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If it's called Daily Blah, how come you don't ... hey, wait, you're writing every day!
See? Told you I'd try harder.
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Why yes I am, as it happens. I was born, raised and educated in Great Britain. I've been living in the U.S. since 1996 and identify as British.
I say, old chap, you forgot the "u" in "colour."
No I didn't. I may identify as British, but I am also an American journalist writing for an American audience about mostly American issues. These two different sides of me are a constant source of tension. Nevertheless, Daily Blah will adhere to American English grammar and spelling.
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Daily Blah for... Sunday, July 07, 2002
Rotten Apple
I know Steve Jobs likes to control the message -- he's very gung-ho about promoting Apple products and controling the timing of information release -- but this is ridiculous. It seems Jobs has convinced MacWorld organizers to refuse press passes to any "rumor" website; that is, any small media outlet that joins in the fun of guessing what the company's next hot product is going to be. By pissing these guys off, Jobs is only hurting himself. Nearly all the buzz about products-to-be is created by these sites. They are what turns journalists like me on to what's next, or what might be next. If our only information source is Apple flacks [PR people], we're not going to be so keen to spill ink on whatever the product turns out to be when Jobs deigns to unveil it.
In this brave new world of information, media is organic. There's a whole food chain going on. The big journalists and the little journalists help keep each other alive. Any media hungry individual or organization who does not realize this, ultimately, is finished.
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