January 26th, 2011 | by Sara | uncategorized
Jan
26
If you want some interesting (and lengthy) reading, check out this New York Times magazine article, which chronicles the Times’ relationship with WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. Intriguing look into how things went down.
April 6th, 2010 | by Sara | uncategorized
Apr
06
I walked into the lunchroom last week, picked up a section of the Washington Post and said, “A story on Post-its? Awesome!” Then I was mocked. Apparently, my co-workers in the room don’t share my love for Post-its.
However, I thought the story was pretty interesting, so you should check it out (especially if you also happen to like Post-its). For example, did you know …
Normal glue spreads out flat over any surface it is applied to. Post-it adhesive, however, congeals into small spheres, meaning that it peels easily without leaving residue.
I’m glad I could share this great knowledge with you. Seriously, read the story.
March 31st, 2010 | by Sara | uncategorized
Mar
31
An interesting post I found via Journerdism that looks at studies about the days and times the most people use Facebook and Twitter.
March 27th, 2010 | by Sara | uncategorized
Mar
27
My former co-workers at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch approved a new union contract today. Negotiations began before I left last year, and the old contract expired in June 2009 but remained in effect through the negotiations. The offered approved today was the paper’s “last, best” offer to the union members.
December 18th, 2009 | by Sara | uncategorized
Dec
18
I’m awake at 12:40 a.m. because the Senate is expected to vote at 1 a.m., and I’m the lucky copy editor who was scheduled to be on duty tonight — and tomorrow morning.
So, while I’m waiting, I figured I’d share the media’s best corrections and errors of 2009. Just one excerpt:
Apology of the Year
The Sun (U.K.):
IN a report on May 5, 2009, headlined “Riddle of Boruc, the brunette and his hair straighteners”, we claimed that Artur Boruc had brought two girls to the house he shares with partner Sara Mannei and had sex with one of them. We published a picture which we said showed him straightening one of the girls’ hair. We now accept the picture was in fact of Mr Boruc and his younger sister Paulina in Poland some years earlier, and that neither did Mr Boruc invite back nor have sex with either of the girls in our story. We apologise to Mr Boruc and Ms Mannei for any embarrassment caused.
December 6th, 2009 | by Sara | uncategorized
Dec
06
How many camels can pass through the eye of a needle? This guy put nine in there. His story (as told in the Washington Post) and his nano-art is amazing, so please check it out. I’m hoping to make it to the exhibit in D.C. at some point.
December 5th, 2009 | by Sara | uncategorized
Dec
05
I’ve had this link sitting around since November, but I never wrote about it. This New York Times story is about a study that found about half of Americans would pay for online news.
However, that 48 percent was tied with Britain for the lowest percentage willing to pay out of nine countries. And, on average, Americans were only willing to pay $3 a month, which tied with Australia for the lowest amount. (Italy averaged $7 a month.)
November 17th, 2009 | by Sara | uncategorized
Nov
17
Look! St. Louis lost some claims to fame, but no one can take away Jack Dorsey, who helped create Twitter. Check out the Post-Dispatch article. It even includes some Cardinals baseball.
November 17th, 2009 | by Sara | uncategorized
Nov
17
“We’re No. 1!” we (meaning a few of us) chanted (or said jokingly) in the newsroom (or during our lunch breaks) in St. Louis. But it was not meant to be.
I visited the Post-Dispatch website, STLtoday.com, this afternoon and was greeted by this:
(The right side, for those who are confused.)
Yes, it’s true. As reporter Blythe Bernhard writes:
St. Louis has finally relinquished its title as the sexually transmitted disease capital, dropping to number two in the country for rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia. For several years the city’s disease rates topped the country.
And with the city falling out of the No. 1 crime spot as well (and remaining home to the Rams football team), there’s not much left to cheer about.
November 10th, 2009 | by Sara | uncategorized
Nov
10
A Washington Post story on Saturday explained why I feel poorer than other young people in D.C.: I am. According to the report, Loudoun County (in Virginia) has “the nation’s highest concentration of residents 25 to 34 with salaries of $100,000 or more — about 10 percent of the population vs. 2 percent nationally — with Arlington County a close second.”