http://lindseymastis.com Journalist | Blogger | Tweetwalker Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:03:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://lindseymastis.com/2010/07/no-need-to-diss-my-public-school/ http://lindseymastis.com/2010/07/no-need-to-diss-my-public-school/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:03:07 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=1012 http://lindseymastis.com/2010/07/no-need-to-diss-my-public-school/feed/ 9 http://lindseymastis.com/2010/03/i-met-my-idol-al-neuharth/ http://lindseymastis.com/2010/03/i-met-my-idol-al-neuharth/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:28:24 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=990 To me, Al Neuharth is the Elton John of journalism. He breaks all the rules, jazzes it up, and revolutionizes the industry. He is a rock star. But if you were to ask him, he'd just say he's an SOB. I read his book "Confessions of an S.O.B" back in high school. I dreamed of one day working for Gannett. That's when I was interested in becoming a newspaperwoman. I thought the ultimate job would be working for USA Today (Neuharth founded USA Today, The Freedom Forum and the Newseum). I've certainly realized my dreams at a young age, working instead for Gannett's broadcast flagship station WUSA-TV as a reporter...]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2010/03/i-met-my-idol-al-neuharth/feed/ 0 http://lindseymastis.com/2010/03/who-is-howard-schmidt/ http://lindseymastis.com/2010/03/who-is-howard-schmidt/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:02:27 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=974 President Barack Obama appointed Howard Schmidt as the new White House Cyber Security Czar in December 2009. It's an important position. This is the man charged with protecting the country and its citizens from cyber warfare. What can we learn about Schmidt in five minutes using only the web? Here goes...]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2010/03/who-is-howard-schmidt/feed/ 0 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/10/top-5-pr-stunts-hoaxes-and-flat-out-lies/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/10/top-5-pr-stunts-hoaxes-and-flat-out-lies/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:23:59 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=911 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/10/top-5-pr-stunts-hoaxes-and-flat-out-lies/feed/ 2 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/10/top-10-people-who-beg-for-google-wave-on-twitter/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/10/top-10-people-who-beg-for-google-wave-on-twitter/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:05:02 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=897 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/10/top-10-people-who-beg-for-google-wave-on-twitter/feed/ 0 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/schools-across-us-violate-safe-drinking-water-act/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/schools-across-us-violate-safe-drinking-water-act/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:26:31 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=892 When we first moved to Maryland, Patrick and I watched a movie called "Burn After Reading." It takes place in DC and includes a line from Brad Pitt-- it goes something like this: "Do you have anything other than Maryland swamp water to drink?" The longer we live here, the more we notice problems with our water. Mainly, it's smell. We threw away a bunch of towels thinking they rotted. But when we got new ones, we had the same problem. If I use a wash rag more than once, it smells moldy. We realize it's the water. But we don't know why. The Associated Press (AP) has put together an interactive list showing schools with violations for contaminated water. You can click on any state and see which schools have been cited. Most schools have trouble with coliform, followed by lead and copper. This is alarming...]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/schools-across-us-violate-safe-drinking-water-act/feed/ 0 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/trendsmap-shows-local-twitter-updates-on-a-google-map/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/trendsmap-shows-local-twitter-updates-on-a-google-map/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:43:32 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=869 This is my favorite new toy. It's a site called Trendsmap and it shows tweets on a Google map. Yes, it's in real time and just like a tag cloud, words are big or small, bold or thin based on number of tweets. I love looking at Twitter trending topics. But there are only 10 and they lump in tweets from all over the world. I want to know what my community is tweeting about. Now I can and I can also see where most of the tweets are coming from...]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/trendsmap-shows-local-twitter-updates-on-a-google-map/feed/ 2 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/taxpayer-march-on-dc-should-not-be-owned-by-fox-cnn/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/taxpayer-march-on-dc-should-not-be-owned-by-fox-cnn/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:35:32 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=855 Health care is not simply a political issue. It is a personal one. What is decided in Washington now will determine how we are treated in the future. Our shared fear? We are afraid our loved ones will suffer or die because of mistakes or poor coverage. Some people say they are happy with their current health coverage. Others are not. And many are afraid something new would be something worse. Nothing pleased me more than to hear the President promise that people would not be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions...]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/taxpayer-march-on-dc-should-not-be-owned-by-fox-cnn/feed/ 1 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/house-republicans-tweet-more-than-democrats/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/house-republicans-tweet-more-than-democrats/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:58:50 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=861 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/house-republicans-tweet-more-than-democrats/feed/ 1 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/twestival-dc-provides-10000-meals-for-miriams-kitchen/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/twestival-dc-provides-10000-meals-for-miriams-kitchen/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:32:45 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=804 The Twestival Celebration at MidTown Loft was a huge success. On September 10, tweeple in DC and in cities around the world got together to support local causes. Proceeds from the DC Twestival went to Miriam's Kitchen-- an organization that feeds the homeless. Altogether, we raised enough money for 10,000 meals-- that's a fifth of the meals they serve a year...]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/09/twestival-dc-provides-10000-meals-for-miriams-kitchen/feed/ 0