typical: a letter from the last guy to file news using carrier pigeon…
I was going to comment on this letter from a man who describes himself as “the last Reuters correspondent known to have to sent dispatches by carrier pigeon many years ago from Matabeleland.” However,...
View ArticlePolice exoneration still raises questions for WaPost
Shooting a boy who stole your motorized mini-bike isn’t a terribly good thing to have on your police resume. But since a federal grand jury and the FBI say Officer James Haskel’s shooting of 14-year...
View ArticleMaking the most of muckraking
Muckraker journalism, the kind of reporting that seeks to expose corruption of businesses or governments to the public, is more in vogue than ever. What with whole newsrooms of laid-off reporters,...
View ArticleThe Economist tackles SNL
That’s the Social Networking League to you, dunderhead. Although if you read the surprise between the lines in this article, you might be forgiven for wondering what group of namby-pamby syncophants...
View ArticleWriting skillz vs. analytics
“What’s the value of journalism?” Robert Niles asks this question to open his article about what kind of skills journalists need to bring to the table in the days of hyperliteracy. He risks being...
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Short sighted city in the long view: Montreal
Look at what Montreal’s beautiful, former industrial buildings have been turned into: modern, useable funky spaces that are re-purposed to serve a new generation. This used to be the Darling Brothers’...
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Windsor, oh Windsor, wherefore art thou Windsor Station?
Story sources: Windsor station “renaissance” as a transportation hub Primary Sources: 1. Submission of a Resolution to the City Council. Canada NewsWire. 14 December 2009. “The Administration Supports...
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Credit, endless credit
The New York Times has a nearly flawless multimedia feature entitled The Debt Trap about credit-laden consumers around the world. Its multimedia features attempt to bring home the story to Americans...
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