It wasn’t easy and for a moment it appeared that UPS was going to tag them as undeliverable– long story but basically my NYC apartment building has a broken doorbell to my apartment, so I had to stand outside between 10am and…
Seven peeks at the future of news video
The future of video is an evolution and it’s going to look radical or familiar depending on how critically you think about it, so don’t be intimidated, like my community college journalism instructor said, “everything’s been done, but it hasn’t…
Meditations on the future of news video
Not too long ago I was packing up my life in Houston, Tx, shoving everything I owned into my car for a trip west. In between buying packing tape and paper cuts my mind was bombarded with ideas for improving…
Did you hear the one about the guy #JCarn
Once again, welcome to my latest post for #JCarn.
The Carnival of Journalism is a loose collection of journalism thinkers (and people like me) who get together to post on their blogs with their…
Things never to say to a photojournalist
Designer Ron Reason, and old Poynter friend, recently posted an item on his blog about things never to say to a photojournalist. Ron and PJ Jedi Kenny Irby, in an effort to gain/earn more respect in newsrooms for editorial…
Press start to read
Today’s post is half of a “great fake debate” on the prompt of “Books are still important or have tablets have replaced books making them obsolete?”
With tongue firmly in check, I argued that tablets are overrated. Be…
Jesus hates you?
With all the social media and the blogs and vlogs (that’s still a thing right?) and the knick-knack and what have you, there’s a lot of stuff out there to keep you busy 24/7.
After IM’ing with an old college…
Blue Therapy
I was in knots as I walked out of the office. So much on my mind. So much to process.
I looked up and saw a shade of blue sky that gave me...
A little house cleaning (e.g. shameless self promtion)
Well it seems after a flurry of activity on SLR I got a little too busy and haven’t been posting. Where was I? I said I’ve been busy (and I’m OK mom), really really busy.
The past month I’ve started,…
Is that a good thing?
Let me first preface this post by saying that I don’t like Carson Daly, he ranks right up there between Dane Cook and a kick to the groin from behind for me. Why do I say this? Because I am…
Take a break with me
Sometimes you just need to take a break. It’s the end of the semester at San Jose State University and you know what that means…
Yup, excusses to procrastinate writing that last term paper for the final tomorrow afternoon.
So…
I will gladly speak today so that I may complain next Tuesday
Today is an important day… no, relax this isn‘t another column on why you should vote… ok so today is an important day, today is your chance to voice your opinion and have a say in how things work, are…
