Eek, sorry for the intermittent upgrades
I’m told by my hosting service that they’re upgrading some fancy-word-or-other for a thing-I-don’t-understand, and that the upgrade is an emergency security upgrade after…
Read MoreI’m told by my hosting service that they’re upgrading some fancy-word-or-other for a thing-I-don’t-understand, and that the upgrade is an emergency security upgrade after…
Read MoreUgandan journalist Allan Brian Ssenyonga, a frequent guest writer on this blog, says Ugandan journalists naively assume press badges and working for the public…
Read MoreUpdate: For more on earning readers’ trust in trauma stories, see my January/February 2011 article in the Columbia Journalism Review (PDF here with permission)….
Read MoreUpdate: For more on this issue, see the following posts. For a broader look at constructing a relationship between readers and writers when covering…
Read MoreUpdate: This post includes content from a few others on the issue. Over the last few days, readers here and elsewhere have shared some…
Read MoreMy erstwhile classmate and current literati Alia Malek is editing a book that needs contributions. Alia wrote A Country Called Amreeka: American Roots, Arab…
Read MoreIn a break from a torrent of writing, I was reading a quick take on Adam Hochschild’s talk at a recent writer’s conference. He’s…
Read MoreHere’s a note from a friend of mine who’s working in Afghanistan. Today marks 9 years since volunteering at ground zero beside thousands of…
Read MoreI’m thinking about a Newsweek article I read recently, about two mothers, each of whom lost a son in New York on September 11….
Read MoreI just read this NYT piece about how newspapers are using online data to refine their strategies, from what is presented where and for…
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