Author Archives: Mallary Tenore Tarpley

As a child, I embraced curiosity and imagination. I climbed the maple tree in my front yard and looked at passerby with binoculars, pretending I was Harriet the Spy. I hid slices of bread and sleeves of crackers in my room and fed them to the ducks in the stream in my backyard. I wouldContinue reading “Keeping Childhood Curiosity Alive”

Mommies are like magnets. I notice this whenever I’m at church and I see children grabbing onto their mother’s arms, playing with their hair or looking up at them for a reaction. This morning at church, two boys wrapped their arms around their mom and hugged her for a minute or two. The mom kissedContinue reading “Images of Family Love”

Today, I came across a New York Times article about entrepreneurial journalism. I’ve often thought that while this may not be the “best” time to be in journalism, it’s nonetheless an exciting time, a time for innovation. So many people speak of the demise of journalism, but this article points to the possibilities that youngContinue reading “Entrepreneurial Journalism/Gmail’s ‘Share Your Story’”

Interesting article by Jeff Jarvis on The Guardian today about social networking and how the notion of friendship is changing on the Web. Jarvis, a journalism professor at the City University of New York, is right — in today’s world of online technology, it’s easier, faster and simpler to stay in touch with friends thanContinue reading “Connections That Thrive on (and off) the Web”

I like this article from yesterday’s St. Petersburg Times, written by John Frank and Aaron Sharockman. They do a good job of capturing the more humorous moments in the spin room and the madness that ensued. Poynter summer fellows, look for the first of Tom French’s nine-part series on the zoo in tomorrow’s Times. “Life.Continue reading “Getting Dizzy in the Spin Room”

FORMER GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE, R-ARK. I took this photo and the ones below in the spin room after the CNN/YouTube debate last night and wrote this piece about journalists’ thoughts on debate coverage. It was fun dodging under armpits and peeking over shoulders to try to work my way into the action. One man endedContinue reading “Spinning Around After Wednesday’s Debate”

Taken this weekend at a stop light in front of The Miami Herald building. When I had my first internship at The Holliston TAB in high school, I wondered where I’d sit. There were some open cubicles, but they were piled high with papers and books, and there didn’t seem to be enough room forContinue reading “Can’t Help but Be a Newsroom Nomad”

Friends of mine love to send me links to funny Web videos they’ve found through word of mouth or while surfing the Web. Some are funny, and some are just downright stupid, which, in the spirit of dumb humor, seems to heighten their comic appeal. This week’s issue of New York magazine highlights some ofContinue reading “‘Funny’ Videos Not So Funny”

Only have time for a short post tonight, but here’s some recent work I did for Poynter Online. Enjoy! Curry: Finding Diversity Within Diversity Troxler on Politics and Journalists’ Role in Holding the Powerful Accountable Anyone have links to projects/articles they’ve worked on recently that they want to share? Add them to the comment sectionContinue reading “Sharing Work …”

A few times for my birthday, I’ve gotten “e-cards,” the kind you can download for free over the Internet. I’ll take any card I can get these days, but I’d much rather open a card and see someone’s handwriting than click on a link and hear a dancing pink bunny sing me Happy Birthday. MaybeContinue reading “Disruptions Worth Discussing”