March 6th, 2013 at 10:47AM
americasgreatoutdoors: A Sun Dog is a ring of light that is sometimes visible around the sun . This happens because light is refracted through ice crystals in the atmosphere. We look for them throughout the winter months in Denali National Park.Photo: National Park Service

americasgreatoutdoors:

A Sun Dog is a ring of light that is sometimes visible around the sun . This happens because light is refracted through ice crystals in the atmosphere. We look for them throughout the winter months in Denali National Park.

Photo: National Park Service

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November 3rd, 2012 at 12:00PM
Polgreen has said that at least 50 percent of contributors for each issue [of Symbolia] will be women. “The lack of women is an ongoing issue in both the journo and comics worlds, and this is a way to address it,” says Polgreen, who also runs a Tumblr called Graphic Ladies!?, a showcase of women’s work. — Check out this sneak preview of Symbolia in CJR! More news soon, we promise. (via symboliamag)

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October 9th, 2012 at 11:30PM
Went to this panel at the Online News Association conference last month; was enlightening to say the least.  symboliamag: Here’s a quick roundup of tweets, live-sketches, and pictures from our comics+journalism panel at ONA12. We had a great time talking shop. Thanks so much to the great folks at ONA for a lovely conference.

Went to this panel at the Online News Association conference last month; was enlightening to say the least. 

symboliamag:

Here’s a quick roundup of tweets, live-sketches, and pictures from our comics+journalism panel at ONA12. We had a great time talking shop. Thanks so much to the great folks at ONA for a lovely conference.

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July 26th, 2012 at 6:34PM

Social Journalism Quick Reads

I was catching up on a few days’ worth of chat on Facebook’s Social Journalism group and, boy, there was a lot going on. There was so much to read…

1 note #journalism#social media#social journalism
July 19th, 2012 at 3:26PM

City of Los Angeles Demographics

Was reading a city report on language and elections, and I thought I’d stick this here for future reference…

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, a total of 3,792,621 people reside in the City and the racial composition of the City including the Hispanic/Latino population (rounded to the nearest whole number) is:

48 percent Hispanic or Latino
29 percent White
9 percent African American
11 percent Asian/Pacific Islander
1 percent American Indian and Alaska Native or other
2 percent identified by two or more races.’

July 9th, 2012 at 12:32AM

When I finish “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed, I’m sure I’ll get distracted by “Up.” 

#hiking#new hampshire#family#outdoors#children
July 8th, 2012 at 8:24PM

Google’s ‘Legalize Love’ campaign is not what you think

Via WaPo:

The Internet has been buzzing this weekend over a reported announcement by Google that it is launching a worldwide push to legalize same-sex marriage. However, the tech giant says its new “Legalize Love” campaign isn’t about gay marriage at all, but rather supporting workers in countries that criminalize homosexuality.

July 8th, 2012 at 7:59PM

‘Voter ID Laws Could Block Thousands From Voting’

The Associated Press reports: 

Democrats and voting rights groups fear that ID laws could suppress votes among people who may not typically have a driver’s license, and disproportionately affect the elderly, poor and minorities. While the number of votes is a small percentage of the overall total, they have the potential to sway a close election. Remember that the 2000 presidential race was decided by a 537-vote margin in Florida.

(h/t Jacob Soboroff) 

July 8th, 2012 at 7:54PM
In the Bay Area some once said — some still say — let L.A. go thirsty, forgetting that the same aqueduct that brings us water brings it as well to the East Bay and the Silicon Valley. Some in Southern California argue that the farms in the west San Joaquin should go dry, because they never should have been there in the first place — but such an assertion being made in such a naturally dry part of the state is sufficiently ironic to answer itself. — With a little nudge to naysayers who talk smack about places they don’t live, the L.A. Times in an editorial says “special interests shouldn’t be allowed to derail a conservation plan.”
July 8th, 2012 at 7:39PM
Four men plan to cross the Arctic in a rowboat. The unprecedented, nonstop trip is meant to highlight changes in the environment. — They’ll reportedly be “tweeting like crazy.” Find them at @ArcticRow.