SubscribeTony Messenger – A reporter who “gets” Twitter
Don’t blame the messenger for the message, or so the old saying goes. For the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Tony Messenger (@tonymess), that seems to be a repeating theme on his Twitter page. Mr. Messenger follows almost all of his followers, and he takes the time to answer questions and criticism. For a political reporter that [...]
St. Louis Tea Party Protest at SEIU office – Photos & Videos
Here are some of the pictures and videos I took at the St. Louis Tea Party protest at the SEIU office on 5585 Pershing Ave., in St. Louis. I’m trying to get material up as quickly as possible and will edits this post several times as new videos and photos are uploaded. Feel free to [...]
Skills Needed by 21st Century Journalist – CNN’s Sam Feist
CNN’s Sam Feist on skills journalists need from Josh Patterson on Vimeo.
Going 100% ad-free
I decided to remove all advertising from my blog. Really, it’s not as if I was making a lot of money from it anyways. But money, or the lack of it, is not why I am going 100% ad-free. The real reason is that I don’t like advertising, you don’t like advertising, and neither of [...]
Why to stay in J-School
Getting a journalism degree in 2009 seems like a dumb idea. There are no jobs. Not only that, so far in 2009 U.S. newspapers have cut almost 12,000 jobs, according to Paper Cuts. Huge newspaper companies, such as Hearst, McClatchy, and The New York Times, find their once soaring stock prices left valueless while upstart [...]
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