On Veterans Day, we remember
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the…
‘The Moral Paper Route’
This prize-winning video short by Jared Fuller makes the case for free enterprise, freedom, and opportunity. “The Moral Paper Route” won a $40,000 prize from the American Enterprise Institute. Here’s a…
Racist headline tops NY Daily News website
If an editor had substituted “Jew” or “Black” or “Arab” or “Irish” or “Italian” or whatever … would this homepage topper pass muster at the New York Daily News? —…
Free [publications] in New Orleans: IFPA and SAPA talk print and web … and party!
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There was lots of serious business in New Orleans at the joint conference of Independent Free Papers of America (IFPA) and Southeastern Advertising Publishers Association (SAPA) — including great presentations by…
Confronting bullying, and giving the voiceless a voice
It’s a conundrum for young reporters: When tragedy strikes, do you speak to the victims right away, do you pry — or do you give them “space” and come back…
In 2012, the power is in our hands
Blessings of health, happiness, work, love, understanding and conciliation, peace, prosperity, art, insight, knowledge, love of God and respect for the Earth which the Almighty’s entrusted in our care, respect…
Gersh exits Brooklyn Paper to run CUNY-NYTimes ‘Local’
Brooklyn Paper Editor Gersh Kuntzman may not be joining the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism staff with the rank of full professor, but in my mind he’ll always be THE…
NOTW editor calls bosses ‘scum’
Former News of the World deputy editor Paul McMullan told a Parliamentry committee that his bosses were “scum” — but only because they haven’t proudly admitted to their deeds. Visit…
Lara Logan
Those of us back in the US, covering whatever we cover, do so almost always under the cover of law. We may loose our jobs, or have an advertiser pull…
Will this baby rape his girlfriend? An anti-violence crusader says it’s never too early to intervene.
This video — designed to counter a purported anti-women slant in some Super Bowl commercials — has ignited a storm and reportedly sparked death threats against its creator in Dubuque, Iowa— Although…