Comments on: Stam-n-Berger’s number crunching: not ready for prime time http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/07/08/stam-n-bergers-number-crunching-not-ready-for-prime-time/ Affecting NC public policy through informed, energetic and progressive conversations. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gregflynn http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/07/08/stam-n-bergers-number-crunching-not-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39404 gregflynn Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:52:15 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7028#comment-39404 Here's an example of how mainstream news now researches stories. It actually arrived in my inbox at 6:24 PM <blockquote>To: Greg Flynn Subject: "Under the Dome" sent you a message on Facebook... Date: Jul 7, 2009 6:07 PM Ben Niolet sent a message to the members of Under the Dome. -------------------- Subject: tax proposal Hello all. We are working on a story about Gov. Beverly Perdue's $1.6 billion tax proposal. We are looking for some folks to give a telephone number so we can do a quick phone interview about their thoughts on this proposal. http://tinyurl.com/my96wr Can anyone get back to Mark Johnson mjohnson@******.com before 6:30 p.m.? Please provide your phone number and a quick, two or three word description of your take on the proposal (like it, love it, hate it).</blockquote> Here’s an example of how mainstream news now researches stories. It actually arrived in my inbox at 6:24 PM

To: Greg Flynn
Subject: “Under the Dome” sent you a message on Facebook…
Date: Jul 7, 2009 6:07 PM

Ben Niolet sent a message to the members of Under the Dome.

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Subject: tax proposal

Hello all.

We are working on a story about Gov. Beverly Perdue’s $1.6 billion tax proposal. We are looking for some folks to give a telephone number so we can do a quick phone interview about their thoughts on this proposal.

http://tinyurl.com/my96wr

Can anyone get back to Mark Johnson mjohnson@******.com before 6:30 p.m.?

Please provide your phone number and a quick, two or three word description of your take on the proposal (like it, love it, hate it).

]]> By: Rob Schofield http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/07/08/stam-n-bergers-number-crunching-not-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39403 Rob Schofield Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:50:38 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7028#comment-39403 Hmmm. Why does the term "Stam-n-Berger" make me think of "sturm und drang?" Maybe it's the literal translation: "storm and stress." Hmmm. Why does the term “Stam-n-Berger” make me think of “sturm und drang?” Maybe it’s the literal translation: “storm and stress.”

]]> By: Adam Linker http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/07/08/stam-n-bergers-number-crunching-not-ready-for-prime-time/#comment-39399 Adam Linker Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:20:06 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7028#comment-39399 Yikes, they might not want to hit the debate circuit just yet. Yikes, they might not want to hit the debate circuit just yet.

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