FEBRUARY 19, 2004

Full News Archive

• Headline: Dean Drops Out, Kerry and Edwards Rise. Impact: If Howard Dean hadn't screamed his way out of the race, we might have seen a very different Democratic primary. Maybe a world where enthusiastic yelling is a viable campaign strategy? Imagine the debates: 'YELL!' 'NO, YOU YELL!'. Fact: Did you know that Howard Dean's infamous scream actually became a meme? This was the moment when politics met early 2000s internet culture. Talk about a viral campaign!.
• Headline: Overhauling New Jersey's Child Welfare System. Impact: This plan to hire 1,000 in child welfare might have created a ripple effect where New Jersey became the state that actually cared about its children. Who would have thought? Meanwhile, the rest of the country continued to play 'hot potato' with child welfare.. Fact: Fun fact: New Jersey's child welfare system has had more twists than a soap opera. At least they hired 1,000 people to help keep up with the drama!.
• Headline: I Know It's Here Somewhere. . .. Impact: The development of digital home networks was the beginning of the end for physical media. It set off a chain reaction leading to a world where 'Where’s my DVD?' became 'Where’s my Netflix password?' Ah, progress!. Fact: Did you know that before digital home networks, people actually had to get up to change a DVD? Crazy times, right? Now we just have to deal with buffering!.