If you care about the future of the media, you're reading Jeff Jarvis, or at least hearing people respond to his ideas. Congrats on getting his comments on the Strib's new leadership. As a BuzzMachine reader, I thought the biases and disclaimers were well described and accurate.

As David notes, Jarvis' thing is radical transformation, and he pisses people off. He may be right or wrong, but his views on what the Strib, or any large newspaper, needs have weight beyond whatever...

It's sad and strange. And it shouldn't have to be that way: most comment forums at other media outlets -- professional media and blogs -- are reasonably intelligent and civilized.

There just must be something about the cultural impact of the daily newspaper and its website. It's open. It belongs to everyone. It represents authority and yet is freewheeling and open...and reasonably anonymous.

I'll weigh in on the side of making people identify themselves as a way to stop the...

The police department and the school managed this crisis well.

It sounded to the police like the station was going to go forward. They made an extra call to express disapproval and didn't hear a cancellation.

Knowing that, given the first amendment and all, they couldn't be sure to stop the story, they informed their constituents as best they could.

And in the end, their constituents -- parents and the community -- were appropriately concerned and motivated to take...

John, it was great to see the numbers... and the level of effectiveness is impressive. But the idea that marketers are going to increase email marketing to their existing lists isn't surprising.

That's because **this isn't spam**.

Spam is unsolicited bulk email. It's unasked for and unwanted.

Those emails from Amazon and Zappos and all the rest? It ain't spam. They are, as you now, email messages coming to customers with whom the companies have established a...