On (Off) the Air

I’m away from the desk this week. In all the sturm und drang of Christmas–I understand there’s a war on it–I failed to mention last week that I had a local radio appointment you might have been interested in. Anyway, I had a delightful time yesterday hanging out with the gifted and gorgeous Kerri Miller at MPR’s midmorning program. I was the local lightweight on an otherwise auspicious panel of commentators. The subject was the year in media–which of course is a huge subject that got boiled down to the Valerie Plame/Judy Miller story, the Times phone-tapping story (why’d they hold it for a year?), the Post’s “black sites” story (why’d they decline to locate any?), and Kurt Eichenwald’s putative Pulitzer for his Times story about online child pornography (why’d Jack Shafer have a problem with it, and why won’t anyone be his friend at this vulnerable time of the year?).

So much to cover, so little time. Anyway, you can listen to us barely scratch the surface here. I’d direct you to pay special attention to the comments of Alex Jones, who has some eloquent old-school things to say in these complex times, especially about “competing values systems” (confidentiality versus truth; impartiality versus justice; personal interest versus national interest).

Also, watch the Minnesota Wild. They are ripping up the ice, and finally getting the bounces they deserve. See you next week.

Also, new issue out today in the real world. We hope you enjoy it.


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