Breaking away from “Narrative Fallacy”
Hi readers, my latest story for the Canadian Medical Association Journal (see previous blog post) is long. But it’s a good read. Most importantly, there’s no bull shit. I am a trained breaking news reporter. At DNAinfo, we were constantly updating our website – I staked out murder scenes, chased fire trucks, rushed to press...
Travel With Purpose
Anyone else who is writing a blog may know that the blog can reach anyone around the world, even if you’re behind the Great Firewall. It’s really quite amazing to look at the variety of people who have gotten in touch with me in the last half-year since I started regularly writing on this site....
Over 130 journalists imprisoned in 2009, half are freelancers
“The passion for the craft younger journalists have will keep them heading to far flung places … Media institutions need to find a better way to prepare and better support reporters.” An interesting report from TIME.com:
Subway encounters
“Give me a break,” he scoffed, “Don’t you think there are more important things you should be writing about? How about those commies in the White House?” I had approached the follically-challenged, bespectacled man sitting on the brown, wooden bench on a Lower Manhattan subway platform, thinking he might make a good interview. Admittedly (and...
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