Let’s get out front of the conversation
Welcome to my new blog, “Out Front.” I hope you enjoy the conversation and stay a while. Everyday, decisions made at the Daily News Journal impact the lives of the tens of thousands of readers who turn...
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A little fun
Here are a couple of humorous items that will hopefully brighten your day. Sadly, this is too true. Yes, I’ve made similar mistakes. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t help but chuckle at...
View ArticleWhen is it stealing?
Back in June, we started requiring people to pay for digital access to our news content. It’s not expensive – $7 per month for unlimited digital access – and you can read a few stories for free before...
View ArticleEthical Conduct
Right now, in the works, is a revised Principles of Ethical Conduct, which will apply to our journalists and other employees here at the Daily News Journal. The basic foundations remain: We are...
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Merry Christmas
I’ll be away from my blog for a few days but wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
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Stamping away in journalism
Ernie Pyle is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist best known for his roving column, especially during World War II. He was killed covering combat on an island in the Pacific in 1944. I make no secret...
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Why I don’t like Twitter pitches
There’s a simple reason I don’t like people to pitch stories to me via Twitter. I sometimes miss them. Thank you and have a nice day. Twitter, without a doubt, is an important communications tool....
View ArticleTopics of passion
I’ve been thinking a lot lately of passion topics. Not quite a year ago, the Daily News Journal embarked on a content evolution. One of the critical steps was to identify “passion topics” which would...
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The newspaper of tomorrow
As I look around and see the changes that are descending on the industry at the speed of, oh, roughly light, it naturally makes me wonder what the DNJ will look like in five years, ten years, or 20...
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A bit of family, a bit of faith
Prior to my arrival at The DNJ, my predecessor, Jimmy Hart, spent quite a lot of time on a content evolution plan. The goal was to identify key topics to the community – passion topics – and organize...
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Fun stuff
A lot of seriousness lately on the blog, so I thought maybe we can just have some fun today. First up is the New York Post. Some of the best headline writers on the planet, but this one made me...
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