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The bottom line increasingly influences what is covered and how it is covered. This is the drama of being a journalist these days: What can we afford to report? Where should we focus our resources?

"I don't have [Michael Nutter] here, unfortunately," I respond to Ms. Sylvia, "but I'm not necessarily asking about the new mayor. What about the city's future? Can you tell that?"

Standing in line at a Food Lion recently, I found myself hungering for the predictions that the Weekly World News used to make around New Year's. Like that Britney's kid sister will give birth to Bat Boy. Or that the president will be abducted by aliens.

I'm not sure that's why you don't think your whiteness is a defining characteristic. | Having each song directly relate to a current event opened up the audience's eyes. | Philadelphians should be embarrassed and Geno's should be ashamed.