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Simon Owens

Simon Owens

I'm a journalist and online media strategist. I formerly wrote for newspapers but now mostly work online. Email me: Simon.bloggasm@gmail.com
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The best critique of how news outlets cover the deaths of famous people http://imgur.com/gallery/kiKra
RT @fivethirtyeight: PPP has Santorum up 38-23 over Romney in its new national poll. And he leads Romney 56-32 head-to-head. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf...
RT @fivethirtyeight: [new article] The Bettor's Case for Santorum http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012...
The best blog post you'll read today http://mobile.slate.com/blogs...
I'm hearing Kim Jong Un was assassinated. Rumor is that Jack Donaghy pulled the trigger, screaming 'GIVE ME BACK MY WIFE!!'
This Atlantic article was pretty great http://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...
How cats are more deadly than malaria http://www.theatlantic.com/magazin... Or at least that's what one scientist claims
So that's what happens http://i.imgur.com/Lf5fW.jpg
So that's what happens http://t.co/vqL7mSBe
The spin in this Rasmussen Reports summary of its own poll is hilarious https://plus.google.com/u...
RT @mediaite: Foster Friess: "A conservative, a liberal, and a moderate walk into a bar. Bartender says 'Hi Mitt!' http://www.mediaite.com/tv... (VIDEO)
RT @BorowitzReport: #CPAC talking points: "Obama was trying to kill a job and hit bin Laden by mistake."
An argument for why you should still consider majoring in the humanities http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012...
RT @txgdb: 2 + 2 = 5: An Introduction to Republican Math #CPACpanels
" Applications for jobless benefits decreased by 15,000 in the week ended Feb. 4 to 358,000." http://www.bloomberg.com/news...
"Fewer Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment insurance last week, indicating the labor market recovery is gaining traction"
"How to mislead viewers with B-Roll footage on your conservative 'sting' video." #CPACpanels
"Is child labor really so bad?" #CPACpanels
"Fox News: Great news channel, or greatest news channel ever?" #CPACpanels
A fascinating look into how http://www.salon.com/ failed to generate pageviews, and how it re-embraced original content http://open.salon.com/blog...
RT @pomeranian99: I've often compared the prose style of Twitter to writing headlines, poetry, and cutlines. My new comparison: Voice balloons in comics.
How is http://espn.go.com/ only the third most-visited sports news site? http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily...
RT @andrewphelps: @simonowens Michael @morisy FOIA'd the docs and posted them here: http://www.muckrock.com/foi...
GAWKER SCOOP: Steve Jobs' FBI file released http://gawker.com/5883670/
RT @castlefordmedia: #ricksantorum having search issues on Bing as well as Google: http://searchengineland.com/why-doe...
Definition of an "OH SHIT" moment http://i.imgur.com/oD9gp.gif
Definition of an "OH SHIT" moment http://t.co/QKsGwFaK
RT @markos: Catholics oppose death penalty. So I'm sure conservatives will fight to make sure no tax dollars spent on executions, right?
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