Allegheny Independent Media

Allegheny Independent Media

AIM Fundraiser Recap

It was a successful fundraiser for Allegheny Independent Media at studio 404 in Hornerstown in Johnstown. Here is an AIM fundraiser recap. More than 20 people came to the fundraiser. I started with a slideshow with some of the charts and graphs that I created for the site. Then I premiered a video montage ofContinue reading “AIM Fundraiser Recap”

Fundraiser for Allegheny Independent Media

Thanks to Dave Sutor for the write up on our website in the Tribune-Democrat last Saturday. He did a fair job writing about us. Mentioned in the article is our upcoming fundraiser for Allegheny Independent Media. Below is the flyer for our event. The fundraiser will be at Studio 404 at 404 Messenger St inContinue reading “Fundraiser for Allegheny Independent Media”

46th Appalachian Studies Association Conference

A little bit of housekeeping before I talk about the 46th Appalachian Studies Association Conference. I have been busy with teaching, working and other things to post twice a week. Allegheny Independent Media is looking for contributors. We are able to pay $50 per article. The Southern Poverty Law Center will be coming out withContinue reading “46th Appalachian Studies Association Conference”

The Need for Good Journalism

The first 6 months of Allegheny Independent Media have been productive. This week has been busy so this is my first post of 2023. I have been trying to line up interviews. One is set up on Tuesday with David DeAngelo of the blog 2 Political Junkies that I will post on Wednesday. I haveContinue reading “The Need for Good Journalism”

Statement from Google on my Blog and Ukraine

This week I received this message from Google about my blog:  Dear Publisher, Due to the war in Ukraine, we will pause monetization of content that exploits, dismisses, or condones the war. Please note, we have already been enforcing on claims related to the war in Ukraine when they violated existing policies (for instance, the Dangerous or DerogatoryContinue reading “Statement from Google on my Blog and Ukraine”

The Kardashians of Cambria County

  Ha ha ha!  Made you look.  There are no Kardashians in Cambria County that I know of.  Do you? I could make this post about how mortality in Cambria County from COVID-19 has been skyrocketing this month (25 deaths since October 28).  However I thought I would comment on how I had to battleContinue reading “The Kardashians of Cambria County”

COVID-19 and CSI without Dead Bodies

Since March 14, thirteen out of the last 14 posts on the blog have been on the Coronavirus pandemic.  One was on the new hate group numbers from the Southern Poverty law center.  With states starting to reopen after the I thought I would take a look at how the pandemic has affected traffic on thisContinue reading “COVID-19 and CSI without Dead Bodies”

This week’s Coronavirus Observations

Having looked at the trends in testing and cases of Coronavirus for Cambria County, Pennsylvania, and the US for the past few months, I have little new observations to make from last week except for: The number of tests being conducted per day in Cambria County is increasing for the county but the number ofContinue reading “This week’s Coronavirus Observations”

Top Ten Posts of 2019

As 2019 comes to a close I thought I would imitate other media news outlets and look at the top 10 posts on this site in terms of the number of page views.  The majority of the posts came in the early part of this year and in the later part.  Posts made before 2019Continue reading “Top Ten Posts of 2019”

9th Anniversary Post: Evaluating the Domain Name

The 9th anniversary of CSI without Dead Bodies is upon us/me.  It has been a hectic year where I purchased a domain name for this blog.  The number of users per month for the last year when the domain name was bought are summarized in the blue line in the graph below.  The number ofContinue reading “9th Anniversary Post: Evaluating the Domain Name”