Media musical chairs
So here’s a fun story: Six years ago today, I ended my seven-year relationship with WLVL in Lockport. I walked into the office around 9 a.m. as always and was…
Another encampment in the trenches
Thursday I went to the University at Buffalo to cover President Barack Obama’s speech about the rising cost of college education and his plan to fix it. I have no…
Whatever happened to just journalism?
I tend to tell people I’m a writer — as opposed to calling myself a journalist. There are a few reasons for this but it primarily comes from me not…
We need to be careful where we get our news
I had a love-hate relationship with my profession last week. It started with frustration over an AP photo from the Boston Marathon bombing. The photo in question showed a man…
The state of humanity – and journalism
I love my job. I love the people I work with. I love being in the thick of things and I love the ability to shape the world – even…
On the role of media …
The role of media is to tell the story without becoming part of the story.. This is conventional journalism wisdom and I say sometimes it’s hogwash. Last week, New York…
The fall of the mainstream media?
I’m not sure if you’ve taken note of this, but the bloggers are taking over. There was a time when blogs were used for commentary on stories that had appeared…