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
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
September 9, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News
Our editors have an inside joke that when one of us is gone, their fill-in reports that “everything is terrible.” We said this week was especially terrible, as both Jessica Prokop and Amy Libby were on vacation. Read story
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
August 12, 2023, 6:08am Clark County News
Here’s a piece of Washington history you may not have known: The Columbian was the territory’s first newspaper. Read story
August 5, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
It’s been a year since we used community donations to recruit and hire two reporters to cover issues surrounding homelessness and affordable housing. Our latest story, by Mia Ryder-Marks, appears on the front page of today’s Columbian. Read story
July 29, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News
Columbian readers surely are some of the nicest people in the world. Read story
July 22, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News
What do newspaper subscribers actually want to read? Read story
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
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