Being a journalist can be stressful, but at least in the U.S. most of us don't have to worry about this:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116554586173144220-SGzZDPen_os_85AmpbRiTTZEkBE_20061215.html?mod=blogs
A muckracking Russian newspaper where three of the reporters were murdered in the last six years. The story starts w/ the editor in chief wondering if he should shut down the paper - "I felt no profession was worth dying for."
Man.
I heard a talk from an investigative journalist at UC Berkeley who reported on some Mob stories. He said he wasn't really afraid of getting whacked, he was more afraid of getting sued and having his house taken.
December 9, 2006
Bringing sexy back
My god, could I resume entries in this blog after ten months with a more lame pop culture reference?
Well, I'm sad to say that, yes, it's been way too long I've posted to W.D. and with ideas floating around my head the entire time, nonetheless.
A quick catch-up on the life, then:
I've been at my new job at Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers for about 10 months. I live in Port St. Lucie, FL. I've been covering City Council meetings, political shananigans, the November elections, neighborhood issues, the Planning & Zoning board, and generally all things related to peoples' tax dollars. It's been a little slow lately. We just got a new metro editor who seems really good, just the kind of person that I think should quarterback the coverage of 10 reporters.
I have a lovely girlfriend, Susie, who I met at the Sun-Sentinel. We've been together almost a year.
I had to change my California license plate to a Florida plate last month. Yikes. I want to frame/mount the old plate somewhere.
But since my idea for this blog is to focus primarily on various media-related topics rather than be a social dissemination tool, I'll bring it back to the top.
Well, I'm sad to say that, yes, it's been way too long I've posted to W.D. and with ideas floating around my head the entire time, nonetheless.
A quick catch-up on the life, then:
I've been at my new job at Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers for about 10 months. I live in Port St. Lucie, FL. I've been covering City Council meetings, political shananigans, the November elections, neighborhood issues, the Planning & Zoning board, and generally all things related to peoples' tax dollars. It's been a little slow lately. We just got a new metro editor who seems really good, just the kind of person that I think should quarterback the coverage of 10 reporters.
I have a lovely girlfriend, Susie, who I met at the Sun-Sentinel. We've been together almost a year.
I had to change my California license plate to a Florida plate last month. Yikes. I want to frame/mount the old plate somewhere.
But since my idea for this blog is to focus primarily on various media-related topics rather than be a social dissemination tool, I'll bring it back to the top.
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