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As my bio says, I’m just a newbie reporter. So perhaps it’s presumptuous of me to opine on the State of Journalism with only a few years of experience under my belt.
But something—okay, everything—bothered me when I read this post on Poynter.
“…But nothing journalists do will reverse the dark tides of popular cynicism. The [...]

Just what I’ve always wanted! And no, I’m not being facetious.
Here it is — Wired Journalists. It’s the brainchild of forward-thinking, web-embracing journalistic prophets Ryan Sholin, Howard Owens, and Zac Echola. No big surprise there, and I couldn’t think of a better folks to spearhead such an effort. Wired Journalists is already picking up a [...]

This blog’s been quiet for a few days, longer than I’d meant. I do apologize—while trying to get things organized for my upcoming vacation, the work’s been piling up.
Audrey Kimura of Benten label and Sister records, a Japanese indie music label that specializes in signing bands fronted by women, got back to me with the [...]

I’m going to add my voice to the chorus of confusion over reporters-as-programmers. Howard Owens says reporters should go for the gusto and get some coding skills, though fluency is not requisite. Matt Waite says something similar: “The idea is to create new forms of journalism with whatever tools we can, and if they don’t [...]

That didn’t take long, did it?
No sooner does purple SKY magazine come out in the US than people do their utmost to undermine it with misplaced enthusiasm.
Please please, just buy the magazine. It’s quarterly and it’s six bucks. Give up your green tea frappe and you can afford this publication. For the love of [...]