15 Sunday Jul 2012
Posted in Work
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enterprise journalism, journalism, miami, miami zombie, newspapers, profiles, ronald poppo, rudy eugene
This Miami Herald story on Rudy Eugene — the “Miami zombie” shot by police in May — is, in my estimation, a good example of great journalism.
Why?
Because great journalism anticipates its readers questions and seeks to answer them. And, in doing so, it humanizes its subjects and brings the news into brighter relief and greater depth. Continue reading
14 Thursday Jun 2012
Posted in Work
24 Thursday May 2012
Posted in Work
In the past 24 hours, there’s been a slew of announcements about newspapers reducing their print editions.
At the University of Oregon, the 92-year-old Daily Emerald announced it would move toward a 24-hour online publication and twice-weekly magazine. Hours later, the New York Times‘ Media Decoder blog broke a story about cuts at the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The storied paper will cut staff and reduce print production to three days a week.
Responses to the Daily Emerald announcement have been largely positive. Response online lines up with the way the journalists themselves framed the story; referring to the change as a “revolution” in college media. Continue reading
29 Wednesday Feb 2012
Posted in Life
Tonight I tried to remember what it’s like to have fun.
Okay, I’m over-dramatizing if I say I never have fun. But I can’t remember what it’s like to have a life that revolves around fun. And relaxation. And friends who aren’t also your coworkers.
In broad strokes, the upsides of my life are more about professional satisfaction and comma-splice victories and complimentary letters to the editor than they are about that particular brand of carefree good times most college students have mastered.
These days, my life blurs together, because it all happens in the same places. Walker Hall. Anne Belk Hall. Office. Library. Repeat. Continue reading
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