Digging out data and making sense of it

Every story needs context. As journalists we not only bring the news to our readers/viewers/listeners but we also explain why that news is important. (Or at least we are supposed…

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Journalism is a sexy occupation but you should know…

With all the problems we have in our industry, it is nice to know that there are some up sides to being a journalist that actually might make us look…

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Sometimes you just have to laugh. Otherwise you’ll cry.

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Story ideas: Summer time also means moving time. Some stats to help the story

Besides baseball and vacation, summer is also a time when most people move. Once again my favorite number crunchers — the U.S. Census Bureau — have some interesting facts and…

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Catching up: The State of News Media

The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism put out its 7th State of the News Media report back on March 15. (Sorry, I have been busy and missed posting about…

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