This weekend, I’ll be heading “home” to Boston for the Nieman Narrative Journalism Conference. Here is a list of speakers, as well as a list of participants. I’ll do my best to blog during the sessions I attend, so I hope you’ll visit Word on the Street and offer feedback on the posts. If you’reContinue reading “Blogging at the Nieman Conference”
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‘Hands in Motion Interpret Story of Classic Comic Opera’
A story I wrote appeared in today’s St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times. The story is about a trio of signers who will be interpreting a production of H.M.S. Pinafore tomorrow, March 8, at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center. ————————- Kristen Willbur has trouble keeping her hands still. She uses them to communicate, express emotion andContinue reading “‘Hands in Motion Interpret Story of Classic Comic Opera’”
A Break from Virtuality
I took a road trip across the state to Cocoa Beach this past weekend for a get-together with young journalists in the Chips Quinn scholar program. I didn’t want to have to worry about checking e-mail or updating social networking sites, so I left my laptop at home and didn’t check my e-mail all dayContinue reading “A Break from Virtuality”
Leaping into Action on Leap Day
Photo by Mallary Tenore A story I wrote about Leap Day and the Year of the Frog ran in yesterday’s St. Petersburg Times. When Dan Costell holds a Panamanian golden frog in his hand, he might as well be holding gold. Stunning yellow, the little frogs have long been Panama’s national symbol of good luck,Continue reading “Leaping into Action on Leap Day”
Twitter Tips — How Twitter Can Help Journalists
I never thought I’d be a Twitterer who twittered tweets. That’s what I told myself when I first started researching Twitter and its benefit for journalists. Now, I use Twitter on a daily basis, not so much to tell people what I’m doing but more so to keep up with what people are talking aboutContinue reading “Twitter Tips — How Twitter Can Help Journalists”
Elie Wiesel: Higlights from His Talk at Eckerd
I could only see his gray tuft of hair from behind a sea of heads, but I heard his powerful words. The words came from Elie Wiesel, a man who survived the Holoucast and survived to tell his story. And boy is it a story worth telling. Even from just hearing him talk for aContinue reading “Elie Wiesel: Higlights from His Talk at Eckerd”
Rebuilding Trust: What Newsrooms Are Doing
(As it appeared on http://www.poynter.org) I just wrote an article for Poynter Online about the public’s distrust in the media. I got the idea for the story after reading Sacred Heart University’s recent media reliability study, which finds that 86 percent of the public agreed (strongly or somewhat) that the news media tries to influenceContinue reading “Rebuilding Trust: What Newsrooms Are Doing”
Love Between the Lines
Lots of people give me books as presents. They know I love to read and that I someday want a library in my dream house. I laugh when people give me books about love. Once, my grandma bought me Dr. Phil’s book, “Love Smart: Find the One You Want, Fix the One You’ve Got.” SheContinue reading “Love Between the Lines”
Gangrey.com: Keeping Good Writing Alive
(Video part of an “Invisible Narrative” project recently mentioned on Gangrey.com.) One of my new favorite Web sites is Gangrey.com. Run by a handful of young writers at the St. Petersburg Times, Gangrey is like a well-kept candy shop open to anyone who appreciates good writing. There are often links on the site to qualityContinue reading “Gangrey.com: Keeping Good Writing Alive”
Car Buying Tips
My new car — a little big, but fun to drive. A bit of an upgrade from my ’93 Ford Tempo! RIP, little Tempo. My dad, the car fanatic that he is, sent me a list of car buying tips and a list of recommended cars when I told him I needed to buy aContinue reading “Car Buying Tips”
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