I’m blogging as fast as I can, but others are blogging faster. Here are four thoughtful journalism articles from a weekend filled with news. The Two Whitneys We Knew: “Here’s what we knew about Whitney Houston: My God, could she sing. That was clear from the moment she burst on the scene in 1985 with [...]

Let’s start African American History Month by talking about Dan Savage. He’s not Black, and he doesn’t talk about African-American issues. Dan Savage has become a journalism “go-to guy” on many LGBT-related matters. It’s a trap that snares many visible representatives of so-called minority communities. Derrick Clifton, a student at Northwestern University, explores the Catch-22 [...]

In 1956, Benjamin Bloom created a schemata that has become the standard illustration of the learning process. He started with lower order thinking skills, such as  knowledge and comprehension, that provided the foundation for higher levels skills such as analysis and evaluation. Fifty-years later, Bloom’s Taxonomy has been modified to reflect the transformation of learning [...]

I’ve joined a network of bloggers called The Carnival of Journalism. Each month, a member poses a question for the others to answer. This month’s question asks whether a journalist can be a capitalist? What Would Joseph Pulitzer Say? That’s Pulitzer as in the “Pulitzer Prize.” About 100 years ago, he and William Randolph Hearst [...]

Like any business, an independent journalist needs a slogan, if only to reinforce the brand. I happen to believe a slogan should be more than a snappy string of words. A good slogan should encapsulate the truth and function as a directive. With that in mind,  I’ve changed my Facebook, Twitter and Blog titles to [...]

When starting my journey from writer to multi-media journalist, I received great advice from Barbara Morrow, an editor at the Los Angeles Times. She told me to aim for the story, not the pretty picture. The advice came before I was really ready to apply it, but I never forgot. Now, I’m always searching for [...]

I’ve recently started freelancing for clevelandheights.patch.com one of several hyper-local Patch sites launched by AOL. The emphasis on community news is fun and challenging. It’s also giving me the opportunity to stretch out with new approaches to presenting information. That’s why I’d love it if you played with this visualization that I made on Many [...]