Overheard on the Web, and other Web links From The Herald's Research Editor
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Recruiting willies
Lots being discussed about why military recruitment isn't making goals these days. There's a new site called Leave My Child Alone, which encourages people to fight back at attempts to create a database of draft-age children (through schools, via the No Child Left Behind Act). a Yale researcher has done a study of this. Of course, several critics of the war have suggested a draft will be needed to fill the spots. Enjoy the Draft is a semi-satirical look at the possibilities, with real news links. Some reaction to the recruiting news: lots and lots of comments about why the Bush twins haven't signed up. And the "Yellow Elephant" campaign to get Young Republicans to sign up, from the blogger calling himself "Jesus' General". posted by liz at 2:09 PM
Elisabeth (Liz) Donovan was a Herald librarian for 10 years, and Research Editor for 13 years. She came to The Herald in 1981, following several years at the
Washington Post. She started blogging in 2000, with a news research blog, followed by the blog at Herald.com in 2003. A frequent speaker and writer on news research, she was honored in 2004 by the
News Division of the Special Libraries Association for her contributions to
the field.
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