The old saying goes that a reporter is only as good as his sources. To tell or find a story, one needs to have the resources and access to perspective and insight. In my few years as a journalist, I’ve taken considerable effort to build relationships and gather sources. That mostly amounted to piles and [...]

Though I took part in three of 14 JLab-funded Philadelphia Enterprise Reporting Fund projects, first announced here last fall, I led one of them. For Northeast Philadelphia hyperlocal NEast Philly, I helped lead the editorial direction of a project called District 172: the politics of change after state Rep. John Perzel. http://neastphilly.com/john-perzel/ Following the indicted [...]

Editors have been cut. I assume there are more young journalists freelancing and those with staff jobs can’t be getting the same attention. College journalism professors are almost all naturally inclined to a generation no longer here. Who the hell is teaching the next generation of journalists? Number of Views:128

Some folks in public relations relish the opportunity for their clients to respond to journalists in e-mail. The message can be crafted, measured and direct. Really, it ought to be a great opportunity, but most times, in my experience, I see the difference between a wizard in media manipulation and some hack. The lessons are [...]

There are blogs and there are bloggers. There are mainstream blogs and there are those that aren’t. Blogging, in my mind, isn’t necessarily, but a new transition that is one part of a test of big media. Can they develop and innovate quickly enough? Below find my 10 favorite journalist bloggers: reporters associated with a [...]

Ever think about the best stories you’ve ever read? What’s special about newsprint is how we clip those stories. We save them. I wanted to collect my favorite journalism pieces of my short life and share them with you. I have wanted to do this for sometime. Below, find my five favorite and a slew [...]

My first story for the Society of Human Resource Management magazine appeared online yesterday. It focuses on the dangers that face mobile employees who use unsecured wireless networks and what human resource professionals need to know about the trends. You can’t read it because it’s by subscription. Instead, I’ll give you my lede and what [...]

Talk to me in a few weeks. I ought to be some sort of expert on the global energy industry. Largely on the back of my internship with the Philadelphia Business Journal and my blogging experience in a variety of venues, I am proud to say that I’ve gotten a gig blogging on the energy [...]