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Editorial: The Place for Opinion
Part of the appeal of one particular cable news organization has been its success in cultivating opinion-based journalism. Although everyone who has ever been to journalism school would contend “opinion based journalism” is an oxymoron, some have cleverly found a way to make the two seemingly contradictory schools of thought co-exist. I was just breaking [...]
First Jobs: Versatility Matters
A number of people have asked me if managers are hiring younger because of shrinking budgets. The answer is much deeper than one might believe. The industry has changed exponentially in recent years. Those who refuse to change along with it are being left in the dust. Case in point: I recently interviewed a candidate with [...]
First Jobs: Following Law Enforcement
Following police officers on an assignment can be an interesting and sometimes unpredictable experience. Officers know that at any given moment they may be called to respond to anything, from a traffic accident to a murder investigation. Sometimes, they’ll arrive on scene after a crime is committed. Other times, they may pull up to a [...]
On Location: The University of Texas at Austin
I really enjoyed meeting with the students of the Broadcast Journalism Sequence at The University of Texas at Austin. A lot of things have definitely changed since the time I studied in the studios of my alma mater – a new set, new cameras, and teleprompters to name a few! Times are also very different [...]
First Jobs: The story of Matthew Moore
I never had the pleasure of meeting photojournalist Matthew Moore, but his is a story I will never forget. In the summer of 2004, Moore was on assignment with a reporter and two interns covering an oil well explosion near Franklin, TX, about an hour away from his news station in College Station, Texas. The [...]
My Mentor, and Friend
I would like to dedicate this post to my mentor and dear friend, Dr. Marilyn Schultz. “Dr. Marilyn” as I called her, was my Broadcast Journalism teacher at The University of Texas at Austin and she was truly the best of the best! She died unexpectedly January 10th, in Austin, Texas at the age of [...]
