Sat 31 May 2008
发现时间总是很紧张。但其实没有停止阅读美报。
这几天纽约时报关注的是一个起重机倒塌的事故,在曼哈顿的上东区,调查组今天的进展是可能是起重机的设备问题,估计是焊接的问题(基本排除了人为操作失误的因素)。有两人在这起事故中丧生。我关注的不仅是媒体(特别是纽约时报)对这个事件的报道,更加关注的是,媒体的责任感和对新闻的持续挖掘能力。例如,今天的纽约时报网站把2008年纽约地区发生大型机械事故的100多个地点,全部标注在地图上了,专门供读者下载,看看人家这媒介安全做的。经过这些地方显然是要小心了,而且还将报道纽约正在施工和重型设备的位置。

地图做的很棒,可以放大缩小,无法抓取过来。同时在地图旁标注了事故地点,可以分享一下。
Violations this year
| ADDRESS | BORO | VIOLATIONS |
|---|
| 100 West 43rd Street | Manhattan | 1 |
| 102 43rd Street | Brooklyn | 1 |
| 102-06 Metropolitan Avenue | Queens | 1 |
| 105 9th Avenue | Manhattan | 2 |
| 1141 Broadway | Manhattan | 1 |
| 115 West 29th Street | Manhattan | 1 |
| 119 West 137th Street | Manhattan | 1 |
| 126 Liberty Street | Manhattan | 1 |
| 1269 Lexington Avenue | Manhattan | 1 |
| 127 West 33rd Street | Manhattan | 1 |
| 13 Eastern Parkway | Brooklyn | 1 |
| 1331 Broadway | Manhattan | 2 |
| 1386 Ryawa Avenue | Bronx | 3 |
| 142-19 Barclay Avenue | Queens | 3 |
| 146 Beach 9th Street | Queens | 2 |
| 146 West 26th Street | Manhattan | 3 |
| 156 17th Street | Brooklyn | 1 |
| 1622 Hart Place | Brooklyn | 1 |
| 1722 59th Street | Brooklyn | 1 |
| 176 Broadway | Manhattan | 1 |
纽约时报的书评一直是顶尖的,这期推出了“夏日阅读”,图片也很有趣。

列举一些,
关于音乐和音乐家的似乎一直是评论热点:
‘Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series’
A coffee-table book reveals another side of Bob Dylan: visual artist.
‘Willie Nelson: An Epic Life’
Passing the 75-year milestone, Willie Nelson is the subject of a comprehensive biography.
‘Reggae Scrapbook’
A shiny grab bag of memorabilia and photos pays homage to reggae and its Jamaican birthplace.
小说一般都是蛮小资的:
‘The House on Fortune Street’
In this novel, unmarried friends approach men very differently.First Chapter (可以点此免费阅读第一章)
‘Everyday Drinking’ (吃喝类的主题一直很受读者欢迎)
Kingsley Amis’s collected wisdom on how to imbibe – in style, of course.
‘The Fruit Hunters’
A tribute to the overwhelming diversity of fruits on this planet, both botanical and human.
而旅游又是夏季的热门话题,周游列国
‘Tree of Rivers’
In this history of the Amazon, a scholar builds his case for the benefits of rivers, rain forests and native inhabitants.
‘Inventing Niagra’
A history of Niagara Falls, from adoration to exploitation and pollution.
‘Red Summer’
Bill Carter spent four summers in a rough Alaska town, immersed in the extreme lives of salmon fisherman.
自己也认真读书了,看到一篇老文章,说媒介责任是个很虚无的话题,写得真棒!到底什么是媒介的责任,唉,学术就怕认真二字。凡是大家都普遍认为是真理的,往往也是谬误所存啊。
上午去汽车保养,不想在途中被追尾,还是三车追尾。可怜本来可以马上完成的保养要等到明天了。好在别人全责。
六一快乐!




