Jan 292012
 

Permit me a long post about something I’ve been musing on in my field of work: namely, how to build effective and mutually constructive relationships between reporters and members of the general public who may enter the news at some point in their lives. Before I begin, a disclaimer: this is a musing on my own internal learning process. I’m not reinventing the wheel here; I’m not going to say anything that a thousand million reporters aren’t already doing and thinking and saying. But nonetheless, it’s my journey and, lately, my inspiration. And perhaps some will find that worth reading. [...click for more...]

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Jan 232012
 

Last week, I asked Twitter a very important question: What is a leek, and what can I do with it? As it turns out, a leek is a type of mild onion that is good in soup, and also I am the only person who didn’t know what a leek is. Here’s why I was asking: last week, I got my very first delivery of organic produce from Fresh Option. And lo, there were leeks in that box. My interest in signing up for organic produce delivery is twofold. For most of my life, I have survived almost exclusively on [...click for more...]

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