An inside look at what's going on in the state of Georgia, with a primary focus on business and economic development, politics, higher education, sports business, and general features.
Here's the latest business/economic development news on GNB... A Macon bar owner is in hot water with the local zoning commission. Click here to find out what got him in trouble.
An Atlanta printing press plans to close its doors after nearly 130 years. Find out what's causing the presses to stop rolling here.
Read what role Gwinnett County is playing in the expansion of Georgia Tech.
GNB is online at georgianewsbeat.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at twitter.com/georgianewsbeat.
Here's how a few key municipal elections throughout Georgia turned out Tuesday night...
A new city commissioner is elected in a landslide in Albany. Click here to find out who he is.
Runoffs will decide who will take the mayor's chair in two Georgia cities next month. Click on one of the links to find out more on the races in Atlanta and Warner Robins.
A Columbus man might have enough votes to replace his father in the General Assembly in 2010. Click here for the latest in the House District 129 race.
GNB is online at georgianewsbeat.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at twitter.com/georgianewsbeat. Have a good Wednesday night.
Log on to GNB at georgianewsbeat.blogspot.com, and scroll down to "GNB Report" on the right hand side of the blog to find out more on local elections. You can also visit the "Blog Files" for analysis on select races. Have a good Tuesday night.
It's"Blog Files Monday" once again at GNB...Here's what's happening... Peach Pundit on why "tweeting" is getting very aggressive in Georgia politics...
Click here to find out who's the favorite in Tuesday's Atlanta mayoral election...
and SWGA Politics weighs in on the elections in southwest Georgia too...
GNB is online at georgianewsbeat.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at twitter.com/georgianewsbeat. Enjoy your Monday night.
GaSN Q&A--Columbus Lions General Manager Jeff Gonos
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*Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of interviews with the people
that influence high school, small college, and minor league sports in
Georgia....
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Do journalists actually look like this?
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Journalists are either very sexy or very wacky, judging from the photos
available on stock photography sites. Don't believe me? Check out some of
the photo...
Going live without the live truck
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3G, WiFi, WiMAX, LTE or Skype. No, those letters are not the result of
fingers run amok on a keyboard, they’re all now part of the multimedia
journalist’s...
Put The Pen Down, ADICA
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The Albany Dougherty Inner City Authority will be using their entire bank
roll of $400,000 on hand, plus another $100,000 off their new line
of "credit" th...
Beltline bushwhacking
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You may remember a post that I wrote a few months back about the Beltline’s
plans to lay down mulch and temporarily open up the trail to walkers and
jogger...
JasonPye.com: Lake Lanier is full
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Lake Lanier is at full pool for the first time in four years:Ring a bell and
cue drum roll, please. As of Wednesday morning, Lake Lanier is officially
fu...
WWGD? – The videos (6)
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And they never end: Here’s the sixth day of videos from the aborted v-book
edition of What Would Google Do?: A touch dated now, here’s a video I made
on my...
Pardon the Repeat, but ...
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Please excuse the reposting, but the call for papers will go out soon and I
need judges.
COMJIG is up for renewal next year and we'd really like to make a ...
Last Man Standing? NYT and WSJ Move on Metro Markets
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It's hard to gauge the impact of New York Times and Wall Street Journal
moves into metro markets. They could be simple, print retention strategies
aimed, a...
I write, therefore I am
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"When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence." – Gao Xingjian, 2000 winner of Nobel Prize in L...
Bulldogs Need a Few Good Real Bulldogs
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Sorry to all you folks with bulldog costumes in your attic. Your services
are not needed. Jim Newbury of the Decatur Bulldog Boosters writes in… REAL
BULLD...
Franklin Ready For A Fight
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It's been a while since we've ventured into the fetid swamp that is the mindof Rep. Bobby Franklin's (R-The Other Side Of Mars).
Jeff at SWGa Politics capt...
Twitter Updates for 2009-11-14
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I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by
accident; they came by work. – Thomas Edison # RT @ajcsportseditor: Georgia
high sch...
Georgia Gazette Summer Hiatus
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Georgia Gazette is on summer hiatus. But the GPB News team isn't taking a
break. Tune into Morning Edition and All Things Considered for complete
Georgia n...
Olens Touts Endorsements
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Sam Olens, Republican candidate for Attorney General, is pleased to announce
his new campaign literature features quotes from two respected leaders in
Geor...
Georgia Carnival: Edition 60
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*Welcome to the Georgia Blog Carnival…*
*The bloggers featured here are all part of the extensive list of bloggers
from Georgia I have listed in the right...
Making "Macbeth" (or Behind the Seams) - Episode 20
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While a mostly final "dress" rehearsal continues outside, *Nikki*, *Alyssa*and
*Tiffany* (our #1 Minion) are hard at work, finishing the costumes that wil...
Unmentionables
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This piece by Galloway is interesting for a couple of reasons. First, a memo
"mysteriously" dropped in his lap. (He should probably check to see if the
pos...
Status of the Buzz
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The weeds have been growing up in the Buzz lately and I really hate that.
Unfortunately, I simply have not had the time these days to spend on the
site li...
Finding a work discipline that works
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While reading about the abundant and various ways that acclaimed novelists
work — specifically, how they develop the discipline and routine to complete
hig...
Innovative Individuals: Regina McCombs
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You may recognize the name Regina McCombs from her past work at StarTribune
where she covered large-scale events such as the devastating bridge
collapse, o...
Mobile and paywalls not alone
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The second GonzoCamp is under way at the Seattle P-I building. There are 5
teams working to develop prototypes or fully baked ideas to present by the
end o...
Tough universe
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By Russ Jamieson Whew. That’ll teach me to doze off during CSI:NY. I’ve
lived in Atlanta forever. I’m an ex-WAGA reporter, ex-CNN freelance
correspondent...
Speaker Richardson: I took steps to end my life
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Wow. I hope Speaker Richardson can move on from this and find happiness.
From his office:
ATLANTA – Today Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson released th...
Marketing Overload
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Actually, it's technology overload. CNN.com featured an article today
entitled "Do you suffer from Internet fatigue?". This article offers a quiz
to find o...
Slow Marketing
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This Is Not a Call to Unplug From Our Wired Ways, but a Pledge to Old
Principles
Speed is good, and change is gospel, but we may be moving too darn fast an...
Ten ways to make your photos better
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As more and more word journalists learn to produce multimedia, I thought
I’d share my top ten list of ways to make your photos better. I give a copy
to e...
Bloggers: Are You Now Legally Vulnerable?
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If you blog, the government has now recognized the power of blogging by issuing an 80+ page document you need to be aware of. On December 1, in American Fork...
Guest Post – Real Time Web Is Hot
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There is a new way to search the web, and boatloads of users who have
experienced the real time web have been impressed with the results.
Traditional searc...
China’s Love Affair with Mobility
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*China Daily* reports that car (light vehicle) sales reached 10.9 million
units in the first 10 months of 2009, surpassing sales in the United Statesby 2....
links for 2009-11-12
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Ten ways to make your photos better « Mastering Multimedia Colin's giving
great advice! Read it all. (tags: photography tutorial) a links for
2009-11-12
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“Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate”
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Two schools, separated by 70 miles, have been heated rivals since the 1890s.
Two schools, both Georgia favorites, compete in athletics, academics, and
pres...
Ditto
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I intended to write a post this morning encouraging the political powers
that be to stand behind Glenn Richardson. It’s no secret I’ve disagreed with
a lot...
Lt. Governor of Georgia
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*This is my first blog on Peanut Politics and I thank Keith for having me on
to share some of my political ramblings. Since this is my first one, I'm
just ...
When Presses Roll Less, Execs Spin More
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Newsosaur Alan Mutter calls the double-digit drop in the latest newspaper circulation figures "devastating." Content Bridges' Ken Doctor's adjective of choic...
Newspaper epitaph: ‘Who else is doing it?’
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A year ago, Alan Jacobson, a talented and indefatigably innovative newspaper designer, came up with an idea for a highly targeted, efficient-to-produce and e...
Jurnos at work – fun, meaningful, busy busy busy
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This wonderful post from Nieman Labs last month chronicles the hectic lives
of AnnArborChronicle.com’s editor and publisher, and offers a 10-point
overview...
Black Cop Took Down Fort Hood Suspect
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Media "Fell Hook, Line . . . " for Different Story
Dobbs Hasn't Gone Away, Hispanic Journalists Warn
CNN Lays Off Its 4 Web Anchors, Ending Experiment ...
Help a graduate student (me): Take my Twitter survey
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Well, as you loyal readers know, I pretty much love Twitter. It’s fun, and,
as I’ve written about on this blog, I find it useful for finding news,
connecti...
Ubiquity
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When I was in college, I had to take a macroeconomics class. I can't
remember if it was the prerequisite to a journalism degree or simply a
degree, but I r...
Transparency Isn’t Just for the Government
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It’s also for non-profits. This was the hottest topic during our first
#read4change gathering–fueled by the recent revelations of Kiva and its
transparency...
Seriously. Here Comes Everybody.
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Until a few days ago, I was the blogger in the family. On my wife’s
suggestion early this year, I launched this site to track the layoffs that
were then a...
No Room For Common Sense Under Zero Tolerance
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By now, most have heard the story of little Zachary Christie, the six year
old boy that brought a camping cutlery tool to school. The tool had a spoon,
for...
Journalists’ use of social media
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The Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) has put out a very simple list of
social media guidelines for its journalists and staff to follow:
1. Do not ...
Sports and adaptive re-use: Highbury Square
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Previously I highlighted an interesting aspect of San Diego's baseball
stadium, where they integrated a historic building into a new stadium. How
about g...
Verification in the Age of Twitter
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It was a bad day for false news on Twitter, but a good day for journalism.
Students at the University of Memphis are learning how to verify information
and...
October 2009 Convergence Newsletter
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In the developed world, surrounded by cell phones, broadband Internet and
video on demand, there is a fairly widespread set of frames by which people
app...
Q&A with Ken Lowery of Fake AP Stylebook
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Fake AP Stylebook, a parody of the AP Stylebook, is a hit on Twitter and has
been written about in Wired and The New York Times. In this Q&A, conducted
by ...
SecDef Robert Gates To Address UGA Commencement
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will address the University of
Georgia’s fall undergraduate commencement ceremony, which takes place at
9:30 a.m. on F...
Having trouble?
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I’ve received messages from a couple of folks who have experienced problems
when they logged onto WMCC News. Please send an email to wmccnews@yahoo.com
if...
Through the looking glass
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I'm taking my own advice to innovate during this era of unprecedented
industry change, so it's goodbye freelance writer, hello freelance editor.
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