Stories for April 20, 2008

Whatshisname offers tips on whatchamacallit

Sun, Apr 20, 9 p.m.

By Steve Clifford

You know, remembering stuff. When it comes to total recall, nobody matches our Mr. Elephant.

The high legal cost of practicing journalism

Sun, Apr 20, noon

By Chuck Taylor

The demise of newspapers is a very bad thing, and anyone who thinks the Internet will quickly step up to fill the void is delusional. It's hard, for example, to envision even an influential national blog mustering the resources to uncover what The New York Times reports today about retired generals who serve as expert commentators on TV: Hidden behind that appearance of objectivity, though, is a Pentagon information apparatus that has used those analysts in a campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration's wartime performance, an examination by The New York Times has found.