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From the Newsroom: Being a reporter can be fun

July 15, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

Being a news reporter is hard and occasionally stressful and difficult work. But it can also be a lot of fun. Read story

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From the Newsroom: The Yellow Kid strikes again

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July 8, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

I was watching television the other evening when a news promo aired during a commercial break. It was something like “Drinking water in danger!” that implies your tap water isn’t safe but in reality probably affects three houses in Oklahoma. The chain that owns this particular Portland TV station specializes… Read story

Taylor Balkom/The Columbian Columbian employees enjoy a hot-dog barbecue at the newspaper office on Thursday.

From the Newsroom: Celebrating kids and hot dogs

Taylor Balkom/The Columbian Columbian employees enjoy a hot-dog barbecue at the newspaper office on Thursday.

June 24, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

Unlike my predecessor, Lou Brancaccio, I am not a big fan of hot dogs. But I made an exception and ate one on Thursday when we had a company picnic. Read story

Cascade Locks Marine Park is hardly a wilderness RV experience, but the people watching is spectacular, and you can walk to town.

RV Spotlight: Cascade Locks Marine Park

Cascade Locks Marine Park is hardly a wilderness RV experience, but the people watching is spectacular, and you can walk to town.

June 24, 2023, 5:54am Outdoors

RV spot: Cascade Locks Marine Park Location/distance from Vancouver: At the Port of Cascade Locks, Ore., 45 miles east of Vancouver via either Highway 14 or Interstate 84. Cost/Reservations: $41/night for sites with water and 30 amp electric; free but spotty WiFi is included. No sewer hookups, but there is… Read story

Image contributed by Lower Columbia Major Crimes Team A still photo taken from from a security video shows Joshua James Wilson pointing gun at a Vancouver police officer moments before officers opened fire, killing him.

From the Newsroom: The video was disturbing

Image contributed by Lower Columbia Major Crimes Team A still photo taken from from a security video shows Joshua James Wilson pointing gun at a Vancouver police officer moments before officers opened fire, killing him.

June 17, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

By now, you’ve undoubtedly read about a May 30 incident in which law enforcement officers fatally shot a man, Joshua Wilson, in a Vancouver parking lot. We’ve written several stories about the incident, which is still under investigation, and we will write several more. Shootings involving police are newsworthy and… Read story

From the Newsroom: Good news for our newsroom

June 10, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

I’m taking this week’s space to brag about The Columbian. Our journalists have been recognized recently for good work in at least three ways: Read story

From the Newsroom: Welcome to your weekend

June 3, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

Welcome to your new weekend edition of The Columbian. I hope you find a lot to read in today’s edition and in the many weekend editions to come. Read story

From the Newsroom: Getting ready for launch day

May 27, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

With only a week to go until the launch of our Weekend Edition, we’ve been busy finalizing all of the details, starting with its name. Read story

From the Newsroom: Fighting 1st Amendment fires

May 20, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

When the worlds of journalism and jurisprudence collide and sparks fly in Washington, either side can call the Fire Brigade. Read story

The study group, which included the University of Oregon’s Damian Radcliffe, hosted five webinars with experts. All agree that the current system of local news reporting is broken. But it gives us a chance to reset the system for a digital world. We need better media policies, which would redress long-term imbalances and inequities that leave some stories under-reported. Frequently these stories involve members of minority groups, poor people and people who live in rural areas.

From the Newsroom: Wise policy can save local media

The study group, which included the University of Oregon’s Damian Radcliffe, hosted five webinars with experts. All agree that the current system of local news reporting is broken. But it gives us a chance to reset the system for a digital world. We need better media policies, which would redress long-term imbalances and inequities that leave some stories under-reported. Frequently these stories involve members of minority groups, poor people and people who live in rural areas.

May 13, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

If you follow stories about the media, or even read this column regularly, you’ve heard plenty about how the news industry has been in decline for well over a decade. Can adoption of local media policies arrest or at least reduce this slide? The authors of a new report from… Read story