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AlanMairson

  1. @kemc re: competitiveness - David Brooks once said (paraphrasing here): the Chinese CP is like the Harvard Alumni Assoc, but with an army. about 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to kemc
  2. .@tcarmody I don't love TV biz as much as @brianstelter does, but if you care abt tech/media/journalism, Dish/Fox is big news. about 6 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to tcarmody
  3. Monetizing death with an "extreme reality show" #everest #oneverest bit.ly/LjkMAx about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. @nickheil Great piece in The Daily Beast. On a related note: bit.ly/K8M1ze about 14 hours ago via web
  5. Highly recommended: Mt. #Everest Suffers From Too Many Climbers and Deteriorating Conditions, by @nickheil thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/… about 14 hours ago via web
  6. I'm speechless. “@ngablog: ... “Doing this book was hysterical. China is so vast & I had such limited time to do it... bit.ly/KDcS5Z” 2:33 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  7. “@JoeMcNallyPhoto: wonderful story of a moment in the oval office, captured by pete souza.... nyti.ms/JIDh5M” #fb 2:18 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  8. .@cjoh @acarvin More agency but less story. 10:05 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to cjoh
  9. .@cjoh @acarvin Then try this: Many voters have a sense of participation & agency in the national story; not as true at local level. 9:12 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to cjoh
  10. .@acarvin An election like 2008 gave voters a sense of shaping History. Rarely do city council elections have same frisson. @cjoh #mesh12 8:31 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to acarvin
  11. .@NatGeoExplorers When you cast alpine "explorers" as heroes, then you shouldn't be surprised by the circus on #Everest. 8:19 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to NatGeoExplorers
  12. .@NatGeoExplorers When you spend decades romanticizing the #Everest climb, what else would you expect but a "traffic jam"? 8:14 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to NatGeoExplorers
  13. @acarvin To which advertisers would say: "Why empower readers when we have the money? You work for us." @cjoh #mesh12 7:54 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to acarvin
  • Name Alan Mairson
  • Location Bethesda, Maryland
  • Web http://societymat...
  • Bio I'm a freelance journalist; former staff writer and editor @ National Geographic magazine; Red Sox fan; and proprietor of societymatters.org.
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