Archive for January 29th, 2004

Disseminating Information

Thursday, January 29th, 2004

(I realize this probably reads like a rant, but it isn’t intended to be.) I’ve been pondering sj’s thoughts on improving the dissemination of information. A good example of poor dissemination happened in Somerville the other night. The mayor declared a snow emergency when forecasters indicated there would be 1-3 inches of snow. For you [...]

BBC’s Director General & Chairman Resign Over Report of Errors

Thursday, January 29th, 2004

An inquiry into the BBC’s report that the British government exaggerated claims of Iraqi weapons found errors in the way the report was constructed and how the management handled the situation. Director General Greg Dyke and Chairman Gavyn Davies have resigned in the wake of the report. Addendum 1/30: Garrett sent me an article about [...]

BOP 04 in LII’s New This Week

Thursday, January 29th, 2004

The Librarians’ Index to the Internet includes The Blogging of the President: 2004 in their New This Week list. Several bloggers who are regulars at the Berkman Center’s Thurday night meetings work on this excellent political resource. LII is a project to catalog useful Web sites with a searchable database of their selected sites. They’re [...]

Disseminating Information

Thursday, January 29th, 2004

I’ve been pondering sj’s thoughts on improving the dissemination of information. A good example of poor dissemination happened in Somerville the other night. . . .