When I interned at The Dallas Morning News last summer, I heard a lot about “the death project.” Editors talked about in the stairway and the other interns would ask with interest if I’d heard anything about it. I never met Lee Hancock, the reporter on the project, but I met photographer Sonya Hebert brieflyContinue reading “Stories Behind Dallas Morning News’ ‘At the Edge of Life’ Project”
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St. Petersburg Times Wins Two Pulitzer Prizes
I nearly cried when I heard the news. The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times had won not one, but two, Pulitzer prizes — one for national reporting and another for feature reporting. It’s the first time the paper has ever won two Pulitzers in the same year. The national reporting award was in recognition of theContinue reading “St. Petersburg Times Wins Two Pulitzer Prizes”
Talented Friends, Former Colleagues Hurt by Dallas Morning News Layoffs
Tuesday started off with uncertainty and ended with confusion and loss. In yet another round of layoffs, The Dallas Morning News lost several talented reporters, photographers, copy editors and more. Though I was only in the newsroom for three months last summer, I met countless journalists who befriended and coached me during my internship. ManyContinue reading “Talented Friends, Former Colleagues Hurt by Dallas Morning News Layoffs”
Final Days of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
I wrote a short piece last week about one reporter’s take on the final days of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which ceased publication in March. The piece was based on an article from paidcontent.org: In a new article on paidContent.org, former Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Joseph Tartakoff remembers the uncertainty of the days of the newspaper andContinue reading “Final Days of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer”
Dad Can’t Save Newspapers, but He’s Still One of Their Biggest Cheerleaders
My dad, the eternal optimist, reads the newspaper every day. “Front to back,” he says. “I love the newspaper.” Reading it online, he says, is too cumbersome, too time-consuming. Let’s face it: He’s not like most people, who would rather read the paper online and get e-mail updates throughout the workday instead of waking upContinue reading “Dad Can’t Save Newspapers, but He’s Still One of Their Biggest Cheerleaders”
Story Behind the ‘Copy Editor’s Lament’ Song
Earlier this week my editor sent me a link to a song that one of Poynter’s faculty members found via Twitter. After hearing the “Copy Editor’s Lament” song, I couldn’t help but want to write about it. I interviewed Christopher Ave, the man who wrote and recorded it, and wrote the piece shortly thereafter. IContinue reading “Story Behind the ‘Copy Editor’s Lament’ Song”
Saddened by Rocky Mountain News’ Closure
The Rocky Mountain News announced today that it would cease publication on Friday. This is, no doubt, sad news not just for the Rocky but for the industry as a whole. So many news organizations are struggling to survive that when one paper dies, it makes the demise of other papers seem that much moreContinue reading “Saddened by Rocky Mountain News’ Closure”
Reporting on the New York Post’s Editorial Cartoon
Last week I reported a piece with my colleague Steve Myers about the New York Post‘s editorial cartoon, which many are calling racist: “Ted Rall, president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, doesn’t think Wednesday’s New York Post editorial cartoon was penned by a racist. But he does think it was a ‘misfire,’ a ‘cheap formContinue reading “Reporting on the New York Post’s Editorial Cartoon”
Saving the Times’ ‘Modern Love’ Column for Last
I have a method for reading the newspaper: it involves reading my favorite sections last. When reading the Sunday New York Times, saving “the best” for last means setting aside the Sunday Styles’ section — eye candy for anyone interested in quirky trends, love stories and fashion. The styles section colors outside the lines ofContinue reading “Saving the Times’ ‘Modern Love’ Column for Last”
Documenting Conversations on ‘Overheard in the Newsroom’
You know those days when you hear something so ridiculous or funny in the office that you just want to share it with someone? Well, now there’s apparently a Web site journalists can use to anonymously do just that. I don’t know how legitimate the site is, and I wonder how true some of theContinue reading “Documenting Conversations on ‘Overheard in the Newsroom’”
Word on the Street 