Jon Pareles, the New York Times pop music critic, says Loretta Lynn didn’t pretty things up.
Lynn died October 4, 2022, in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, at age 90.
Even if you don’t like …
Saying goodbye to Loretta Lynn
Cinderella is sleeping in her car!
Abigail Disney is warning about low pay for Disney workers: “Cinderella is sleeping in her car!”
She’s just some young rebel, perhaps, but no. The Disney Studio, founded by her uncle …
Upcoming events to honor Adolph Ochs
The East Tennessee chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (ETSPJ) has teamed with the Knoxville History Project and the Front Page Foundation to recognize the beginnings of Adolph Ochs’ …
Why we need reporters
A judge in Tarrant County, Texas, got excited by the notoriety that came his way when the pandemic forced courts to conduct business by live-streaming. When courts resumed in-person hearings, …
Revenue loss puts pressure on print media
Here goes the Friday blog about media.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution may drop daily print. Writing Sept. 6 in Media Nation, Dan Kennedy says the next major news outlet to make the move …
Knox judge calls state system ‘near collapse’
State Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville and state Sen. Heidi Campbell of Nashville are calling for upgrades and reform in the state Department of Children’s Services following testimony Aug. 31 …
Knox County kicks in for nonprofits
You may recall the recent history of community grants. In olden times, individual county commissioners would champion various nonprofits, coming with budget amendments followed by debates over worthiness. Worst were …
‘Not in the business of spreading lies’
Margaret Sullivan, writing her final column in the Aug. 21 Washington Post, said:
Journalists simply can’t allow themselves to be megaphones or stenographers. They have to be dedicated truth-tellers, using clear …