What You Don’t — And What You Will Never — Know About The Massachusetts Woman Accused Of Killing…In between snowstorm overhype, it's been wall-to-wall media coverage in Massachusetts this week of a 32-year-old nurse who is charged with…Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
Work Hack For Journalists Who Have To Monitor A Lot Of WebsitesHere’s a potentially useful trick for reporters, journalists and anyone else who needs to track websites for changes that may contain…Dec 29, 2022Dec 29, 2022
5 Favorite Books Of 2022Over the past several years, I’ve had 2–3 books going at any given time, which has allowed me to get through a few dozen books each year…Dec 15, 2022A response icon1Dec 15, 2022A response icon1
You Have To Pay For Talent…Or Do You?Fourth in a series of occasional essays on the current state of local news in the U.S.Jul 20, 2022Jul 20, 2022
What We Lost In The ‘More With Less’ Era Of Local NewsThird in a series of occasional essays on the current state of local news in the U.S.Jul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022
Portrait of a Journalism Junkie as a Young ManSecond in a series of occasional essays on the current state of local news in the U.S.Jul 11, 2022Jul 11, 2022
Who Will Cover America’s Cultural Civil War?First in a series of occasional essays on the current state of local news in the U.S.Jul 10, 2022Jul 10, 2022
Why I Stopped Grading My Students’ WritingI have two jobs where I spend a lot of time reading other people’s writing:Nov 6, 2021A response icon1Nov 6, 2021A response icon1
Ron Gonen, AKA a ton of aliases, 1948–2020Over the weekend I learned that Ron Gonen, the subject of my 2007 book Blood & Volume: Inside New York’s Israeli Mafia, died in October…Apr 5, 2021A response icon1Apr 5, 2021A response icon1
Priscilla M. Copeland, Aug. 17, 1932 — June 18, 2018Posting this hear because I actually have friends who are not on Facebook who wanted to read it….Jun 22, 2018Jun 22, 2018