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It snowed a bit today, so I went out to the balcony to take some photos. That’s what I love about the balcony: I can just step outside for a bit without it being a whole production.
This is a tree in the corner of the pool area; as I was taking the photo, I remembered that I had another shot of it in its former autumnal glory. The first photo is from Nov. 6, 2004, and the second, from today:
Maybe I’ll make this into a complete series in the coming seasons.
Philip Anschutz, whose media holdings include the San Francisco Examiner (which we Bay Area folk remember as once a full-fledged newspaper, now a free, weekday tabloid), will launch a Washington, D.C., version on Feb. 1. It will be available in newsboxes in the area, and home delivery will be targeted to high-income neighborhoods. The Washingtonian reports:
The new venture’s success will depend in part on whether it can take the model of a free newspaper and make it a serious journalistic endeavor. Most free papers, including the Washington Post’s Express tabloid and the Metro papers in Boston and Philadelphia, simply combine recycled wire copy, shortened news stories, and shopping and entertainment guides. Then they wrap advertising around the copy. The Washington Examiner will have a staff of 16 local reporters and veteran editors, including longtime newspaperman Nicholas Horrock, who has the Washington Post in his sights.
“I think the Post has a great franchise,” says Horrock, who will be the Examiner’s managing editor. “But there’s room for a quick, well-edited newspaper. They will have to share.”
This’ll be an interesting story to follow. (Via newsdesigner.com.)
Related: “A Low Profile and a Large Footprint,” Washington Post (Nov. 21, 2004).