Sporting News - Here we go: Months of analyzing and dissecting finally turns into hours of picking and trading. I am on the clock all Saturday, starting at the top: Just when I thought ESPN had made a smart move in getting rid of Michael Irvin, we now have to put up
Eight is Enough
Slate - D.C. gossip rag Wonkette snarks its way through a live-blogging of the debate. Moderate Ann Althouse waited for the transcript and called it a win for Bill Richardson. Read more about last night’s debate. Read John Dickerson’s take in Slate , or listen to his
Another bubble bursts: blogs
CNET News - Has growth in blogging stalled? A new article in BusinessWeek says the numbers are pointing to a plateau in active blogs . The magazine is using stats from Technorati for the analysis, which found a decline in the percentage of blogs that are active
Newspapers debate unfettered reader remarks vs. Web decency
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Eve Batey, the editor of blogging and interactive for the San Francisco Chronicle, is an advocate for papers taking more control of reader comment on their sites. Her background is in blogging, not newspapers. Newspapers are fairly new to interactive
Opening day at his murder trial.
Slate - I should probably explain that I am not blogging from the courtroom. I’m on the opposite coast, in Washington, D.C., watching the proceedings on my laptop. Spector’s hands are shaking again today, especially the right hand as he clasps it to his left.