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What I'm Reading
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?CBS News | Aug 30, 2010Apple has scheduled a big event for Wednesday. CBS News speculates on the company's coming announcements.
- Can Preschoolers Be Depressed?New York Times | Aug 25, 2010Some psychologists believe preschoolers can experience bouts of depression, this New York Times report says.
- Electronic Arts stands by Medal of Honor Taliban featureCNET | Aug 25, 2010EA defends the ability to play as Taliban soldiers in the upcoming "Medal of Honor" game.
- Twitter’s not stupid – you just have boring friendswww.andrewdubber.com | Aug 16, 2010A nice look at how to get the most out of Twitter and refutation of some common Twitter complaints.
- Is 3-D dead in the water? A box-office analysisSlate | Aug 24, 2010Slate magazine looks at whether people are happy with just two dimensions in their movies, thank you very much.
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?
Recent Comments
My Clips- Cause of plane crash west of Bozeman under investigation, pilot pronounced dead at scene August 31, 2010
- The man who wanted train horns August 16, 2010
- Money well spent? August 15, 2010
- Local telecom company gets $64 million to bring high-speed Internet to rural Gallatin County August 5, 2010
- Montana Opticom receives $64 million in stimulus money for rural broadband August 4, 2010
- AT&T to replace Alltel in Montana within a year June 25, 2010
- Bozeman twin looks to scale namesake peak: K2 June 21, 2010
- High water claims Amsterdam Road bridge June 12, 2010
- Trio of veteran Belgrade teachers retiring June 7, 2010
- MSU robot digger wins NASA competition May 29, 2010
Category Archives: Politics
Our latest Chronicle video
I put this video together today from footage shot by one of our paper’s photographers at the Tea Party rally in Bozeman. Enjoy, and if you’d like to see more of my paper’s videos, well, you know what to do.
Court: FCC does not have the authority to regulate net neutrality
The FCC does not have the authority to enforce net neutrality, a federal appeals court ruled today. The case centered on the FCC’s 2008 decision to ban Comcast from throttling file-sharing services for video and TV shows, Reuters and the Associated Press report. Before the court decision, Amit Schejter, professor of telecommunications policy at Penn State, [...]
Obama rumor mailed to newsroom makes me sad
The fact that people will send e-mails like this to not only one newsroom but several makes me very sad.
Stimulus money, tennis courts and Baucus accusations
Two stories, alike in Web buzz, in fair Montana, where we lay our scene. One gets mainstream coverage; the other doesn't. Why?
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Michael Becker has been blogging about academia, digital culture and journalism since 2005. He is the Web editor of the
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