Ostensibly, journalists write for others. So I get really excited when readers respond to what I write. That can go further when someone uses my reporting for broader purposes. A common rag on newspapers and most media is that their reporting isn’t in-depth enough. Of course, the response is that one can’t track trends without [...]

I had a cover story on Tuesday’s edition of the Patriot-News about a Muslim airline pilot who says he was unfairly placed on a federal watch list, costing him his job. Yesterday, CNN.com picked up on the story – even featured it on the front of its Web site, as seen above – without any [...]

Relevant academic honors Honors Thesis, Two-Party Politics in Philadelphia, April 2008 Named among Top 100 young journalists in the country, UWire, May 2008 Commencement Speaker, Temple University’s 121st graduation, May 2008 First Place, Collegiate Keystone Press Award for Personality Profile, April 2008 Diamond Award, Temple University recognition for leadership, May 2008 Pi Sigma Alpha, political [...]

By Christopher Wink | June 9, 2008 | Newsweek submission Bill Cosby told me I shouldn’t worry. No one was going to remember anything I said anyway. In May, I graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia and was honored to address my peers and their families as our student commencement speaker. For my portion, I urged [...]

UWIRE REALIZED PEOPLE LOVE lists. The 14-year-old college journalism association spent the past few months compiling their inaugural list of what they’re calling the UWire 100 – the 100 top, most promising college journalists in the country. It’s a first go of it, so it is surely not comprehensive, but an honor nonetheless. See the [...]

No, I will not be inducted into the Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society next month. Really, I wouldn’t even mention it if it wasn’t hilarious. I received an email requesting I confirm that I would attend a ceremony for a select group of Temple University students to be brought into a group of honor. Had [...]

The winners of the Keystone Press Awards for 2007 were announced recently, both professional, academic and collegiate levels. The prizes are awarded by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. I will be sharing first place in the personality profile category with Tyson McCloud for a feature we wrote for The Temple News on a Temple University alumni [...]

I uploaded video of my brief appearance on the Fox 29 morning show last Tuesday. Give it a look. Number of Views:82