March 22, 2004
Media Monday

A wealth of Poynter-derived links:

Looks like a design site worth reading. (via Design Desk)

Kind of funny article about the one-time lead singer of Social Distortion, who's now an anchorman in Kansas City. (via Romenesko)

In 1988, Corvin went to see Social Distortion play in Tampa, Florida. When he went backstage after the show, the first question Ness asked him was, "So, you still going to college?" Corvin, having been out of school for seven years, says he just laughed and said, "No, that was a long time ago."

And finally: Most corrections are no fun to write. But this one probably was (except for the responsible party):

The first letter in the "Dear Abby" column Monday in Tempo was the result of a hoax. The provider of the column, Universal Press Syndicate, sent out a substitution March 4, after it learned the material was lifted from an old episode of "The Simpsons" TV show. Tribune editors overlooked the substitution.

Posted at March 22, 2004 06:48 PM