Don’t Do Journalism For The Money, My Grandfather Told Me. But Do It.
In January 1984, my grandfather’s health was failing, when I got offered a summer reporting internship at the Virginian Pilot in
Category: Journalism
What Local Journalism Needs Now (ONA Take-Aways)
The recent Online News Association event in Austin was great – full of passionate, committed local journalist-entrepreneurs all trying to figure
Are Mannequins Running Pensacola’s Biggest Newsroom?
I recently spent 24 hours in Pensacola, and stumbled across a ghostly reminder of how far local journalism has fallen
Are Teachers And Journalists On The Same Wild Ride?
They’re facing a lot of change, and the same tough questions. Google ‘what do teachers and journalists have in common’
Paywalls Are Killing Local Journalism. Could A Robin Hood Model Save The Day?
Paywalls have dramatically failed journalism. In an attempt to adapt to the Internet, American newspapers of all sizes have erected
What’s Holding Back The New York Times?
Why does The New York Times only have two million digital subscribers, when there are two billion smartphone users on
Introducing ‘Watch Berkeley Gov’
Note: due to low viewership, I’ve decided not to go forward with this experiment… its not worth the time. While
The World’s Front Pages on Your Screen
Newspapers (the printed kind) may be on the ropes, but they want you to know that they’re not dead yet.
The Asteroid That Smashed the Newspaper Industry
I woke up this weekend to the news The Times had finally sold off The Boston Globe to a local
Your Right to What Uncle Sam Knows
I wrote this article in 1989 for one of the first issues of PC Computing magazine, which started as a
Videotext Redux
I wrote this article in 1989 for (I believe) the inaugural issue of PC Computing magazine, which started as a