Vatican vs. Wikipedia April 23, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Random Rubbish.Tags: Google, Pope Benedict, Wikipedia
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Long story short…
I was doing research for my humor assignment, where I had to write two pages worth of monologues. I wrote a joke involving Pope Benedict and wanted to find out exactly how old he is.
I googled (you know, ‘google‘ is officially a word, according to the dictionary) “Pope Benedict,” and the very first response came from none other than the god of Wikipedia.
The Vatican’s official Web site came in second.
Is there something wrong with that? Is Google going to hell?
Behind the Byline: Primary coverage April 23, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism, Philadelphia, Random Rubbish.Tags: 2008 Presidential Race
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As I stood in the balcony of the Bellevue ballroom last night, a surreal feeling came over me. In the past six weeks, I’ve been complaining more and more about the amount of political coverage I’ve been doing with partner-in-crime LeAnne Matlach. It all culminated with the Democratic debate last Wednesday…the debate we almost covered.
But last night was different than here, here, here, here and here. As I saw Hillary, President Bill Clinton and Chelsea on stage with all supporters - including Mayor Michael Nutter and Gov. Ed Rendell - I realized I won’t be covering something like this again for a long time - if at all.
Covering politics is tiring…I don’t understand how CNN reporter Candy Crowley does it day after day. And here I am, a college journalist following around the presidential candidates like a groupie. But being in attendance last night made me grateful for the career path I’ve chosen and the people I’ve seen and met along the way.
Until November, adios, Hillary.
Clinton wins Pennsylvania April 23, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Clips & Videos, The Temple News.Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton
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Content from The Temple News. See the other side of the story from LeAnne Matlach.
CHRIS STOVER
The Temple News
She has said she needed it. Tonight, she got it.
Sen. Hillary Clinton won the much-hyped Pennsylvania primary Tuesday, the first election in the past six weeks of this election cycle.
“Some people counted me out and said to drop out, but the American people don’t quit, and they deserve a president who doesn’t quit, either,” Clinton said after it was announced that she was the projected winner.
With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Clinton has a 10-point lead over Obama, 55 percent to 45 percent. Of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, Obama only won seven, including Philadelphia, Delaware and Chester counties.
Clinton at the Bellevue April 22, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in The Temple News.Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton
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My goal for today has been achieved, and now I’m at the Bellevue Hotel in Center City Philadelphia.
CNN, which is being projected on the walls of the ballroom the press is shoved into, just aired a countdown to the close of the polls, and a Times-Squaresque scene occurred with the few Hillary supporters currently in the room. Cheers emerged as the countdown neared zero.
The latest exit polls showed Clinton had a 16-point lead over Obama throughout the state, 58 percent to 42 percent.
The music just started at the Bellevue as the mood shifts from anxiously waiting to cautiously partying. Fellow political reporter LeAnne Matlach and I will be posting articles on temple-news.com following the results of the night, whenever they may come. Stay tuned.
Cut to the Chase Blooper: Teleprompters are hard to read April 22, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Cut to the Chase, The Temple News.Tags: Cut to the Chase, News Bloopers
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Cut to the Chase is the name of my column for the Temple Living section of The Temple News from September 2007 to May 2008. It’s a pop culture/entertainment discussion. On broadandcecil.com, I began posting news bloopers I found on YouTube… because really, what’s more fun than news bloopers?
Here’s the latest involving a Fox News anchor. We’ll see Shepard Smith at the end, who had his own issues on air.
Finally here… April 22, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Random Rubbish.Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
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After six weeks of build up, the Pennsylvania primary is finally here.
I will not be able to vote tomorrow, but would I be able to, my vote would be for Sen. Hillary Clinton. This may come as a shock to many. But, it’s true.
I previously vowed to leave the country with my cousin should Hillary become the next president. The world’s only psychic twins - Temple alumnae - say I should start packing my bags. But after stalking the Clinton family for the past six weeks for The Temple News, I’m beginning to sway.
When it comes down to it, Sen. Barack Obama scares me. I don’t trust him. Or Michelle. And I know people say the same about Hillary. But there’s a certain charisma - the one Obama possesses - that just irks me.
But I’ll let Pennsylvania decide - I have no other option. I can only hope.
Photo from National Constitution Center debate on ABC, courtesy Michael Bryant, Philadelphia Inquirer
Gunshots on the subway April 21, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in SEPTA.Tags: gunshots, SEPTA
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When I’m out until past midnight, I typically enjoy taking the Night Owl SEPTA bus from Temple to my Center City apartment. So, I was upset last night when the subway was still open when it was time for me to go home.
After an extended stop at Girard Station around 12:10 a.m., two Philadelphia Police officers escorted a man off the subway and took him into custody.
The smart bastard made a run for it, jumping into the subway ditch and running. Many people in the subway cars watched and screamed - some cheering, some scared - when all of a sudden, we heard a gunshot too close for comfort. The infamous, accented woman said “Doors Closing” as the subway immediately continued on its way.
We, the unassuming subway passengers, were left to assume the Philadelphia Police got their man.
Stupid criminals (possibly a redundant phrase) amaze me. I thought for the rest of my subway ride just how insane this suspect had to be. Where are you going to run in a subway? Options are pretty slim - less than the chances of escaping.
We’re in Philadelphia - a city where cops are on edge and citizens should be wary. You do something majorly wrong, odds are you’re going to get caught.
But maybe that’s just my naivety. If only people thought so simplistically…
It’s a blog-eat-blog world. April 21, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Random Rubbish.Tags: Blog-eat-Blog
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I’ve realized that today in the world of media convergence, it’s incredibly important to have knowledge in every form of multimedia. Unfortunately for me, that includes the Web.
So here is my attempt to break the barrier and truly enter the Internet. If Al Gore can create it, I can blog in it.
Here’s what to expect: clips and behind-the-byline stories of my work at The Temple News, random observations and discussions, and all the AP Style you’ll ever need to know. I am a copy editor, after all.
Add me as a link. I’ll add you. It’s as simple as that.
