Wait, wait and wait.
And while I was waiting, I decided to have some fun with Vine.
I’d like to thank our programmers for working on the problem. They’re good people and always do a great job. These things just happen sometimes.
A better opening for ‘The Newsroom’
h/t:
Attn @dfnewscat: MT @rachsyme: Someone pls combine the Newsroom theme w/ shots of cats doing notable and things over time.
— Eileen Joyce (@sadandbritish) August 20, 2012
Here’s a thought.
Interviewer: Okay. Which designers do you prefer?
Hillary Clinton: What designers of clothes?
Interviewer: Yes.
Hillary Clinton: Would you ever ask a man that question?
Interviewer: Probably not. Probably not.
[Via UniteWomen.org]Depends on the man?
Since November, I’ve been studying the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and looking into different issues and historical articles written about its facilities. During a project about escaped inmates in December, I heard about a woman named Nannie Doss, who confessed to killing several family members and four of her five husbands. I was interested in Doss and decided to do some research on her killings and conviction. I knew right away that I wanted to do a story, but I wasn’t sure what the angle would be.
One day I was going through the Oklahoman’s digital archives and found a story about her sentencing. The judge in the case said in the story that he thought Doss was insane despite medical evaluations. Due to this, she was sentenced to life instead of receiving the death penalty. It peaked my interest that the judge also noted that Oklahoma had never executed a woman.
I knew the state executed three women in 2001, and I began to wonder if Doss would have received the same sentence today. I reached out to officials and asked what they thought about the case and other female executions.
Read their comments here.
A TimesCast video of a conversation between David Carr and Brian Stelter on Internet protests planned for Wednesday to oppose legislation in Congress to crack down on digital piracy.
It’s going to be interesting to see the reaction Wednesday to the blackout.
I recently got a Canon Rebel camera and have been dying to try it out on a breaking news assignment. This morning when I heard about a possible arson in northwest Oklahoma City, it was one of the first things I grabbed.
The fire destroyed one home and scorched another. This was all that remained of the first house.
Alan Herzberger, digital managing editor for OPUBCO Communications Group, recently reviewed our project about Oklahoma prisons and escapees on his blog. Read what he had to say about it here.
News has spread that North Korean Leader Kim Jong II has died. See archived photos of Jong from The Washington Post.
This infographic shows the best times to post on social media. For example, most retweets occur at 5 p.m. Click the link to read more.
Buzzfeed has put together the 40 best protest signs of the year. I couldn’t resist posting this one.
Just a reminder to check out The Oklahoman’s prison escape project today. :)
Above is a picture of Rex Brinlee Jr., who was convicted of murder in the bombing death of a kindergarten teacher. Brinlee escaped from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary twice, once during the 1973 riot and again in 1976.
