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Ypsi School Closings, part V

By Mark | March 29, 2010

My friend Maria Cotera, as most of you readers probably know, was quite involved in the recent discussion over the closure of yet more Ypsilanti public schools. Maria, the parent of a daughter at Chapelle Elementary, not only questioned the assumptions on which the findings of the administration were based, but she, along with her [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Education, Media, Ypsilanti | Also tagged aggressive moderation, Andy Fanta, budget cuts, Chapelle Elementary, class size, community schools, East Middle School, Jason Wright, Kira Berman, Maria Cotera, penny wise and pound foolish, public education, race, Sarah Devaney, save Chapelle, SaveYpsiSchools.com, school board, school budget, school closure, school enrollment, white flight, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Schools: Strong from start to finish | 14 Comments

The state of journalism today

By Mark | March 16, 2010

The folks at the nonpartisan Pew Research Center just issued a new report entitled, State of the News Media 2010, and, as you might guess, based on the fact that I’m writing about it here, it doesn’t paint a very rosy picture… Here’s a clip:

…The numbers for 2009 reveal just how urgent these questions are [...]

Posted in Media | Also tagged 2010, advertising, Detroit News, investigative reporting, new revenue models, news media, Pew Research Center, Ponzi, Ponzi hydra, Ponzi scheme, Poynter Institute, ratings, reporting, State of the News Media, the future of journalism, the press, the sad state of journalism | 8 Comments

AnnArbor.com implements crackdown on excessive capitalization

By Mark | February 17, 2010

It’s been a while since we here in this wretched hive of scum and villainy have discussed the form of “aggressive moderation” being practiced by our friends at AnnArbor.com. As I’m sympathetic to their situation, and want for them to be successful, I try not to be unnecessarily critical of the choices they make. But, [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Environment, Food, Media | Also tagged aggressive moderation, ALL CAPS, asian carp, capitalization, fish, invasive species, invasive species and how they taste, Lake Michigan, Stefanie Murray, the Great Lakes | 54 Comments

The one man arts community of Ann Arbor

By Mark | February 6, 2010

It seems that all the talk last week in Ann Arbor about how the city might be losing its cultural edge, may have been a bit premature. According to an article just published at AnnArbor.com, the city does still have a thriving arts community. Of course, it is just one man.
Sorry, but when I read [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture | Also tagged Ann Arbor loses artists, Forest Juziuk, one man arts community | 35 Comments

AnnArbor.com blocking users for sarcasm

By Mark | September 15, 2009

I don’t want to beat up on AnnArbor.com. As I’ve said before, my sincere hope is that they’re successful. Our community, if it ever wants to realize its full potential, desperately needs a thriving journalism community, and I don’t see that happening without a successful AnnArbor.com, giving its people the time and resources they need [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Local Business, Media | Also tagged aggressive moderation, Annarbour, censorship, drunk men throwing paint off of buildings, Ed Vielmetti, Jen Trolsen, journalism, paint terrorists, sarcasm, the press | 26 Comments

The closing of Camp Take Notice

By Mark | September 3, 2009

Until today, when I read about the police shutting it down, I was unaware of the tent city behind Arborland Mall known as Camp Take Notice. Apparently the big crackdown by authorities came on Wednesday, when Caleb Poirier, the leader of the camp, which is said to have between 30 and 60 inhabitants, was arrested [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics | Also tagged Ann Arbor Chronicl, Arborland, Caleb Poirier, Camp Take Notice, FOX News, homelessness, tent city | 7 Comments

Now that’s what I call Community Policing

By Mark | August 31, 2009

Yet one more piece of evidence that Ypsilanti is fast becoming a Libertarian utopia… Last night, during a police chase through the city, a 52 year old bystander, living on the 600 block of Martin Place, decided to help out by opening fire on the passing car. The following comes from AnnArbor.com:

…Officers located a loaded [...]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bible and gun clutching, Community Policing, friend to the friendless, guns, Libertarianism, police chases, shooting, taking up a collection for bail | 19 Comments

AnnArbor.com - where news breaks

By Mark | August 10, 2009

In case you missed it, Time magazine ran a feature a few days ago entitled What Happens When a Town Loses Its Newspaper? The town in question, as you might have guessed, is Ann Arbor, which, according to Time is “the first big town to lose its daily paper.” Here’s a clip:

….The answer is that [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Media | Also tagged "preferred blogging community", Advance Publications, Ann Arbor Chronicle, Ann Arbor News, appalling pile of crap, Austin, Boulder, high stakes gambles, Jack Lessenberry, journalism, Matt Kraner, maximize profits, Metro Times, Newhouse, Pulitzer, Research Triangle, the future of journalism, the sad state of journalism, Time, where news breaks | 19 Comments

On death, bikes, cancer and the practice of aggressive moderation

By Mark | July 29, 2009

Continuing our conversation on local news sites and their policies concerning the removal of people’s comments, it’s been brought to my attention that the recently launched AnnArbor.com site is already making good on their promise to “aggressively moderate” the contributions of their readers. Apparently, yesterday, reader comments following a short article on the tragic death [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Media, Michigan, Other | Also tagged aggressive moderation, art, bicycles, bike racks, cancer, childhood memories, Cindy Heflin, eye-witness accounts, fatal accidents, Jim Knight, life and death, lungs, Tim Furstnau, Tony Dearing, Two Fell Swoops | 52 Comments

AnnArbor.com is now live

By Mark | July 24, 2009

Technical difficulties set them back a bit, but AnnArbor.com - the new site emerging from the ashes of the old Ann Arbor News - is now live… For those who have never been online before, they even have a nifty video tutorial on how to use the site.

Posted in Ann Arbor, Media | Also tagged Ann Arbor News, how to use the intranetz, news, video tutorial | 26 Comments

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