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Online features round up

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I think this will be something of a feature I want to do once or twice a week. Just a quick round up of the current online feature or breaking news stories using some sort of online-exclusive component. This could be anything; a flash piece, audio, video, graphic or even clever use of photos.

  • Catholic Views, Catholic Voices (NY Times) – A piece that uses Flash and audio interviews to get Catholic views and opinions on the even of the Pope’s U.S. visit. I’ve been impressed with the NY Times’ use of audio and would be curious to see what sort of ROI they get on their pieces (meaning hire me please.)
  • Al Jaffee Fold-ins, Past and Present (NY Times) – This was is a few weeks old actually but I felt the need to mention it. A clever use of Flash that let’s readers go through about a dozen of MAD Magazines famous fold-ins by artist Al Jaffee. This went along with a larger profile of the 80-year-old artist.
  • Deaths in Iraq (USA Today) – This is a very intensive database/Flash piece that that I imagine USA Today has been consistently updating. It’s not only searchable, but each block represents a soldier and when you rollover them with your cursor, an information block pops up for that particular soldier. I’d be curious to know how diligently they track down the photos and other detail not released by the military and what the update process is. Probably not much different, but far more complicated, than our own homicide map at The Orlando Sentinel.
  • What’s Old is New at the Newseum (USA Today) – The USA Today interactive team must have been working overtime. This is an interactive graphical walk-through of the Newseum that opened in Washington D.C. The buttons detail each floor with small information boxes. But, if you’re feeling lazy, you can just click on the video tour instead.
  • Another country by Scott Strazzante (Chicago Tribune) – Tribune photographer Scott Strazzante chronicled the life and death of a farm near Lockport, Ill. They used a Flash slide show to do side-by-side comparison photos spanning seven years. I liked the idea but It feels like it was released prematurely (despite being seven years worth of photos). They should have had a audio component, perhaps some of the people narrating aspects of life on the farm, playing over the photos. Flipping through them in silence is a little creepy.  The navigation could have used some work too. Not being able to skip ahead multiple photos is a bit of a chore.  Last nit pick, if there is a feature story that goes along with the photo story, it should be linked somewhere on this page for continuity. They are great photos however.

Sunday talk linueup; McCain and Kerry on Fox News Sunday, Howard Dean ‘Face(s) the Nation’

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ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Jim Webb, D-Va., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Howard Dean.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa.; Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Pa.; Michael Eric Dyson, author of a book on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. ; Andrew Young, former Atlanta mayor and an aide to King during the civil rights movement.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — Martin Luther King III; Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.; Catholic University President David O’Connell; Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and John Cornyn, R-Texas; Robert Reich, former labor secretary; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, adviser for John McCain’s presidential campaign.
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“Fox News Sunday” — Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and John Kerry, D-Mass.; Joe Urschel, executive director of the Newseum media museum.

Sunday talk linueup: Democratic invasion! John Kerry, Gov. Ed Rendell on ‘This Week’, Bill Richardson and strategist Joe Trippi on ‘Face the Nation’

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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.; Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Pa.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M.; Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Democratic strategist Joe Trippi.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — CIA Director Michael Hayden.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — Aaron Miller, former State Department adviser; Heraldo Munoz, Chilean ambassador to the United Nations; Sens. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Mel Martinez, R-Fla.; Democratic strategists James Carville and Jamal Simmons.
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“Fox News Sunday” — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Jack Reed, D-R.I.; Stan Kasten, team president of the Washington Nationals.

Sunday talk linueup; Senators galore, plus Gov. Bill Richardson

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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., left, shakes hands with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. Richardson announced his endorsement of Obama at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore., on Friday.(Alex Brandon/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Jack Reed, D-R.I.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Journalists round table.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Evan Bayh, D-Ind.; Iraqi national security adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie; Gov. Janet Napolitano, D-Ariz.; Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform; Laura Tyson, former economic adviser to President Clinton.
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“Fox News Sunday” — Govs. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., and Ed Rendell, D-Pa.; former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers; Glenn Hubbard, former chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers; Eli Manning, New York Giants quarterback and member of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Sunday talk linueup; Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson makes the rounds

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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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ABC’s “This Week” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Gov. Deval Patrick, D-Mass.; Leon Panetta, former chief of staff to President Clinton.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y.; former Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — Paulson; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, adviser for John McCain’s presidential campaign, and Gene Sperling, adviser for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign; Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; L. Paul Bremer, former head of the transitional government in Iraq.
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“Fox News Sunday” — Paulson; Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn.

Sunday talk linueup; Florida edition with Gov. Charlie Crist and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.

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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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ABC’s “This Week” — Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean; Gov. Charlie Crist, R-Fla.; Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Dean; Sens. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and John Kerry, D-Mass.; Republican strategist Ed Rollins and Democratic strategist Joe Trippi.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D.; Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Pa.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — National Urban League President Marc Morial; Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Bob Casey, D-Pa.; Garry Kasparov, Russian opposition leader and former chess champion.
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“Fox News Sunday” — Democratic National Committee member Debbie Dingell; Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and Mike Pence, R-Ind

Sunday talk linueup; Nader vs. Russert, McCain staffers make rounds

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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Joe Biden, D-Del., and Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Charlie Black, strategist for Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign; Govs. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., and Janet Napolitano, D-Ariz.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and former presidential candidate.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell; Robert Bennett, attorney for McCain; Govs. Ed Rendell, D-Pa., Kathleen Sebelius, D-Kan., and Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.; Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb.
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“Fox News Sunday” — McCain campaign manager Rick Davis; Govs. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Jon Corzine, D-N.J., and Pawlenty.

Sunday talk linueup; McCain, Schumer, McConnell

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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — David Axelrod, strategist for Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign; Howard Wolfson, communications director for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign; Richmond Mayor and former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder; Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal; former presidential candidate Bill Bradley.
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“Fox News Sunday” — Mike McConnell, director of national intelligence; Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle; Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.

Sunday talk linueup

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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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ABC’s “This Week” — Gov. Tim Kaine, D-Va.; former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.; Joe Trippi, former John Edwards campaign adviser; Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff to President Bush.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Huckabee.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio; former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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“Fox News Sunday” — President Bush (WHAT!?)

Sunday morning talk lineup

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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows (partial):
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ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Barack Obama, D-Ill.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Republican strategists Mary Matalin and Mike Murphy; Democratic strategists Bob Shrum and James Carville.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.; Romney; Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and former presidential candidate.
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“Fox News Sunday” — McCain and Clinton.

Sunday talk lineup

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(Partial) Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
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CNN’s “Late Edition” — Gen. David Petraeus; Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson; former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass.; former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.
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“Fox News Sunday” — Paulson and Huckabee.

Federer Wins US Open

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Roger Federer won his 4th US Open championship today. They say he is the greatest player of all time and he seems to be living up to it. He won $2.1 million and a car, not a bad two weeks of work.

In other sporting news Tiger Woods won the BMW Championship at Cog Hill, earning $1.26 million and taking the lead for the FedEx Cup. This brought his total career winnings to over $75 million. Fucking amazing.

Sunday Wisdom.

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Note to self:  Never watch Eraserhead after a long day and right before you go to bed.  Possible side-effects include horrible surrealistic nightmares that you can’t wake up from coupled with a slight feeling of unease when you awake and the general notion that something just isn’t right.

Oye ve.

Enjoy your Sunday, I’m going to SeaWorld.

27 going on Retirement.

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Getting up on a Sunday morning at the butt-crack of dawn to go fishing, then coming home to go out and hit golf balls for an hour which was followed by coming home and watching Sunday news shows, I realize that I am finally cresting that hill, in a way. I’m certainly not knocking on death’s door or anything, but man this makes me feel old(er). I think I even caught myself giving someone younger than me the “when I was your age…” line a few weeks ago.

I think I’m going to go and drink some cheap malt liquor and do something irresponsible just to level out the playing field.

And remember kids, the enemy of my enemy is my (violent and scary) friend.