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Metro: Bicycle rally following hospitalized cyclist and legislation

At left, victim Rachel Fletcher after being struck by a motorist on Thanksgiving Day. At right, her working as a bicycle messenger. Both photos were provided to me by Fletcher. Another ugly chapter in...

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A reporter is only as good as his sources (are organized)

The old saying goes that a reporter is only as good as his sources. To tell or find a story, one needs to have the resources and access to perspective and insight. In my few years as a journalist,...

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Inbox zero: email techniques for more efficient knowledge workers (like...

For anyone who traffics in ideas, relationships and  communication (and reporters are certainly that), “one of the most important soft skills you can have is handling a high-volume of email,” said...

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Publishing is no longer the end of the reporting cycle, it is the middle

Even new views of data-driven journalism too often sees the release of coverage to be the end of the reporting process. Where is the action? It was once  that in the reporting process, publishing a...

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9 real ways I use social media to report that won’t bore you

Ten years into the modern social media era can leave even the most reluctant digital reporter bored by tactics for news gathering online. Still, though the source gathering, link sharing and network...

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