April 22, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News
This has been an unusual week, one where the practice of journalism has been in the news. Here’s what I have been reading about and my reaction to the news: Read story
April 15, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News
If you read this column regularly, you know that I enjoy cruise travel. In fact, that’s where I’ve been for the last few weeks. My wife and I flew from Portland to Chile, spent some time in the Lake District and Santiago, then boarded a cruise ship, Sapphire Princess, bound… Read story
March 18, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News
For an industry that is hundreds of years old, newspapers sure change a lot. Just in my career, I’ve seen the advent of direct-to-plate printing, digital photography and using email and the internet as essential news gathering tools. Read story
March 11, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News
Have you been following all of the stories about artificial intelligence that were produced after the release of a tool called ChatGPT? This AI system has been getting a lot of media attention. Many of the stories I’ve read deal with the issue that lazy or poor students could use… Read story
March 4, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News
It’s been a very interesting week in the newsroom, and a very busy one to boot. Read story
February 28, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News Free
Today I am making an exception to a couple of my rules. First of all, I try to consume valuable newspaper space only once a week, on Saturdays. And second, I try not to write when I am angry. Read story
February 25, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News
We’ve been working on an interesting side project here for a month or so. I thought you might find it interesting, too. Read story
February 18, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News
Did you see that story this week that says a new poll shows half of Americans believe national news organizations purposely mislead or misinform the public? Read story
February 11, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News
One of the old rules of newspapering is that journalists should report the news, and never become the news. That still may be true on some levels — I have never had a call asking me to bail one of my reporters out of jail, and I don’t want to… Read story
February 4, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News
Have you heard the old saying/curse “May you live in interesting times”? Nowhere are times in the news business more interesting than in Medford, Ore., where the longtime daily newspaper, the Mail Tribune, abruptly closed, and, almost as quickly, two other news organizations announced plans to serve the community. Read story