Comments on: Cpod http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: justpbob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128#comment-116621 justpbob Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:32:10 +0000 #comment-116621 Either we fight hookahs over here, or we'll have to fight them over there... Either we fight hookahs over here, or we’ll have to fight them over there…

]]> By: bobby_b http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128#comment-116612 bobby_b Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:13:33 +0000 #comment-116612 Oh, dammit, bob, you guys got hookahs banned, too?<br /> <br /> Just stop. You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency? Oh, dammit, bob, you guys got hookahs banned, too?

Just stop. You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

]]> By: justpbob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128#comment-116598 justpbob Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:55:39 +0000 #comment-116598 I spoke briefy with a CP reporter on hookahs and the statewide ban. It will be interesting to see how that story comes out, especially with their history of portraying this issue from the side that buys the big ads in the free weekly. I hope I'm wrong, but we will see. I treated the reporter fairly and gave him several good leads. We'll see where it goes.<br /> <br /> The Rake, Minnesota Daily and Strib have already covered this... I spoke briefy with a CP reporter on hookahs and the statewide ban. It will be interesting to see how that story comes out, especially with their history of portraying this issue from the side that buys the big ads in the free weekly. I hope I’m wrong, but we will see. I treated the reporter fairly and gave him several good leads. We’ll see where it goes.

The Rake, Minnesota Daily and Strib have already covered this…

]]> By: The Rat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128#comment-116557 The Rat Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:04:17 +0000 #comment-116557 <em>I disagree. As a writer, i find there's often so much more I'd want to say but space won't allow it.</em><br /> <br /> Depends on what you're writing about. I'd say in a newswriting/feature story process, make it tight. Don't waste words. Tell them what your going to tell them; tell them; and then tell them what you told them.<br /> <br /> Don't fall in love with it, just get it done. I disagree. As a writer, i find there’s often so much more I’d want to say but space won’t allow it.

Depends on what you’re writing about. I’d say in a newswriting/feature story process, make it tight. Don’t waste words. Tell them what your going to tell them; tell them; and then tell them what you told them.

Don’t fall in love with it, just get it done.

]]> By: msparber http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128#comment-116553 msparber Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:29 +0000 #comment-116553 They should have called it a beta release. Just putting something on your Web page like that is so Web 1.0. They should have called it a beta release. Just putting something on your Web page like that is so Web 1.0.

]]> By: chuck http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128#comment-116551 chuck Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:53:14 +0000 #comment-116551 <strong>My thoughts from MinMon:</strong><br /> <br /> Yeah, a lot of lame stuff about this. You can't even rewind. So a new player and RSS feed are the bare minimum tech-wise.<br /> <br /> I don't mind the phone call audio all that much, you hear that on public radio, but they should strive to bring writers into the office and record on a microphone.<br /> <br /> About the name. Why invent a lame term like "cPod"? Please, we have enough pods and madeup words running around. City Pages podcast would suffice.<br /> <br /> Overall I give it a D+. Fix the tech and it's in C-range.<br /> <br /> A show devoted to Dara and TC food? Now you've got my interest! My thoughts from MinMon:

Yeah, a lot of lame stuff about this. You can’t even rewind. So a new player and RSS feed are the bare minimum tech-wise.

I don’t mind the phone call audio all that much, you hear that on public radio, but they should strive to bring writers into the office and record on a microphone.

About the name. Why invent a lame term like “cPod”? Please, we have enough pods and madeup words running around. City Pages podcast would suffice.

Overall I give it a D+. Fix the tech and it’s in C-range.

A show devoted to Dara and TC food? Now you’ve got my interest!

]]> By: paul cpod http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128#comment-116550 paul cpod Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:49:20 +0000 #comment-116550 I disagree. As a writer, i find there's often so much more I'd want to say but space won't allow it. I disagree. As a writer, i find there’s often so much more I’d want to say but space won’t allow it.

]]> By: The Rat http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128#comment-116545 The Rat Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:35:18 +0000 #comment-116545 Compiling stories for print is a pretty time-consuming job. The last thing I'd want to do after it was finished is start talking about it with people. It's been my experience that once I was finished, the story was flushed from memory.<br /> <br /> Compiling stories for print is a pretty time-consuming job. The last thing I’d want to do after it was finished is start talking about it with people. It’s been my experience that once I was finished, the story was flushed from memory.

]]> By: s4xton http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11128#comment-116528 s4xton Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:11:36 +0000 #comment-116528 Also check out <a href="http://www.minnesotamonitor.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2575">Paul Schmelzer's take on the cPod</a>. Also check out Paul Schmelzer’s take on the cPod.

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