Building relationships with future news consumers
As I’ve mentioned, I’m a high school journalism adviser and educator. I love journalism, and I love to help my students do great journalism. I am […]
community journalism
WSU’s Les Anderson dies, leaves legacy of inspiration
Journalism in Kansas will never be the same. Les Anderson, a professor at Wichita State University’s Elliott School of Communication, died Saturday of an apparent […]
Front Page Friday: The Arizona Republic
It is that time of the week again. It is time to look at my favorite newspaper front page of the week. As always, I […]
NY Times partners with NYU
In January 2010, I wrote about how The New York Times was turning editorial control of one of their blogs, The Local: Fort Greene and […]
Greensburg Rebirth magazine released
On May 4, 2007, an EF-5 nearly wiped the small, western Kansas town of Greensburg off the map. Media outlets from across the state and […]
NY Times turns blog over to CUNY
In March 2009, The New York Times launched a blogging experiment by debuting two blogs they called The Local blogs. One covered New York’s Fort […]
Small Papers Can Use Social Media
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote the following piece as a contribution to a scholarly paper being written by Wichita State University communications professor Les Anderson, who […]
Night Falls On Day Three Of Greensburg Rebirth
GREENSBURG, Kan. – Around 10 p.m., I decided to go visit the now-defunct FEMAville. The sky was clear and a cool crescent moon was looking […]
Project Creates Wonderful Energy Among Members
GREENSBURG, Kan. – As Day Two of the Greensburg Rebirth Project dawned, I couldn’t help but feel excited. Sure, I didn’t go to sleep on […]
Greensburg Rebirth Rides Again
Last year communication students from Wichita State University did something few others get to experience during their course of study. They got to experience real-life […]
Vacation Time To Be Spent Working In Greensburg
I will be taking a bit of a vacation next week from being the editor of The Ledger. I will off starting the last week […]
KPA Conference Proves Vitality Of Community Journalism
Every now and then I get stopped on the street and asked if the newspaper business is going OK considering the slump in the economy, […]