Editor’s Note: This column was originally published February 6, 2008 By Alan Blanchard – www.cornerstone.edu/journalism While a journalist for more than two decades on daily and weekly newspapers, I’ve spoken to hundreds […]
Invest in informational interviews
Editor’s Note: Column originally published March 4, 2008 By Alan Blanchard What’s the best way to find out if you’re cut out for a career in journalism? A first step is to […]
Rick Warren assume role of reporter?
Editor’s Note: This column first appeared August 22, 2008 By Alan Blanchard A forum featuring Rick Warren with both then presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain was an unusual format. See […]
Times stoops to new low w/McCain story
Editor’s note: This column was originally published February 23, 2008 http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/132415.asp (Seattle-Post Intelligencer editor’s blog on topic) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.html (New York Times article on McCain) By Alan Blanchard From my perspective, and you can […]
Internships pay big dividends
Internships pay huge dividends to university students, but not always in dollar and cents. Up front, I need to disclose a bias. I’m a beneficiary of internships (think Roswell Daily Record, Roswell, […]
The 4th Estate 