Random Media Notes

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August 20, 2009

The Seattle Times covers a fascinating story: “A mystery man awakes in Discovery Park.”

Jayson Blair, “best known for foisting plagiarism and fabrications into the pages of The New York Times,” is now a life coach.

Sports leagues are looking to limit third-party news organizations’ ability to cover live games. “Leagues See Bloggers in the Bleachers as a Threat.”

Just for fun, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wins $50 bet with reporter.

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Isaac Fitzgerald

Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. Formerly of The Rumpus and McSweeneyâ€™s and most recently the founding editor of BuzzFeed Books, Isaac is now the co-host of BuzzFeed Newsâ€™ Twitter Morning Show, #AMtoDM. He also appears frequently on The Today Show to talk books, and is co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) (winner of an IACP award), and the author of a YA novel and picture book forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He uses Twitter.