Recently I came across an editorial that I wrote for The MetroWest Daily News, the newspaper that I interned at in high school and freelanced for during winter breaks in college. Reading the editorial, which I wrote in July 2006, the summer before senior year, made me laugh. It’s clear that I was overly optimisticContinue reading “Old Editorial Touts Newspapers As ‘Wave of the Future’”
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Will More Nutrition Facts Help Curb Obesity? Don’t Count on It
Shortly after slathering some cream cheese on my multigrain bagel Monday morning, I opened up the St. Petersburg Times to see a cover story with the headline: “Consuming Truths.” Accompanying the story was a photo of the same type of bagel I was eating: “Dunkin’ Donuts multigrain bagel with reduced-fat cream cheese,” the caption read.Continue reading “Will More Nutrition Facts Help Curb Obesity? Don’t Count on It”
Keeping Blogs Alive: How to Do It?
I moderated a live Poynter chat last week with New York University professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen about how to teach blogging and how to have a successful blog. There are a lot of valuable lessons in the chat, which you can replay here. We had so many questions from participants that we’re hostingContinue reading “Keeping Blogs Alive: How to Do It?”
Stories, Sites I’ve Been Diggin’
A couple of articles, blog posts, etc., have caught my eye recently. I share most of the links to stories I like on my Delicious page, though I’ve been using Twitter more lately for this purpose. “Running in the Rain,” The New York Times. I’ve always loved running, especially in the rain. It brings backContinue reading “Stories, Sites I’ve Been Diggin’”
Mallary and the ‘Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’
We all have those days, or weeks or months where everything seems to go wrong. Alexander, one of my favorite childhood literary characters, said it best when he summed up his stroke of bad luck in the book “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”: “I went to sleep with gum inContinue reading “Mallary and the ‘Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’”
Night in the Life of a Cat-Owning Writer
Paws of procrastination kept getting in my way the other night. I was up late working on a story at the foot of my bed with Clara the cat by my side. She kept swatting at my hands and walking all over my keyboard as I wrote, inserting typos and aklsjfklsdjfklsdjfldksjfsld neologisms into the story.Continue reading “Night in the Life of a Cat-Owning Writer”
Journalists Look to Scribd.com For Profitable Writing, Editing Opportunities
After my editor passed along a New York Times article last week about a site called Scribd.com, I began to wonder about the site’s journalistic application. The site just began allowing users to charge for the content they upload — a move that could prove beneficial for journalists who are looking to make some extraContinue reading “Journalists Look to Scribd.com For Profitable Writing, Editing Opportunities”
Cute Cat Sites
The kitty lover that I am, I can’t help but appreciate watching videos and seeing photos of cats. Recently, I’ve come across some especially cute sites featuring the furry felines. Here are some of them: The “world famous” (?) Random Kitty Generator — It’s easy to spend way too much time on this site …Continue reading “Cute Cat Sites”
How News Orgs Are Using e-editions to Raise Circulation, Invest in Future of Newspapers
While reading Romenesko last week, I came across a MinnPost story about the St. Paul Pioneer Press‘ success with e-editions. There was a nugget of information in the story about The Commercial Appeal‘s circulation going up due to NIE e-editions, which led me to wonder if other news organizations could benefit from hearing how theContinue reading “How News Orgs Are Using e-editions to Raise Circulation, Invest in Future of Newspapers”
Cooking/Baking Black Bean Burgers & White Bean Strawberry Blondies
My roommate and I, both vegetarians, started a new Sunday night tradition: making veggilicious meals. This afternoon we experimented with beans and made black bean veggie burgers and Vegan white bean strawberry blondies. The burgers were so much better than the frozen Garden Burgers I always eat, mainly because they were more filling and theyContinue reading “Cooking/Baking Black Bean Burgers & White Bean Strawberry Blondies”
Word on the Street 