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Columbian Editor

From the Newsroom: Journalism ideas make sense

October 7, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

I don’t know about other lines of work, but in journalism, there are a lot of trade publications. These trade publications are always full of ideas about how to pivot from printed newspapers to online journalism, the choice of younger consumers. Read story

From the Newsroom: This Jan. 6 story wasn’t news

September 30, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

There’s an internet archive site called the Wayback Machine where, among other stuff, you can find all kinds of old news. Or, you could have just looked at Page A6 of our Thursday edition. Read story

Vancouver police add cameras to cars

September 26, 2023, 5:17am Clark County News

Vancouver police are beginning to add cameras to patrol cars, with the first installations to be completed this week. Read story

Clark County Law Library offers self-help kit for a sealed name change

September 26, 2023, 5:15am Clark County News

The Clark County Law Library this week announced the addition of a new sealed name change kit to its array of self-help kits. Read story

Group to consider I-5 Bridge project

September 26, 2023, 5:09am Clark County News

A new Community Benefits Advisory Group to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program will hold its first meeting from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday. The group will develop recommendations to achieve the greatest benefit for the communities in the program area and broader region from the program’s work, in alignment with the program’s… Read story

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Two-alarm fire strikes east Vancouver apartment complex

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September 25, 2023, 9:05pm Clark County News

A two-alarm fire that 911 callers said may have started with an explosion heavily damaged a building at the Alder Creek Apartments in east Vancouver Monday evening. Read story

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 Technology and the pandemic has substantially changed how Columbian reporters work, even in the 11 years since this newsroom photo was taken.

From the Newsroom: Newsroom ins and outs

The Columbian files 
 Technology and the pandemic has substantially changed how Columbian reporters work, even in the 11 years since this newsroom photo was taken.

September 23, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

I edited a story this week that mentioned In-N-Out Burger is allegedly coming to Ridgefield, along with the new Costco store. Instead of making me hungry, it made me think of some of the ins and outs I’ve seen in newsrooms over the last 40 years. Here are some of… Read story

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Speed, congestion blamed for five-car crash on Interstate 5

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September 22, 2023, 11:09am Clark County News

A speeding car and slow traffic caused by construction on the northbound Interstate 5 North Fork Lewis River Bridge combined to cause a five-car crash Thursday. Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is concerned about how computer-generated "deep fakes" can harm journalism.

From the Newsroom: Will AI dupe local media?

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is concerned about how computer-generated "deep fakes" can harm journalism.

September 16, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

As I have mentioned a time or two, journalism shop talk these days is all about artificial intelligence and what roles it could, and should, play in getting the news out. Read story

News editor Merridee Hanson, clockwise from top left, joins innovation editor Will Campbell, web editor Amy Libby and metro editor Mark Bowder in the daily morning news meeting via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday morning.

From the Newsroom: Why I go to meetings

News editor Merridee Hanson, clockwise from top left, joins innovation editor Will Campbell, web editor Amy Libby and metro editor Mark Bowder in the daily morning news meeting via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday morning.

August 19, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

I was on vacation this week, so I missed a lot of meetings. As you can probably guess, most of them were news meetings of one sort or another. Read story