Things never to say to a photojournalist
Designer Ron Reason, and old Poynter friend, recently posted an item on his blog about things never to say to a photojournalist. Ron and PJ Jedi Kenny Irby, in an effort to gain/earn more respect in newsrooms for editorial designers, artists, and photographers, decided to have a little fun and started asking friends and colleagues...
Press start to read
Today’s post is half of a “great fake debate” on the prompt of “Books are still important or have tablets have replaced books making them obsolete?” With tongue firmly in check, I argued that tablets are overrated. Be sure to click the link though to the website to see the opposing viewpoint and vote for...
Jesus hates you?
With all the social media and the blogs and vlogs (that’s still a thing right?) and the knick-knack and what have you, there’s a lot of stuff out there to keep you busy 24/7. After IM’ing with an old college buddy the other night, I got to thinking about chat rooms. Are they still around...
Blue Therapy
I was in knots as I walked out of the office. So much on my mind. So much to process. I looked up and saw a shade of blue sky that gave me an excuse. So for the next twenty minutes I walked around and thought only about blue. It was calming, for the time...
A little house cleaning (e.g. shameless self promtion)
Well it seems after a flurry of activity on SLR I got a little too busy and haven’t been posting. Where was I? I said I’ve been busy (and I’m OK mom), really really busy. The past month I’ve started, stopped, continued and dropped about a half dozen projects and story ideas as I continue...
Is that a good thing?
Let me first preface this post by saying that I don’t like Carson Daly, he ranks right up there between Dane Cook and a kick to the groin from behind for me. Why do I say this? Because I am forced to admit that I was watcing his late night show after Conan ended tonight....
Take a break with me
Sometimes you just need to take a break. It’s the end of the semester at San Jose State University and you know what that means… Yup, excusses to procrastinate writing that last term paper for the final tomorrow afternoon. So enjoy this holiday selection that combines the timelessness of a couple “nuts” with the wit...
I will gladly speak today so that I may complain next Tuesday
Today is an important day… no, relax this isn‘t another column on why you should vote… ok so today is an important day, today is your chance to voice your opinion and have a say in how things work, are and will be. Today you decide what your tomorrow will be like. (Ok I lied,...
I was on KQED’s NPR?
So the last couple day’s I’ve received a few odd phone calls and comments from folks in the hall at I walked about the journalism department… “Nice job, but are you sure it’s a good thing?” … “I woke up today to your voice”… “You’re not as dumb as you act.” Last Friday I was...
So this is where I’ve been for three days this summer
During the last weekend of July, myself, Daniel Esch and Neal Water convened on the second annual San Jose Grand Prix with our cameras in tow. We were there to create a multimedia package compleate with slideshows and video for The Spartan Daily website. Our goal was to hit the ground running with the so-called...
It’s time to send some love
Joyce fell. I only met her a few weeks ago and I already knew we’d still be talking five, ten years down the road. With some people you just know. Unfortunatly two days after she asked me “how do I get to the Sierras?”… and I proceded to tell her only to then say, “Oh...
Oh well…
(I was looking through some of my unpublished articals and it looks like I forgot to publish this one… it’s been a few months… it was supposed to go up June 3) Looks like I won’t be traveling with famed New York Times columnist Nick Kristof to Africa anytime. On a positive note, I didn’t...
