A teaser for a piece about Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, and how the divorce has been finalized.

They're showing pictures of the once happy couple.

What does the text say underneath?

"Jen and Ben's house."

WKTV's top story? The Pit Run in Oneonta.

The second story? A tour-boat crash in Lake George that's killed at least 20 people.

*snickers*

I love being on vacation.

Before Pope John Paul II died, I had read somewhere that he would be hit in the head with a mallet to make sure he was really dead.

No, not according to the New York Times.

John Paul's doctor ran an electrocardiogram for 20 minutes "according to Vatican norms" to verify his death, the report said

I saw this while reading Poynter, and my heart sunk.

People like to blame the media for everything, but we're just people, too. Journalists are victims of Katrina just as much as everyone else. No superpowers.

(cross-posted to my journal)

Rehnquist died, according to our local NBC affiliate.

shit. shit. shit. fuckity shit.

Go ahead. Read it.

I'm really amused.

Go read it.

I think it was only the state wire, but still cool.

Ratzinger??!!

Well, even though I have four other stories today, at least it happened well before deadline.

Yesterday I interviewed the president of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Today I spoke with the woman whose family founded it. (She also owns half of Cooperstown.)

I also have her private number, but that's not nearly as thrilling, because it's not like I can call her up and say, "Jane, may I come for the weekend?"

Not that I'm going to hell for liking bacon ( Read more... )