Vogts judging high school journalism competition today
Today I am taking a break from being a paraeducator at U.S.D. 106’s Western Plains High School to do something very near and dear to […]
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Anonymous source never told reporter true name
Recently Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien revealed the name of a confidential source she used in reporting about murder suspect Samuel Bonilla. Prior […]
Dodge City reporter gives up source
Friday I wrote about Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien. She was being held in contempt and fined a $1,000 a day for not […]
Free press being attacked in Kansas
Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien is under attack, along with the freedoms the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution afford journalists. On Oct. […]
Drew Carey is a photog
Drew Carey, comedian, actor, producer and the host of CBS Television’s “The Price is Right,” has added a couple other jobs to his resume. For […]
Front Page Friday (the Monday edition): Super Bowl XLIV
If you haven’t heard it by now, I suggest you get out more, but the New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl XLIV Sunday in Miami […]
Front Page Friday: Eye-catching art
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 […]
Optimist to publish on iPad
On Jan. 27, Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its latest product, a much-anticipated tablet computer. It is called the iPad. It is a pretty slick looking […]
Steve Buttry joining start-up competitor to WaPo
In October, I wrote about how the parent company of Politico.com, Allbritton Communications Co., is starting a local news site for the Washington D.C. area. […]
Front Page Friday: The Record, Herald News
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 […]
LJWorld giving unemployed readers a $1 subscription
This is kind of neat. On Thursday, The Lawrence Journal-World announced a special, 13-week subscription rate for those who are unemployed and have the proper […]
Online journalism dubbed Fifth Estate
The press in the United States and abroad has long been referred to as the Fourth Estate. The term was seemingly coined by Scottish writer […]