Archive for May, 2008

Vacation Edition: The Great Diaper Conspiracy
May 26, 2008

   Stocking up for our one-week getaway, I’ve finally clued in to one of the baby-related consumer product conspiracies - one that Mrs. News Director has apparently been keen to for some time:
   The great Diaper Barrons have figured it out: the consumer is willing to pay a certain acceptable price for a “package” of diapers. [...]

WSMV is on TWITTER and… we’re TWEETING!
May 11, 2008

   Yes, only in today’s short-attention span new-media world would this headline not be a joke.
   It’s not.
   Check out www.twitter.com. This is the next generation of social networking/info sharing.
   Basically, it’s a multiplatform “microblogging” site that delivers messages to a web application, web client, text messaging, e-mail, or any or all of the above.
   Because, [...]

Smoke Clearing: Fallout From Channel 4 I-Team Probe
May 7, 2008

Since State Rep. Joe McCord clearly declined opportunity to comment to WSMV before, during, and after the airing of our story, I thought I’d reprint this AP story, which contains his response.
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State Rep. Joe McCord acknowledges smoking in his office
Eds: UPDATES with details, reax.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State Rep. Joe [...]

State Budget Cuts - Live Blog Coverage
May 7, 2008

Stay logged on for a good test of blogging real news in real time today.
Go to Cara Kumari’s Blog from the state capitol around 11 a.m.
The Governor will be laying out some details of how he’ll cut $500 million from the state budget, and which jobs are at stake.
Cara will blog details from the briefing [...]