One of the reasons I never made admiral of the Cox, Hearst, Gannett, Scripps-Howard or Knight Ridder navies is that I had a peculiar notion
You will. Even the most diligent beat reporter will open up Twitter or a competing publication and Web site and see that she has been
Memo: To young journalists When I was your age, I walked 20 miles through the snow just to write obituaries for a small-town newspaper. Part
“Don’t be boring.” This isn’t just a consistent theme of my posts here but what the Washington Post’s incoming owner, Jeff Bezos, told the staff.
For most of my career, one of the most important questions bosses would ask about a potential job candidate was whether he or she had
Beat transitions have always been haphazard. At their best, the former beat reporter gives you her beat book (more about that later), takes you around
This was last week: Five daily posts for my Seattle Times blog; one Sunday column (800 words), including gathering data for a graphic and chart;
If your mother tells you she loves you, check it out — Anonymous LA Times columnist Michael Hiltzik wrote an important piece last month headlined,
As is usually the case this time of year, I’m honored to be asked to judge contests, including a piece of the Society of American
There’s no polite way to say this so I’ll just be blunt. Too much business journalism is crap. It’s dull, reactive, inaccurate, misleading…did I say
The free workshop, “Dig Deeper: Ratios and Red Flags in Financial Statements,” took place Sept. 27, 2012. If you’ve been covering public companies for a
Author Maria Perez is director of news operations at ProfNet, a free service that helps journalists find sources. I recently attended BlogWorld & New Media
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