Thanksgiving

…goes best with a Thanksgiving-inspired blog post. Of course, someone has already made a snide remark about not eating turkey. Sigh.
Post: A Vegetarian Thanksgiving
Here are some things I am thankful for:
-One week of this semester left.
-My cat. Really.
-The Internet.
I’m too predictable.

Porn+

The porn story was a handful but it’s finally up. It could have seriously been a 10-page story. I think I might be the only reporter who likes reading sociological journals as sources, but it just seems like more people should do that instead of quoting “experts” who have bias some way or another.
Story: Documentary [...]

Texas Legislators are exactly what you picture them as

It’s small, so I will write it a little bigger:
HJR 20 Author: Anderson
Last Action: 11/10/2008 H Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt and fish.

Protected: The Decimal

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Age 21: Chelsey finally wins a trophy

I received a prize from SNPA (Southern Newspapers Publishers Association). It specifically mentions the video, which I didn’t do (others got a prize for this too), but I did build the awesome site for it featuring Flash presentations for each segment: The Victoria Advocate - The Fatal Funnel.
I really do get a trophy.
Best [...]

Blog that did not make the cut

Leftovers:
While same-sex couples in California protest for being given a long-desired right and then having it taken away, same-sex couples at the University of Texas are still battling to get health benefits that peer universities and Texas private colleges, such as Baylor University and Trinity University, offer.
Brandon Jass, a UT Public Affairs graduate student, started [...]

Pornography on the loose

The pornography piece should be out by tomorrow. I took these photos for the story today –I hope one of them at least makes it. Thanks to V for helping me correctly use my PS skills.

As It Turns Out

“During the 1960s, pornography was decriminalized in Denmark and its production and sales increased. This situation allowed researchers to compare reported rates of sex crimes before and after decriminalization. …Although the number of sex crimes overall may have decreased in Denmark after the decriminalization of pornography, rape actually increased….
…Others have compared the consumption of pornography [...]

My pornography beat

After hearing about the movie release of The Price of Pleasure, the documentary that Bob Jensen’s book Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity discusses, I proposed to do a story about the veteran-like disabled anti-pornography movement.
Part one is the blog that I wrote today: Taking on the Issue of Pornography.
This story will also [...]

Protected: Election stencil that got pigeon-holed

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