Writer’s Lifeguard: Death by Tartar Sauce
By Jules Older Greetings, fellow Lifeguards, from a sunny winter day in Auckland. I’ve just learned that my new ebook is now for sale on all e-platforms: Kindle, iTunes, Nook and a few I’ve never heard of. Should you decide to recklessly squander $3.99 USD on it, please rate it as well. And if you’re inclined […]
Investigative Voice and former Baltimore detective worked together on new book: “Why Do We Kill?”
Baltimore homicide detective joins award-winning investigative reporter at Investigative Voice and national crime website to peer into the minds of killers. Baltimore MD — Former Baltimore City homicide detective Kelvin Sewell has seen it all. Gang members burned alive; a baby unceremoniously stuffed into the ground by its own mother; a sex offender who killed a […]
WRITERS LIFEGUARD: Anne and Me, We Disagree
By Jules Older Anne Lamott is my favorite writer who writes about writing. “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott is my favorite book about writing. “Word by Word” by Anne Lamott is my favorite audiobook about writing. But I’ve got a bone to pick with Anne Lamott. It’s because of something she said at the beginning […]
CJR: Yahoo’s New Digital Media Stylebook
By Bill Grueskin August 12, 2010 11:11 a.m. The Yahoo Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World | St. Martin’s Griffin | 528 pages, $21.99 If you strolled by a copy editor’s desk at any metro newsroom thirty years ago, you would have likely seen, sandwiched between the […]
Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide (Paperback)
From Publishers Weekly Henry Jenkins, founder and director of MIT’s comparative media studies program, debunks outdated ideas of the digital revolution in this remarkable book, proving that new media will not simply replace old media, but rather will learn to interact with it in a complex relationship he calls “convergence culture.” The book’s goal is […]
Don’t Let Inertia Tie You Down: Adversity Leads to New Opportunities
By Marcie Eanes March 17, 2010 Recent upheavals in journalism have left people scratching their heads at this unprecedented level of uncertainty. All the hard work of building a career can easily disappear with a pink slip. After packing up your desk, commiserating with colleagues, and trying to put on a brave front, the question of what to do next […]
Print May Be on the Way Out, but Content is Here to Stay
By Mark Mayfield Thirty-two years ago I was a senior in college, and editor of my campus newspaper. I wrote editorials and columns on an old manual typewriter, with carbon sheets placed between cheap yellow pulp paper. Sound familiar? Anyone of my generation can remember a time before computers, before VCRs/DVRS, before cell phones and, of […]