(The following was posted last week at Media Bullseye - and is republished here to add context. Discussion about this piece at "The El Show," at BlogTalkRadio. Skip to the update if you'd like.) Dear Journalist: I know you've been dying to grab … [Continue reading]
I was suppose to be an anchor
Posted on April 2, 2010 Written by
...but they gave it to a minority. (More from the mcarp archives... the prophetic genius and brilliance are his; the ones/zeros, pixels, pictures and subheads and pull-quotes are mine.) ...and good-looking white kids are having to do … [Continue reading]
The Last Business Book You’ll Ever Need
Posted on March 31, 2010 Written by
A friend of mine was lamenting that he wanted to write another business book, but couldn't think of anything new to say. So I beat him to the punch. Major Publishing Announcement Sometime soon, Ike Pigott will release "The Last Business Book You … [Continue reading]
Political Geometry
Posted on March 30, 2010 Written by
{{myquote|Modern politics has become an exercise in bending over backwards to bend your opponent forwards.}} … [Continue reading]
It’s a reporter’s worst nightmare
Posted on March 29, 2010 Written by
You finally just run out of cliches. (More from the mcarp archives... the prophetic genius and brilliance are his; the ones/zeros, pixels, pictures and subheads and pull-quotes are mine.) "News writing is English with its shirt sleeves … [Continue reading]
A Lesson on Worth
Posted on March 26, 2010 Written by
I recently ran across one of those messages about how our nation needs to get its priorities in order, because we pay professional athletes so much more than we do teachers. On the surface, it seems a difficult point to argue, because obviously … [Continue reading]
Where there is smoke, there is breaking news
Posted on March 25, 2010 Written by
Whether you know what it is or not. (More from the mcarp archives... the prophetic genius and brilliance are his; the ones/zeros, pixels, pictures and subheads and pull-quotes are mine.) It was seven or eight minutes to air, and a thick tower of … [Continue reading]