Where Digg, Reddit and Del.icio.us fall short

The Project for Excellence in Journalism has done an interesting, if not particularly surprising, analysis of the “news agenda” of user news sites like Digg, Reddit and Del.icio.us (via Romenesko). Among the findings: The news agenda of the three user-sites that week was markedly different from that of the mainstream press. Many of the stories [...]

What American football needs: No helmets and short shorts

Mrs. Curious Capitalist, talking yesterday about the paralyzing injury to Buffalo Bill Kevin Everett, wondered if someday football would retreat to the sidelines of American sports, its terrible health consequences for so many players ruling it out as a game for with appeal for regular folks. After all, boxing used to be the most popular [...]