One of the best things about my life after newspapers has been the way it has changed my connections within journalism. Journalism is a tribal industry, and for years my tribe consisted pretty much exclusively of print newspaper editors – … Continue reading
For my old friends in newspapers who worry about the future of journalism, I highly recommend spending 2½ days with a group of passionate, committed entrepreneurs who are creating a future for community and investigative journalism at sites they’ve built … Continue reading
From the very start of my involvement with The Patterson Foundation, CEO Debra Jacobs was clear about what our role would be in helping to build journalism’s future. We would not be a long-term journalism funder, like The Knight Foundation … Continue reading
Sometimes you learn the most from those you are trying to teach. I’ve discovered this over and over again. As an editor working with very young reporters, I often found myself discovering a new technique or approach. I was a … Continue reading
I was discussing my recent blog post about the need for networks and safety nets with Patterson’s President and CEO Debra Jacobs last week. We were saying that we all need connection, no matter how brilliant we believe our idea … Continue reading
For the past six months, I’ve been serving as a coach with the Knight Digital Media Center’s Leadership Fellows program. We wrapped up the program with a gathering in Los Angeles last week, where the fellows focused on developing tactical … Continue reading
Last week, Pew’s Project on Excellence in Journalism published a report focused on how new and old media interact with each other. While the report has a lot of interesting material in it, a single statistic grabbed most of the … Continue reading