Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal
Thoughts on Journalists
Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by Deb.
One of the best pieces I’ve read today is Susan Toepfer’s piece in the Wall Street Journal’s “Speakeasy” blog. My degree is in Broadcast Journalism and the foundation of that education is that the reporter should always stay neutral unless it is an opinion piece. I worked at ABC News while Peter Jennings was still [...]
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American Moments with Walter Cronkite
Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by Deb.
Walter Cronkite escorted America through the 1960s and 1970s every night, from his boyish, awestruck enthusiasm for the wonders of space to Vietnam, assassinations and a nuclear scare. See the videos below: via Speakeasy – WSJ. For those of you too young to remember, The Wall Street Journal has gathered a set of six Walter [...]
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Korean Taco War?
Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by Deb.
Baja Fresh filed for trademark protection for the term “kogi” on May 8th, Mr. Rink says. Kogi filed its trademark paperwork for “kogi” on December 4th of last year, but only for narrow use, just on mobile food carts. Baja Fresh is seeking protection for the use of Kogi with everything from tacos and burritos [...]
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For the Love of the Cookbook
Posted on 03. May, 2009 by Deb.
I found it fascinating that, according to this article in the Wall Street Journal, there is a rise in the sale of cookbooks. By the numbers, books in the entertainment/cooking category is up by 4% (while adult nonfiction overall is down 9%). The author pointed out that people are cooking at home more as part [...]