July 2010
4 posts
My BlackBerry obsession and my workshifting,... →
(http://www.workshifting.com)
Writers Explain What It's Like Toiling on the... →
CNN Drops Editor After Hezbollah Comments →
“Leader in integrating social media with newsgathering and reporting,” gets canned for comments made on Twitter.
No call, no comment (Via NewsLab) →
Fairness is one of the bedrock principles of journalism. You don’t go with a story without checking “the other side.” The National Enquirer’s story about what it calls “the Al Gore sex scandal” is a fascinating case study in journalism.
June 2010
3 posts
Novel Written on BlackBerry (From NYDailyNews.com) →
‘Resident Evil’ director eyes Peter Brett’s novels, written on BlackBerry during F train commute
May 2010
4 posts
Feature Writing for the Web Makes 'Hot Careers'... →
According to a recent University of California San Diego Extension report, one of the hot jobs for new graduates is in journalism.
The Other Foreclosure Menace →
The Other Foreclosure Menace
Mortgage Paid Off, Woman Loses Home — Over a Small Water Bill
By Fred Schulte, Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert Huffington Post Investigative Fund
A version of this story appeared in The Baltimore Sun.
One raw day in early February, Vicki…
Fake Pilot may have flown you around →
April 2010
1 post
Nearly 800,000 U.S. TV households 'cut the cord,'... →
March 2010
2 posts
“Eye no how two spell Czech my work.”
– Fellow Writer
January 2010
5 posts
December 2009
2 posts
November 2009
7 posts
#NaNoWriMo 24,337 Words So Far... →
NaNoWriMo: 22,837 words so far... →
#NaNoWriMo 12,602 words so far →
Coffee
It’s 9:45 and I’m on my second, 20 OZ cup. I’m fully caffeinated and ready to write!
October 2009
2 posts
BlackBerry or iPhone, Which is Better for... →
“…Zakiya Lathan, a freelance writer and former TV Web producer, and Gus Sentementes, a Baltimore Sun technology reporter and former crime reporter, provide a good look at the pros and cons of each smartphone.
Lathan, who is on her third BlackBerry, uses the phone to take notes during meetings and will often start writing stories while she is out in the field. She uses a program...
September 2009
4 posts
BlackBerry Articles →
August 2009
28 posts
The President of the United States just E-mailed...
Zakiya —
Michelle and I were heartbroken to learn this morning of the death of our dear friend, Senator Ted Kennedy. For nearly five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advance the civil rights, health and economic well-being of the American people bore his name and resulted from his efforts. His ideas and ideals are stamped on scores of laws and reflected in millions of...
Only the top criminal masterminds live in Alaska
A federal grand jury has indicted a man accused of robbing an Anchorage credit union after presenting his account number and picture ID. http://tinyurl.com/mfeox8
This quake had dishes rattling in my home...
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has rattled buildings in Anchorage. The temblor at 10:19 a.m. Wednesday morning was 31 miles west of Anchorage and 15 miles northeast of the village of Tyonek. http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=uhfjGeaX&detailindex=0
Sullivan vetoes gay rights ordinance (According to...
Mayor Dan Sullivan today vetoed an ordinance that would ban discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people in Anchorage. http://m.adn.com/adn/db_11305/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=w5l7A2Nk&detailindex=0&pn=0&ps=5
It’s dangerous to be a driver in Anchorage. →
Anchorage Police have arrested a man they say brandished a gun in his car on the Glenn Highway after a woman tried to pass him.
The woman called police at about 8:12 p.m. Wednesday, saying that the driver of a gray Ford Focus headed inbound from Eagle River would not let her pass him, and as she followed his car, he raised a handgun and brandished it, police said.
- JFK's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88
President John F. Kennedy’s sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who carried on the family’s public service tradition by founding the Special Olympics and championing the rights of the mentally disabled, died early Tuesday surrounded by relatives at a Hyannis hospital. She was 88. http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_6776/contentdetail.htm?full=true&contentguid=I9DVTtOy&detailindex=1#display
7.6 quake off India's Andaman Islands
According to Reuters, a 7.6 quake hit off India’s Andaman Islands. USGS says Tsunami watch for India, others. http://us.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSTRE5794XW20090810
