-news, 8-things, barney-lerten

KTVZ.com - Leave it to Barney

Seeded on Mon Sep 8, 2008 10:12 PM EDT (ktvz.com)

OK, I know I'm not supposed to be self-serving in seeds, but... I want you to see me talk about Newsvine! So if it's about NV, do I get special dispensation from COH breach?;-)

technology, newsvine

New E-Newspaper Reader Echoes Look of the Paper

Seeded on Mon Sep 8, 2008 2:44 AM EDT (The New York Times)

I want one. NOW. In color. Like what we saw in Minority Report. (Or was that Back to the Future?;-)

technology, journalism, news

MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat

Seeded on Sun Sep 7, 2008 11:34 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Well is this any surprise? Hopefully they also get a seat inside the convention halls next time. Sheesh;-)

entertainment, journalism, television, msnbc

U.S. Unveils Takeover of Two Mortgage Giants

Seeded on Sun Sep 7, 2008 12:55 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Need to start a new thread, with the real-deal details of what has to be considered a monumental business/government miletsone in the U.S. - for good or bad, the opinions are there, the reality will swiftly follow (when do the Asian markets open?;-/

business, freddie-mac, fannie-mae, finance, mortgage-crisis

Suicides and the media

Sun Sep 7, 2008 12:06 AM EDT

Curious what y'all think. We've had a rash of suicides (or suicide attempts) in our area lately - maybe we're not alone, considering the state of the economy.

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suicide, health, journalism

Copper thieves hit Cold War-era super-radar site

Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:34 AM EDT (KTVZ.COM)

An Oregon State Police trooper pulled over a pickup truck nearly dragging its trailer hitch on a highway near Christmas Valley Sunday afternoon, arresting two Willamette Valley brothers for stealing 1,500 pounds of copper wire from a mothballed, Cold War-era super-radar site.

odd-news, crime

Argument over car brand leads to Oregon teen shooting

Seeded on Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:41 AM EDT (AP)

Chevy! Ford! Chevy! Blam!

violence, odd-news, cars, teens

The future? (Or something like it!)

Sun Oct 7, 2007 10:58 PM EDT

Not sure I've EVER been to Newsvine before, probably haven't.

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technology, oregon, television, nbc, msnbc, bend, ktvz

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Well this IS a public way to discuss such things, wish NV made it easier to send private notes to each other... anyway, thanks, yes we plan a redesign- some tweaking soon, giving the site some breathing room, going to the new-style player widget (which we use on articles), etc. But hey, we top 1 million page views a month so we must be doing SOMETHING right;-)
— Barney Lerten

I work with a WorldNow site as well. www.kndu.com

I like the weather box KTVZ has and it is an interesting use of column 5. I like looking at other WorldNow sites and a lot of people seem to cram it with ads that, I believe, viewers just overlook. So that's refreshing. KNDO/KNDU recently went through a redesign and how I wanted to use Column 5 got vetoed by the powers at be so to speak.

Video player seems a bit out of place. Has KTVZ looked into the Video Widget capability that WorldNow has available now? Gives you a lot of customization options in terms of color, size, and layout. You could make it blend in more with the Top Story Rotator and Weather Utility. Or maybe I am just thinking that because we went to the widgets. ;)

You tease that KTVZ is busy, but, it isn't too bad I think! I know it is a struggle, but I have seen some WorldNow sites get really really cluttered. KRON comes to mind.
— Anibunny