Posts Tagged ‘Fresh’

Fresh from Twitter for 2-23-11

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Great work by @PrayTeller telling the story of an abusive priest and the Church’s inability to deal with him: http://bit.ly/ePLvHb

From the archives: Early images of the Alamo. Check out the huge store that used to be next door: http://bit.ly/dSz28z

Original, creative way to tell the story of the Alamo on the 175th anniversary of the battle. Great stuff by @mySA: http://bit.ly/e4Ecy2

Home, sweet home … (@ Brown Coffee Company) http://4sq.com/g6zav8

Reality check: San Antonio’s No. 2 spot in Census results can be misleading: http://bit.ly/gCFMbH #mysa

Fresh From Twitter: A visit to the newsroom by Hearst honcho Steve Swartz

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Swartz on industry lay offs: It’s been tough. “The human toll is bad.”

Swartz: Hearst sold the Skiff so it could stop “upping the ante” with Apple. Investing in e-readers was smart but times changed.

Steve Swartz addressing the Express-News newsroom. http://twitpic.com/23158y
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But Swartz added that “tablets are going to get cooler and cooler.”

(More tweets here)

Fresh From Twitter: BP media clampdown, a power outage, and telling a hell of a story

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

BP Media Clampdown: No Photos Of Dead Animals, Please http://huff.to/bitUYu

This CPS Energy power-outage map would be totally cool — if it actually loaded during a thunder storm: http://bit.ly/bkNaNX

Business success story or new drama at BroadRamp Inc.? Richly sourced story about firm’s troubled CEO: http://bit.ly/a4A5oY #mysa

Apartment complexes received millions in tax breaks to house the poor, yet rents remain high: http://bit.ly/aEHopY #mysa

RT @steveouting: Reader comments: It’s time to make ‘em civil: http://bit.ly/cKZoIs

Fresh From Twitter for 4-26-10

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Why Newspapers Need to Heed Facebook, Now: http://bit.ly/9dCZAi

Centex Homes details plans to fix cracked retaining wall at the Hills of Rivermist: http://bit.ly/8Y7VNv #mysa

SAPD officer fired for using police computers to obtain info about women and harass them: http://bit.ly/cQF5Be #mysa

RT @mashable 20 Essential Social Media Resources: http://bit.ly/9xp1ix #business #facebook #features-week-in-review

Fresh from Twitter: Readers actually read newspapers, and other amazing stories

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Amazing stories: The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners: http://bit.ly/9IGM0u

Interesting tweets at the #asne morning panels about problems facing #journalism and possible solutions.

Contestants for our Hot Latina Contest visit the newsroom today. Meanwhile, mystery solved as to why readers think newspapers are obsolete.

Readers aren’t getting the memo that no one reads newspapers — a reader asked for @browncoffeeco’s autograph! http://bit.ly/a3GUWO

Reflections of a Newsosaur: The triple threat to citizen journalists: http://bit.ly/aOUQ1a (via @twttimes)

Fresh From Twitter: Digital handbooks, future newsrooms, and a militia standoff

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

RT @mashable The Future Newsroom: Lean, Open, and Social Media-Savvy http://bit.ly/9EX0go

End of an era: @jbaugh and I are dining at Liberty Bar. Staff say the Lib is going to move from this cool leaning house “any week” now.

A 10-year standoff: The revolution has ended, but no one told John Joe Gray: http://bit.ly/bx3KAb #mysa

Humor: Newspaper addiction is the biggest threat to the nation’s mental wellbeing: http://bit.ly/bWEeq8

A handy resource: The Society of Professional Journalists Digital Media Handbook, Part I http://bit.ly/9F0FZa

Fresh from Twitter: Cracks at the Alamo, Farouk on fire, and a deal for T.J. Connolly

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Cracks in the Alamo’s ceiling have gone unaddressed for years: http://bit.ly/9uDK5C #mysa

Farouk apparently was on fire — he spent $135 per vote for the Democratic primary: http://bit.ly/ckbmih

The full story of how Facebook was founded (hint: it’s not pretty) http://bit.ly/agS1ey

BexarMet’s ex-spokesman, T.J. Connolly, cuts plea deal over campaign-finance violations: http://bit.ly/cgXn60 #mysa

Great column by @vxflores: Why did voters support woeful candidate for the Board of Education? http://bit.ly/brn4N9 #mysa

Fresh from Twitter for 1-11-10

Monday, January 11th, 2010

This site could generate some great stories: http://bit.ly/7SQTr7. Good questions usually lead to interesting answers — and news.

CPS Energy’s general manager walks out of negotiations in dispute over nuclear expansion: http://bit.ly/92mv3I #mysa

The Twitter Times: Create a newsy page of links posted by people you follow on Twitter. Here’s my page: http://twittertim.es/john_tedesco

Officials Obscured Truth of Migrant Deaths in Jail – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6GLEtE

RT @mashable The Skiff Reader: A Forward-Thinking eReader from Hearst and Sprint http://bit.ly/7EHyW7

Fresh from Twitter: Links about Hearst’s new touchscreen e-reader, the Skiff

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Waiting for fellow gadget-geek @jbaugh to get off the damn phone so we can talk about this: http://bit.ly/74RdqL

Here’s the press release about Sprint and the Skiff touchscreen e-reader: http://bit.ly/4KFRmd. No details on price.

Checking out the Skiff — Hearst’s touchscreen, 3G and Wi-Fi enabled e-reader: http://bit.ly/4Ieuwa. Gadget geeks rejoice?

Starting my morning routine at Twin Sisters Cafe downtown — where even the chorizo and egg tacos taste healthy.

Cool video interview with @Propublica’s Paul Steiger: Newspapers are department stores; Propublica is a boutique: http://bit.ly/4R3vgI

Fresh From Twitter: A resignation at CPS Energy

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Under pressure from City Council, CPS Energy chairwoman Geis resigns: http://bit.ly/6z85t5 #mysa

Compelling, tragic story by @brandigrissom about a politically connected dad trying to clear his son’s name: http://bit.ly/4yNlbm

What about this story? http://bit.ly/4IyHOA @rnieves Likewise RT @BigRichB: Didn’t see/read/hear 1 thing about Pearl Harbor day.

E-mails at @cpsenergy reveal officials knew price of nuclear project was “clearly understated.” http://bit.ly/7pW7Am #mysa

CPS Energy’s partner in nuclear deal tipped off Mayor Julián Castro about expensive project: http://bit.ly/7rTSRZ #mysa