It's Only Smoke http://smoke.cf.huffingtonpost.com IT'S ONLY SMOKE is Rod Amis' Blog at the Huffington Post Contagious Festival. en-us Copyright 2006 Rod Amis rod@g21.net rod@g21.net http://backend.userland.com/rss American News is Comedy http:/smoke.cf.huffingtonpost.com/amnews.html Rod Amis Wed, 1 February 2006 ROD AMIS' debut in the Huffington Post Contagious Festival is a provocative paean that claims that Jon Stewart, Jay Leno and David Letterman are where most Americans get their news, not the networks or CNN. He believes there's a reason why. A Uniformly Uninformed Citizenry http:/smoke.cf.huffingtonpost.com/uniform.html Rod Amis Thurs, 2 February 2006 Are we as wrong about Thomas Jefferson's view of democracy are we are about all the other 'news?' Rod Amis seems to think so. ... Nor Any Drop to Drink http:/smoke.cf.huffingtonpost.com/norany.html Rod Amis Tues, 7 February 2006 Rod Amis says there's a need for deep journalism on the Web and looks at why it isn't there. Is this a medium of two extremes, anger and laughter? Take a look. Reader Comments http:/smoke.cf.huffingtonpost.com/reader.html Rod Amis Wednes, 8 February 2006 Rod Amis pauses in the progress of his project to share commentary from readers of his Blog. Lead by Example: OUR STORY http:/smoke.cf.huffingtonpost.com/lead.html Rod Amis Fri, 10 February 2006 The introduction and background to the heart of Rod Amis's project at the Huffington Post, an investigation of kidnap-and-ransom as a tactic of terrorism. Hard news journalism at its best. Kidnap and Ransom: Perspective http:/smoke.cf.huffingtonpost.com/KR1.html Rod Amis Wed, 15 February 2006 Rod Amis continues on the hard news focus of the project with perspectives on the international phenomenon of kidnap and ransom. Kidnap and Ransom: Perspective http:/smoke.cf.huffingtonpost.com/ Rod Amis Thu, 23 February 2006 Rod Amis concludes his reporting on the phenomenon of kidnap and ransom and his entry in the Contagious Festival.