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re: My last post (as Not for Nothing)

Will — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:35:48 GMT

N4N has been one of the few blogs that I routinely check out -- and which has been worth the time and effort, too.

Echoing the comments of the others, I will miss what you've been able to contribute here. Although you usually approach things from a left of center POV, you have always managed to do it well, not be tied down to talking points, and to be both thought-provoking and insightful.

You've definitely managed to take the Phoenix to a point where it can be taken seriously in a journalistic sense (except for all that other "stuff" which finances it, but hey), which the Projo probably wishes it could attain nowadays.

Best wishes in the new job.

re: My last post (as Not for Nothing)

Stephen — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:14:59 GMT

As a RI'er living out of state, I will miss you and this blog! I love WRNI and wish you the best there, but it's not so easy to keep up with the radio news over the Internets. Ian, you were able to give me a quick (Daily?) Dose of oddities and big news from back home. Best of luck at WRNI - perhaps a podcast is in order?

re: My last post (as Not for Nothing)

Chris — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:45:24 GMT

Ian, thank you for ten years of top-notch reporting and stirring prose. You'll be missed.

re: My last post (as Not for Nothing)

Jon Scott — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:20:13 GMT

Thanks for your hard work and for your perspective over the years Ian. As I have said before: Although I do not always agree with you, you have my respect as a guy who wears his progressive politics on his sleeve yet who always manages to bring neutrality and intelligence to your stories.

You have taken the Pheonix from its historical focus on... err... "personal ads"... and turned it into a serious voice. Credit must be given where credit is due. Good luck at WNRI. We'll talk soon.

JPS

re: My last post (as Not for Nothing)

joe bernstein — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:11:25 GMT

Good luck.At least Jerzyk is staying in the blogosphere so I can try to stay sharp by debating with him.

re: My last post (as Not for Nothing)

Bob — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:08:36 GMT

You will be missed, Ian.

re: Good reporting is good business

Ian Donnis — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:19:25 GMT

Thanks, Jim, and thanks to you for having also spoken out on this issue.

re: Good reporting is good business

jim taricani — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:10:43 GMT

Randy is so right. There are some of us who have been beating the drum Randy is for quite some time.

But just about all the television stations in this country are owned by corporate America, and those companies treat broadcast news as a commodity, rather than a public service.

It's too bad, really, not so much for us slugs who keep trying to do good reporting, but for the public, who has come to think what they're seeing on television news is quality journalism. It is from time to time, and most who work in television newsrooms do their best.

But when high-priced consultants tell station owners what supposedly is good for ratings, well, the rest is what you see every night. Crime, sex and of course those wonderful pet stories.

Good luck to you Ian....Public radio just got a whole lot better.

Meeting Street CEO still eyeing mayoral run

Projo Politics Blog — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:50:29 GMT

PROVIDENCE, RI -- The president and CEO of Meeting Street, a K-12 charter school, says he's still interested in running for mayor if David N. Cicilline does not seek reelection. John M. Kelly, the former chairman of the city's Zoning...

re: R.I.P., Blossom Dearie

Ted — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:35:09 GMT

she was one of the greats

re: Belo managers get bonuses as layoffs loom

rhody — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:56:05 GMT

Are the Belo higher-ups that politically deaf?

Bodies were laid off to pay for these "quantifiable" bonuses. No credibility at all.

re: The AP has a posse

joe bernstein — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:37:46 GMT

Public figures are just that.Public.Even private individuals in public places have no rights over photos taken of them if they are not specificlly identified.

re: The immigration incarceration complex in Central Falls

dude — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:38:21 GMT

There should be an investigation into the deaths there, and likely criminal charges filed.