var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-3386386-3’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); my links, pics, projects and musingsTumblr (3.0; @amzam)http://amandazamora.com/Fantastic series from Times-Picayune on the state&#8217;s prison industry: The hidden engine behind...http://amandazamora.com/post/23038921447http://amandazamora.com/post/23038921447Mon, 14 May 2012 10:43:00 -0400enteprisejournalismprisonsprison systemnewsnolainvestigative journalism““It was important for me to have that many people on the record talking about this,...http://amandazamora.com/post/22853587434http://amandazamora.com/post/22853587434Fri, 11 May 2012 15:49:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cypbEKi41qcr1h2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another Hillary Clinton hit meme (via <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/04/jason-segel-hillary-clinton-rejected-me-122081.html">Jason Segel: Hillary Clinton rejected me - POLITICO.com</a>)</p>http://amandazamora.com/post/22205801682http://amandazamora.com/post/22205801682Tue, 01 May 2012 15:12:47 -0400hillary clintonjason segelmemesmuppets<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2od5gblrv1qz4cuyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://shortformblog.com/post/21321818867/opinion-site-bias-color-codes">shortformblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/21321491264/memeorandum-colors-2012-visualizing-bias-on">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/04/opinion-baio-site-bias/">Memeorandum Colors 2012: Visualizing Bias on Political Blogs</a></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Faint pink</strong> sounds about right for Mediaite. But that said, Gateway Pundit needs to be way redder than it is. This is a useful idea, either way.</p> </blockquote> <p>Interesting idea. Sorta like <a href="http://bluepurplered.com/"><a href="http://bluepurplered.com/">http://bluepurplered.com/</a></a></p>http://amandazamora.com/post/21322298656http://amandazamora.com/post/21322298656Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:59:57 -0400politicsaggregation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2myhiQFbd1qgnlebo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://good.tumblr.com/post/21277300061/debates-over-access-to-abortion-and-birth-control">good</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Debates over access to abortion and <a href="http://www.good.is/post/birth-control-costs-more-than-you-think-even-for-the-lucky-ones/">birth control </a>seemed to dominate the national conversation throughout the Republican primary, but according to a new Pew poll, those issues aren’t a major priority for most voters. For 86 percent of them, it’s still the economy, stupid.</p> </blockquote> <p>For <strike>GOP</strike> voters, economy is still the biggest campaign issue. via <a href="http://twitter.com/pewresearch">@PewResearch</a></p>http://amandazamora.com/post/21279440649http://amandazamora.com/post/21279440649Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:39:00 -0400electionelection 2012pollingpollspewpew researchGOPeconomyvoterspolitics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2mypi1W1k1qeoxw2o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.usa.gov/post/21277733263/image-description-this-morning-the-space-shuttle">usagov</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Image description: This morning the Space Shuttle Discovery took a final flight around Washington, D.C. perched on top of a 747 jet before being transferred to its final resting place in the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.</p> <p>The remaining space shuttles will be transferred to various museums and visitors centers throughout the country.</p> <ul><li>Space Shuttle Enterprise is scheduled to head to New York on April 23.</li> <li>Space Shuttle Atlantis will be moved to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/kscshuttledisplay.html" title="new visitor center">new visitor center to open as early as summer 2013</a>.</li> <li>Space Shuttle Endeavour will rest in the California Science Center in Los Angeles, <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/Features/endeavour_transferred.html" title="Endeavour in California">tentatively slated to happen in later 2012</a>.</li> </ul><p>Learn more about <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/features/shuttle_museum.html" title="how shuttles are transferred">NASA’s special 747 jet</a> that transfers the shuttles after their missions are complete.</p> <p title="share your shuttle photos">If you were in DC today and saw the shuttle fly by, you can <a href="http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/discovery/activity-detail.cfm?id=3783" title="share your shuttle photos">share your photos</a> from the event.</p> <p>Photo by NASA.</p> </blockquote> <p>Such a great shot of Discovery over D.C.</p>http://amandazamora.com/post/21279210106http://amandazamora.com/post/21279210106Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:34:30 -0400discoveryspottheshuttlenasaspace shuttle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2l1rnjkkT1qcr1h2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>@Klout ranks top political influencers on twitter in G20 countries, and @TheFix and @EzraKlein make the <a href="http://wapo.st/Jr2RpV">U.S. Top 10 list</a>. Pretty cool. </p>http://amandazamora.com/post/21216757231http://amandazamora.com/post/21216757231Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:26:11 -0400Chris CillizzaKloutThe FixTwitterpoliticsnewssocial media<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2k2dnU06b1qa0uujo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/21210593372/yeah-tumblr">ilovecharts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Yeah, Tumblr!</em></p> </blockquote>http://amandazamora.com/post/21211013268http://amandazamora.com/post/21211013268Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:36:44 -0400tumblrsubmission“Here’s how our new app will work: when you tap your phone’s sensor, GPS for the...http://amandazamora.com/post/21210103767http://amandazamora.com/post/21210103767Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:04:41 -0400arianna huffingtonhuffington postappsmobilehealthstress“Our goal is to get back to our core purpose – putting our users and advertisers first – and...http://amandazamora.com/post/20467229341http://amandazamora.com/post/20467229341Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:35:15 -0400yahoomediatechlayoffsWinning Friday's Mega Millions Jackpot Would Make You Richer Than Mitt Romney: hee heehttp://amandazamora.com/post/20187480924http://amandazamora.com/post/20187480924Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:33:00 -0400politicsprimariesmitt romneymega millionsrepublicans<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kFo7FVv0mu0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wire.kopoint.com/post/20033530621/obama-meets-mad-men">kopoint</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Obama Meets “Mad Men”</strong> on The Chris Matthews Show, March 25th 2012 | via @<a href="http://twitter.com/willrabbe">WillRabbe</a></p> </blockquote>http://amandazamora.com/post/20186654068http://amandazamora.com/post/20186654068Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:17:15 -0400obamapoliticsmad men<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ccs54Wd61qcr1h2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New Yorker ads from the Mad Men era. Remember “Mark Your Man”? (via <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/03/new-yorker-ads-from-the-mad-men-era.html">Culture Desk: “I Wonder If Mr. Fieldcrest Is Married?”</a>)</p>http://amandazamora.com/post/19782171232http://amandazamora.com/post/19782171232Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:12:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0wcaakgOC1qcr1h2o1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft='{"type":1}'><span class="messageBody" data-ft='{"type":3}'>How did Rick Santorum win Alabama and Mississippi? Take a look at some of the most interesting exit poll data from last night’s primaries in <a href="http://wapo.st/xUBUVG" target="_blank">this handy chart</a>. See also: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/what-you-need-to-know-in-the-alabama-mississippi-exit-polls/2012/03/14/gIQAvBfTCS_blog.html" target="_blank">Lessons learned from Mississippi, Alabama exit polls.<br/></a></span></h6> <div class="mvm uiStreamAttachments clearfix" data-ft='{"type":10}'></div></p>http://amandazamora.com/post/19310922003http://amandazamora.com/post/19310922003Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:39:00 -0400electionelection 2012newschartsinfographicspoliticsSXSW: 'Pinterest Explained: Q&A w/ Co-Founder Ben Silbermann: robquig: On copyright issues,...http://amandazamora.com/post/19241614846http://amandazamora.com/post/19241614846Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:42:00 -0400pinterestsocialsocial mediasxswcopyright““I’m against very wealthy people attempting to or influencing elections. But as long as it’s...http://amandazamora.com/post/18072800493http://amandazamora.com/post/18072800493Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:52:35 -0500politicssuper pacssheldon adelsonrepublican primarypresidential electionnews““We’re living through a golden age of behavioral research. It’s amazing how much we can...http://amandazamora.com/post/18023752112http://amandazamora.com/post/18023752112Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:17:44 -0500datapersonal datatargetmarketingconsumerism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly2gsd91xC1qcr1h2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Finally settled in charleston for #scprimary. Looks like the locals will be tweeting CNN debate with #chsdebate. #2012unfiltered (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://amandazamora.com/post/16134870236http://amandazamora.com/post/16134870236Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:21:49 -0500scprimarychsdebate2012unfiltered<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxx7059xtf1qcr1h2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s all top chef up in here. Pumpkin-bourbon bread pudding with spiced caramel. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://amandazamora.com/post/15984136950http://amandazamora.com/post/15984136950Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:02:28 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwmgvYdhd1qcr1h2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(real) doggie in the window (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://amandazamora.com/post/15957338628http://amandazamora.com/post/15957338628Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:38:54 -0500