Rathergate

Sep 21, 2004 | Informational

So far, I’ve shied away from controversial political issues on this blog, but I have to warn you, I am feeling very harshly toward this story.

CBS News Concludes It Was Misled on National Guard Memos, Network Officials Say (New York Times) – After days of expressing confidence about the documents used in a “60 Minutes” report that raised new questions about President Bush’s National Guard service, CBS News officials have grave doubts about the authenticity of the material, network officials said last night.

CBS backs off Guard story (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com – CBS News acknowledged Monday that it received disputed documents critical of President Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard from a former Texas Guard officer who now says he lied about where he got them and has doubts about their authenticity. [Yahoo! News – Reader Ratings]

I think the forged Killian documents are a much bigger deal than most people realize at this point. This scandal will have far-reaching consequences in the world of journalism regarding investigative reporting, bias, and the expectations we have for the news media.   (more…)

Still here

Sep 17, 2004 | Personal

I haven’t left.  No terrible tragedy has befallen me.  I haven’t dropped out of society to become a hermit.  I just haven’t posted in quite a long while.

Things have not been idle here, though.  The school year has started off nicely.  I’ve been teaching myself some simple programming.  I did some educational research.  And I’ve been putting together a couple of entries for this site.  News hasn’t stood still long enough for me to set those thoughts into the immortal ether of the Internet, though, but soon.

So don’t call 911.  I’m okay.  I just wanted you to know that.

Bernard Bailey. “When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.” [Quotes of the Day]