http://thenewvernacular.com A discussion of politics, media, and technology. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:02:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why Fred Thompson won't get the GOP nod: 1) He really is lazy 2) His press staff is mediocre The Politico's Roger Simon attended Thompson's attempt at "retail politics" in Waverly, Iowa today, where the candidate had a reportedly dull editorial board meeting, made an awkward trip to a firehouse, and canceled ... http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/12/20/whats-the-deal-with-this-guy/ No matter what their PR folks say, it's basically impossible for an oil company to "go green". Oil companies have jumped on the green bandwagon along with seemingly everyone else this past year, promoting their investments in renewable energy and claiming that they are really at the forefront of next-generation ... http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/12/11/once-an-oil-company-always-an-oil-company/ Have you been going through Tommy Thompson withdrawal since he bowed out of the presidential race after the Iowa straw poll?  Of course you are, no one gaffes better that TGT.   You're in luck, because HotlineTV has a recap of the greatest moments from Tommy's historic run for the ... http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/08/31/tommy-thompsons-greatest-hits/ When someone makes a decision in politics or government that makes absolutely no sense, it can usually be attributed to "politics". Roger Simon of The Politico tries to make sense of our sometimes senseless political system today in a column written as if he were explaining our political system ... http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/05/08/men-are-from-mars-were-still-not-sure-about-politicians/ On May 17th, I’ll be at the regional Online News Association Conference in Madison participating in a panel discussion on how to prepare reporters and students for a changing media landscape.  Among the things we’ll be talking about are how to adapt news rooms to produce a constantly updated, online ... http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/05/04/if-you%e2%80%99re-going-to-work-in-media-you%e2%80%99ve-got-to-know-the-game/ There have been tons of articles over the last year written about how politicians are using Facebook, but it has yet to be determined whether the social networking site is an effective tool for political communication or just another way for college kids to find out about this weekend’s kegger. ... http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/05/02/facebook-a-revolution-in-political-communication/ With more polling data coming out on the 2008 campaign coming out every day, I though it'd be useful to post summary of what it takes to accurately report on poll results: A news report about a public opinion poll needs to have several qualities in order to serve both the ... http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/03/22/how-to-report-poll-results/ I was just skimming the New York Times Web site and they've changed their policy so that anyone with a .edu e-mail account can gain free access to their subscriber-only content online. Sign up here There's some extra incentive to go to grad school right there. http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/03/20/timesselect-free-with-edu-address/ Cross-posted at The Proving Ground A recent Associated Press article questions recent predictions by ethanol advocates that the biofuel is a miracle cure for eliminating America's dependence on foreign oil and reducing carbon emissions. This Q&A-style article lays out the basics of ethanol and questions the perfect-fuel scenario being put forth by ... http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/03/15/no-ethanol-cant-cure-cancer/ SNL - The Dakota Fanning Show http://thenewvernacular.com/2007/03/07/snl-the-dakota-fanning-show/