3 minutes of heaven

It’s the one story that everyone remembered from the morning news rotation.
And was NOT the story about several airlines under investigation for failing to comply with FAA rules. It wasn’t the story about city council leaders and the mayor hoping to impose a 20-cent fee to supermarket customers who choose plastic over paper bags. And [...]

Iraq War lost in the news shuffle

Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton. Eliot Spitzer. Soaring oil prices. $4/gallon gas looming. Worries of a possible recession. The murder of a UNC student body president. The death of William F. Buckley.
But a new Pew Research study finds that the Iraq War has quietly faded into the background noise, lost amid a new torrent of news headlines.
The [...]

Time Magazine: the news of 2007

Time Magazine recently posted several news-related ‘top 10′ lists, including the year’s top stories, underreported stories and Time.com’s most popular articles.
You can check out Time’s lists here.
Compare and contrast the ‘most popular’ list with the ‘underreported stories’ list only if you want to depress yourself.