Doug Fisher
@dougfisher.bsky.social
Journalist. Retired sr. instructor Univ. of SC. Former AP news editor, radio, TV, newspaper before that. Co-author "Principles of Convergent Journalism." Otherwise, woodworking, cooking .
Home Depot's free delivery saves me from having to drive 30 miles RT when I need something and I'm in the middle of a project at the lake house. I love it, I really do.
But overpackaging much? 😵💫😵💫😵💫
But overpackaging much? 😵💫😵💫😵💫
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Home Depot's free delivery saves me from having to drive 30 miles RT when I need something and I'm in the middle of a project at the lake house. I love it, I really do.
But overpackaging much? 😵💫😵💫😵💫
But overpackaging much? 😵💫😵💫😵💫
I always like myvspammers to have a sense of humor.
October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I always like myvspammers to have a sense of humor.
Oh, and just ignore that lump in your bed too. It's just Zuck.
October 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Oh, and just ignore that lump in your bed too. It's just Zuck.
So how long you think before UVA learns the reality of making deals with a bully?
The betting window is open.
The betting window is open.
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
So how long you think before UVA learns the reality of making deals with a bully?
The betting window is open.
The betting window is open.
And this year's Goebbels Award goes to ...
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
And this year's Goebbels Award goes to ...
Just another Wednesday.
October 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Just another Wednesday.
Well, Monday is a markets and banking holiday. So TACO Tuesday?
October 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Well, Monday is a markets and banking holiday. So TACO Tuesday?
We really need to stop writing ledes like this on obits.
October 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
We really need to stop writing ledes like this on obits.
Gotta admit, though, Trader Joe's has the best "tariff warning" on its pasta items.
October 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Gotta admit, though, Trader Joe's has the best "tariff warning" on its pasta items.
This updated AP style produces some really odd-looking lists with a mix of punctuation and not. Lists with mixed structure have always been problematic. Better solution generally is edit to restructure.
October 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This updated AP style produces some really odd-looking lists with a mix of punctuation and not. Lists with mixed structure have always been problematic. Better solution generally is edit to restructure.
Why dies "Grokipedia" sound more like an indexed reference of Trump's hstory with women?
September 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Why dies "Grokipedia" sound more like an indexed reference of Trump's hstory with women?
Not sure this is going to have the reception he thinks it might. For starters, what does made outisde the US mean? No foreign films? No location shooting outside the US?
Prepare for the carve-outs and TACO Tuesday.
Prepare for the carve-outs and TACO Tuesday.
September 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Not sure this is going to have the reception he thinks it might. For starters, what does made outisde the US mean? No foreign films? No location shooting outside the US?
Prepare for the carve-outs and TACO Tuesday.
Prepare for the carve-outs and TACO Tuesday.
So. Much. Cost. Saving.
The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement ... Those who accept must report to work on Oct. 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation.
The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement ... Those who accept must report to work on Oct. 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation.
September 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So. Much. Cost. Saving.
The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement ... Those who accept must report to work on Oct. 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation.
The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement ... Those who accept must report to work on Oct. 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation.
I grew up in NYC during the latter years of the mob era. (One of my HS classmates became, shall we say, a known "corporate" lawyer.)
And even those mob bosses would have gone, whoa, dude, maybe be a little more subtle.
And even those mob bosses would have gone, whoa, dude, maybe be a little more subtle.
September 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I grew up in NYC during the latter years of the mob era. (One of my HS classmates became, shall we say, a known "corporate" lawyer.)
And even those mob bosses would have gone, whoa, dude, maybe be a little more subtle.
And even those mob bosses would have gone, whoa, dude, maybe be a little more subtle.
Dear @apnews.com,
Have you learned nothing about reflexively calling every major change "reform"? The word has a positive connotation. There is a wide swath of people who would vehemently disagree with that. Stick to the neutral "changes."
Have you learned nothing about reflexively calling every major change "reform"? The word has a positive connotation. There is a wide swath of people who would vehemently disagree with that. Stick to the neutral "changes."
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Dear @apnews.com,
Have you learned nothing about reflexively calling every major change "reform"? The word has a positive connotation. There is a wide swath of people who would vehemently disagree with that. Stick to the neutral "changes."
Have you learned nothing about reflexively calling every major change "reform"? The word has a positive connotation. There is a wide swath of people who would vehemently disagree with that. Stick to the neutral "changes."
Censorship much?
WaPo: For example, even the initial planning efforts for June’s parade marking the Army’s 250th anniversary ... was initially categorized as ... “Controlled Unclassified Information,” which would be barred from public access.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
WaPo: For example, even the initial planning efforts for June’s parade marking the Army’s 250th anniversary ... was initially categorized as ... “Controlled Unclassified Information,” which would be barred from public access.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
September 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Censorship much?
WaPo: For example, even the initial planning efforts for June’s parade marking the Army’s 250th anniversary ... was initially categorized as ... “Controlled Unclassified Information,” which would be barred from public access.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
WaPo: For example, even the initial planning efforts for June’s parade marking the Army’s 250th anniversary ... was initially categorized as ... “Controlled Unclassified Information,” which would be barred from public access.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Be aware.
You know those mandatory arbitration clauses in about every contract and ToS you agree to these days? The clauses you love to hate? They're coming to the stock market.
You know those mandatory arbitration clauses in about every contract and ToS you agree to these days? The clauses you love to hate? They're coming to the stock market.
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Be aware.
You know those mandatory arbitration clauses in about every contract and ToS you agree to these days? The clauses you love to hate? They're coming to the stock market.
You know those mandatory arbitration clauses in about every contract and ToS you agree to these days? The clauses you love to hate? They're coming to the stock market.
Yep. This is the actual 2121. But it has vibes of the typical rats nest of Class B office space. And the former foot spa is the one in Boca. But the one in Houston looks spot on. 🤦♂️ So there might still be Carl H. vibes here. 😁
September 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Yep. This is the actual 2121. But it has vibes of the typical rats nest of Class B office space. And the former foot spa is the one in Boca. But the one in Houston looks spot on. 🤦♂️ So there might still be Carl H. vibes here. 😁
How @apnews.com's boilerplate writing tends to overweight the administration's allegations against Cook. A weak "Cook has denied the charges." Yet just above is a refer to a story severly undercutting the allegations. But nothing about this in the story that will circulate widely w/o that refer.
September 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
How @apnews.com's boilerplate writing tends to overweight the administration's allegations against Cook. A weak "Cook has denied the charges." Yet just above is a refer to a story severly undercutting the allegations. But nothing about this in the story that will circulate widely w/o that refer.
Interesting distribution. Not great fir TV/cable news. From Pew.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
September 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Interesting distribution. Not great fir TV/cable news. From Pew.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Don't you always wonder what the marketing and legal department conversations were when you see something like this?
Marketing: Label's good to go.
Legal: Don't forget Project Shelly. Dr. F's making good progress. So maybe best to specify these are "Natural." But don't forget the asterisk.
Marketing: Label's good to go.
Legal: Don't forget Project Shelly. Dr. F's making good progress. So maybe best to specify these are "Natural." But don't forget the asterisk.
August 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Don't you always wonder what the marketing and legal department conversations were when you see something like this?
Marketing: Label's good to go.
Legal: Don't forget Project Shelly. Dr. F's making good progress. So maybe best to specify these are "Natural." But don't forget the asterisk.
Marketing: Label's good to go.
Legal: Don't forget Project Shelly. Dr. F's making good progress. So maybe best to specify these are "Natural." But don't forget the asterisk.
Uh, not so sure about this. I prefer a glass.
August 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Uh, not so sure about this. I prefer a glass.
Powerful.
And a message to be heard by every pol -- no, just everyone -- from whatever party or persuasion.
But especially our elected "representatives" and "leaders." (air quotes intentional)
And a message to be heard by every pol -- no, just everyone -- from whatever party or persuasion.
But especially our elected "representatives" and "leaders." (air quotes intentional)
August 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Powerful.
And a message to be heard by every pol -- no, just everyone -- from whatever party or persuasion.
But especially our elected "representatives" and "leaders." (air quotes intentional)
And a message to be heard by every pol -- no, just everyone -- from whatever party or persuasion.
But especially our elected "representatives" and "leaders." (air quotes intentional)