Yesterday was Pi Day – March 14 or 3.14 – and I heard a little story about this on NPR as I was driving into work. It reminded me how much my journalism students hate math. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Get Those Digits
Journalism Notes: Faith in the “Spotlight”
Image courtesy of emw at Wikimedia Commons, under a Creative Commons license With Sunday night's Oscar win for best picture, “Spotlight,” the movie about the Boston Globe's investigation into systemic child abuse by Catholic priests, provided renewed validation of the press's role to hold the powerful accountable in our society. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Faith in the “Spotlight”
Journalism Notes: Dreaming Nervously
Image Credit: StockSnap at Pixabay.com This week I, along with a dedicated group of University of Tampa students and a Central Florida youth cultural arts nonprofit called Prodigy, will launch a community journalism program for teens. Tampa Youth Voice will be an online youth media platform where young people in Tampa will tell their own stories, as well as those of their peers and their neighborhoods, from their own perspectives. For me, this marks the culmination of years in which I've sought to bridge my … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Dreaming Nervously
Journalism Notes: Pressing On II
In my last post I took some time to consider the ideas of legacy and success from a Christian perspective. When I die, how will people remember me? What will be my mark on the world? What impact will I have made on the lives of others? I didn't know at the time how apropos those words would be. Last Tuesday my grandmother died. On Saturday I gave the eulogy at her funeral. She was 94 years old. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Pressing On II
Journalism Notes: Pressing On
When I die, no one will make a documentary about me. I don't expect a big New York Times obit on my grand contributions to society and culture. It's unlikely that social media will be flooded with worldwide tributes and memorials to how my work changed people's lives. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Pressing On