Part of me says so what?  He placed some links to help promote his site.  Why can’t he do this?  He definetly is not the only person doing this.  Did he really do it on his own or is it what he was instructed to do and what he was being payed for.  Is there a bigger cover up by the Times?

The other part of me says that even though Wyspianski is not the only one doing this kind of “advertising” is it really an acceptable way to get your name out there?  I don’t have a problem with going out and making an effort to get your name out there and recognized but this may be crossing the line a little bit. 

Check out the link and let me know what you think.

http://www.waxy.org/archive/2008/01/30/the_time.shtml

…I think that this is a much better approach.

I agree 100% with the author.  I feel strongly that HTML and CSS should both be taught in the classrooms of Journalism schools.  Sure there may be techies, designers, lab folks and production people around a lot of the time but there will be an opportunity when you will wish that you had covered the basics during your undergrad.  Chances are that even while grinding through your day to day routine at come point you will encounter something that will require some basic HTML knowledge.

This is a bit scary…

I am a competitive cross country skier, cross country runner and triathlete.  I am a bit removed from my “glory days,” but I still love to get out there and give it my best shot.