Tod Robberson
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Media
Keven Ann Willey to Retire From Dallas Morning News
After 15 years, the vice president and editorial page editor is leaving to travel America.
Media
An Object Lesson on Jumping to Conclusions During a Breaking News Story
Here is a hypothetical: a man shoots and kills a reporter and a cameraman on live morning television. You are an editorial writer for a major metropolitan daily newspaper. You wonder if Donald Trump's antipathy toward the press led to the shooting. Should you A) go get a cup of coffee and wait a bit to see what develops, or B) put up a blog post wondering if Donald Trump is partly to blame for the two deaths? Tod Robberson at the DMN went with option B. Let's see how that turned out.
Uncategorized
Another Week, Another DISD Story That Is Just Silly
What Tod Robberson gets wrong about Mike Miles
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Education
SAGA Pod: Jim Schutze on JWP, Inland Ports, DISD, and Hippies
On this post but not the pod: A long digression about the DMN's inland port coverage
Crime
Romancing The Killer, Or Why You May Not Want to Accept a Free Drink from Bernie Tiede on Sixth Street in Austin
Why should film celebrity help spring a murderer from prison?
Transportation
What Does South Dallas Think About Highways? Let’s Ask a ‘Militant’ Black Leader.
Are we making progress yet?
Local News
Yet Another Frickin’ Post About That Dang Highway Teardown
I hope everyone in town cares, like, half as much as we do about transportation.