I want U 2 B outraged: 02/01/2015

This year, the hot new body part is the formerly unnoticed span of flesh between the top of one’s panties and the labia majora, currently displayed on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition by the model Hannah Davis.

In the shot, Ms. Davis stands, thumbs hooked into the sides of her bikini bottom, pulling it down to reveal more of her tanned, toned, hairless on-ramp than you would typically see outside of a gynecologist’s office. “It’s the year of the torso,” Ms. Davis told Matt Lauer on “Today,” in a transparent attempt to win the award for Best Use of a Euphemism on Morning TV. Seriously, when you look at her picture, you do not think “torso,” any more than viewers of Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl nipple reveal thought “pecs.”

It’s shocking, and it’s meant to be. With hard-core pornography available to anyone with a laptop and a credit card, Sports Illustrated has to raise the stakes if it wants to stay relevant. (Disclosure: my gentleman caller edits books for Sports Illustrated and is the author of the oral history of the swimsuit issue that appears in “50 Years of Beautiful,” a coffee-table book of swimsuit shots. #Awkward.)

Some critics want merchants to cover the cover. Ms. Davis’s picture “borders obscenity, as the focus is specifically on the exposed pubic area,” said Dawn Hawkins, executive director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation.

Obscene or not, I’m concerned that the shot has left women and girls with another raft of insecurities.

World Press Photographer photo contest finds manipulation

http://www.bjp-online.com/2015/02/image-manipulation-hits-world-press-photo/

Manipulated images were entered into every category of World Press Photo - but sports was particularly bad

http://time.com/3706626/world-press-photo-processing-manipulation-disqualified/

Sweeps stuff

Channel 4

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/02/12/cbs4-investigation-illegal-ride-services-rampant-in-lodo/

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/02/11/dmv-waits-longer-than-ever-despite-assurances/

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/02/10/sexy-bella-busted-prostitution-while-on-probation/

Channel 7 stories

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/investigations

Channel 9
http://www.9news.com/story/life/2015/02/10/fine-art-of-flirting/23159825/

http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/storytellers/2015/02/16/noah-devolve-concertos/23481211/

http://www.9news.com/local/investigative/

http://www.9news.com/story/life/2015/02/13/supermodel-talks-valentines-day/23344369/

Exiting ombudsman: Final thoughts on NPR

http://www.imediaethics.org/News/10038/Npr_has_a_bias_of_sorts__says_its_exiting_ombudsman_.php

Last week emotional for news media

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/watershed-for-media-an-emotional-week-of-loss/255919?utm_source=morningmedianewsfeed&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter20150216

And the OU, Jack White saga continues

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/02/15/386409331/for-musician-jack-white-any-old-guacamole-just-wont-do

And White's response (from the nastylittleman.com listserv):

FOR GOD SAKES!

dear journalists and other people looking for drama or a diva,

even in the age of the short attention span internet article, it’s still hard to believe you

are STILL writing about this:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/02/15/386409331/for-musician-jack-white-any-old-guacamole-just-wont-do

wow. classy.

seems like there’s a new rule number one for up and coming journalists: dont let the facts get in the way of click bait.

at the risk of incurring even more of this hoo haa (and i’ve definitely turned my cheek more than once lately) and even

though our management sent out a letter to clarify this, and since

this seems to be all anyone can ask me about lately,

here’s the real deal, and hopefully it’ll explain this nonsensical scenario and we can move on with our lives. (or what have you).

first off, this is none of your business, but i have no specific demands in my dressing room. i know i could ask for lots of

things but i actually dont ask for ANYTHING. i take with me what i need,

and that aint much.

anything on the rider is for the band and the crew.

this "guacamole recipe" is my hilarious tour managers inside

joke with the local promoters, it’s his recipe, not mine. it’s just something to break

up the boredom, seeing who can make it best. though i wouldn’t

know because i’ve never had it. i can’t even make kool aid

let alone cook any real food enough to have a “recipe”. sorry, i dont have that talent.

bananas: did it occur to anyone someone on the tour

might have an allergy to them? no? hmmm. one day some fantasy journalist out

there will call someone in the biz and actually have a rider explained to them, maybe

none of them have ever been on tour. oh well, let’s move on,

first amendment issues: i fully believe in the freedom of the press (though

the supposed search for truth from the press requires microscopes and some morton salt), and i also defend anyone’s right

to free speech (just look at my lack of respect for grammar in this letter and tell me i’m not for communicating freely)

and i defend the right to free information in regards to public funds, but never in my 20 years of playing

shows has my contract and tour rider been published in the paper that i recall.

do you know why we dont do that or want that? a hundred articles about bananas, free speech, and guacamole is why;

it’s because people dont understand what a rider is or what the terms of a contract are. they’re out of their element,

and you can’t blame them for it. and people who write about that know this. people WANT a rider to be a list of demands that

a diva insists occur lest he or she refuse to play a note of music.

but in reality, it’s just some food and drinks backstage for the

hundred workers and guests who have to live in a concrete

bunker for 15 hours. some people bring thier own living rooms on tour,

some people ask for a huge spread. who cares? what you’r looking for

is someone throwing a tantrum because they didn’t get their brown m and m’s,

sorry to dissappoint.

someone printed that i’m never going to oklahoma again?

not true. i love oklahoma, that’s why i booked this show instead

of playing chicago or atlanta for four times as much money.

ask around in tulsa. i’ve been

there at least three times on these last two albums. i love it there.

our booking agent warned the college that other artists might

not book shows there? of course they did, it’s bad business

what that school paper did and really rude. of course they are going to tell them to wise up.

am i pissed at the students at oklahoma university? absolutely not. am i dissappointed in young journalists at their school paper?

absolutely. but i forgive them, they’re young and have learned

thier lesson about truth and ethics hopefully. all they have to do is

google this to know that it’s not worth it. look for real problems instead

next time. look for the truth, not fake drama. i got pissed during my show and berated

the crowd? no. sorry, didn’t happen.

i made jokes about the paper publishing that info, so which of us is thin skinned?

they have freedom of speech but i dont? at my show? ok. i guess the rules change for different

people. the crowd were amazing and we played for 2 and a half hours that night.

people were told to delete

photos on their camera? : i dont know much about that but it must

be a miscommunication about what was

public property at the college and the contract we had with the university to

let us do our work in peace; but i’ll give you an example,

if someone working at a theater we played at started taking pictures of all of

our workers and our gear they’d probably get fired by their theater or promoter.

sorry to the student paper budding press papparazi on that one, but is this a tmz assignment or can

you give us some peace while we try to put on a show for the students? give us a break man.

i know it’s a fun thing for people to try to turn me into a jerk and a diva, but in

this case it’s pretty ridiculous and has almost nothing to do with me. my relationship

with the fans at that show and how we got to a new place together through music remains intact

and i’d love to do it again with them.

i think that’s everything, can i go back to making music now? no? ok. crochet it is.

jack white

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Why, why Bri?

Talk show hosts make fun of Williams:
http://www.justjared.com/2015/02/10/jon-stewart-rips-into-brian-williams-for-false-iraq-story-watch-now/

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/02/10/bill-oreilly-says-brian-williams-made-mistake-not-sure-will-keep-job/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fentertainment+%28Internal+-+Entertainment+-+Mixed%29

Posts from your classmates: Coverage in the Middle East OR not

From MacKenzie:

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4030583977001/warning-extremely-graphic-video-isis-burns-hostage-alive/?#sp=show-clips

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/04/fox-news-shows-isis-video-jordan-pilot

From Mohammed:

UPDATE: Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority announces the suspension of Al-Arab satellite channel following its failure to obtain the required licensing approval to commence broadcasting in Bahrain.

https://storify.com/MohammadHM/more-than-24-hours-since-its

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/02/09/bahrain-shut-channel-lacked-license-anti-terror-standards

Monday, February 9, 2015

Let's reflect on Super Bowl ads

http://advertising.about.com/od/superbowlcoverage/tp/The-Super-Bowl-2015-Advertising-Round-Up.htm?utm_campaign=list_advertising&utm_content=20150209&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exp_nl

Saturday, February 7, 2015

BuzzFeed creates ethics guide

https://gigaom.com/2015/01/30/buzzfeed-gets-serious-with-editorial-standards-and-ethics-guide/

Boycotting Fifty Shades of Grey

Entertainment:
http://time.com/3696254/50-shades-of-grey-boycott/?xid=newsletter-brief

Jack White and his feud with the OU student newspaper

http://m.oudaily.com/l_and_a/setting-the-record-straight-about-jack-white/article_8c298334-abfb-11e4-bbfb-33fb07950ab9.html?mode=jqm

Holy Guacamole!

To the students and staff of University of Oklahoma:

Jack White would love to thank all the concert attendees at his performance at the University of Oklahoma. The crowd was incredible and Mr. White played an extensive two and a half hour show for them. The students who helped organize the event were wonderful. Playing in, and for, the people of Oklahoma is one of Jack White’s favorite tour stops. At no time did Jack White or White's management say that we would never play there again, that is untrue.

The incidents with the OU Daily student newspaper reporting the financial terms of the show, the private tour rider information, along with unsolicited photographers from their staff were unfortunate, unprofessional, and very unwelcoming. The show was one of many on this tour directed at playing for university students in their own environment. And the band were all completely thrilled with the performance and the crowd.

Incidentally, the most important function of a rider is that it lays out optimal technical specifications to ensure the audience has the best experience possible. For that, Jack hires a team of very qualified touring professionals who write the rider and attempt to execute a professional and pleasant experience for all involved. Part of that is making sure that the tour personnel of about 30 people plus the local venue staff are fed. Contrary to what some believe, Jack doesn't write the rider nor make demands about his favorite snacks that must be in his dressing room. We're not even sure he likes guacamole but we do know that the folks who work hard to put on the show do enjoy it.

(By the way, now that's it out there, we recommend you try Lalo's guacamole recipe. It's delicious.)

We hope those present for Mr. White's performance are able to maintain their good memories from the experience and he looks forward to seeing them again soon.

Sincerely,

Monotone Inc.

(Jack White’s management)

Western media missed the real news

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2015/02/03/King-Salman-needed-only-ten-out-of-his-first-hundred-days-.html

Thursday, February 5, 2015

What?! Brian Williams you disappoint

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/nbc-s-brian-williams-recants-iraq-story-after-soldiers-protest-1.327792?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

http://kdvr.com/2015/02/05/brian-williams-misremembers-and-twitter-wont-let-him-forget-it/

From Politico's Shafer:
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/brian-williamss-jack-shafer-114974.html#.VNZjn7l0zX4

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Update on NMU FOIA request

http://briancabell.com/foia-request-foiled/

http://www.thenorthwindonline.com/north-wind-seeks-missing-documents/

More on YikYak

http://chronicle.com/article/Anonymous-Feedback-Fine/151609/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en