The Journal of Self-Inflicted Wounds, Vol. 73…
As the mainstream media seem to wither before one’s very eyes, much ink (and breath) is devoted to naming the culprits: new media? piracy? the economy? Probably Bad News (“News fails, because journalism isn’t dying fast enough”) reminds one that one can be one’s own worst enemy…
More– all from “real” papers/stations, but some nearly NSFW– here.
As we read it and weep, we might recall that it was on this date in 1947 that President Harry S. Truman’s warbling daughter, Margaret, performed her first outdoor concert (in the Hollywood Bowl, backed by Eugene Ormandy and the L.A. Philharmonic)…