tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post5206215059098374505..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: Molly Ivins, Objectivity, Subjectivity, and Blogging the LegislatureStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-46308088548615775992010-03-27T12:32:54.023-08:002010-03-27T12:32:54.023-08:00I really like this post. I, too, report on a spec...I really like this post. I, too, report on a specific issue, and try to keep my personal opinions out of the reporting. I think this sometimes leads to very dry reporting. I love Mike Doogan's newsletters, they are never dry. But I worry that if I were to insert my humor/personality/opinions into my reporting, it would take too much away from what I'm reporting on. Besides, some people think I have a really horrible sense of humor! Of course, I think I'm funny, but having to point out to others how funny you are, everytime you say something funny, well, obviously if you have to point it out, they don't think you're funny. It's kind of like making a pun, then saying, "No pun intended."<br /><br />I love BASIS. You can find pretty much anything on there. My only complaint is that FTR, the program the legislature uses for posting audio of meetings is so fragile and picky, that it is difficult to get the program installed and working on many people's computers. My husband had to uninstall my print drivers, install FTR, and then reinstall the print drivers to get it to work on my netbook. And the edition of FTR that the legislature uses doesn't work with Windows 7 at all, so forget it if you have a new computer. In addition, I have been told it simply doesn't work on Macs. <br /><br />I report on education issues. I have a newsletter, but you can get a little bit of my info from a blog I just set up a month ago. It is alaskaeducationupdate.blogspot.com <br /><br />Yes, I was inspired by your blog, which I have been following for a while!<br /><br />Shana Crondahl, Alaska Education Updatescrondahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208984701534733798noreply@blogger.com