Tag Archives: journalism

Quickie on context

Posted on March 18, 2012 by sheilawill

The story’s in the details, says Gus, city editor at the Baltimore Sun in the last season of “The Wire.” We’re doing an all-day watch of the last 10 episodes so no spoiler alerts please! Wish I could start all … Continue reading →

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Obama Cares

Posted on January 14, 2011 by sheilawill

After attending last night’s “Together We Thrive: Tucson & America” event at the University of Arizona’s McKale Center, I’ve changed my mind about the president’s lack of “gumption.” That’s what I said in “Time to Take a Stand,” my blog … Continue reading →

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Journalism is not a hobby — damn right

Posted on November 24, 2010 by sheilawill

How outrageous, how contemptuous, how idiotic is Sarah Palin? Really. “As for doing an interview, though, with a reporter [Katie Couric] who already has such a bias against whatever it is that I would come out and say? Why waste … Continue reading →

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Sheila talks about writing

Posted on November 23, 2010 by sheilawill

I’m no Stephen King, nor do I want to be, but his “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” is worth reading. It’s a generous work, published the year after King was nearly killed walking down a Maine country road, … Continue reading →

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Bran Donuts

Posted on November 20, 2010 by sheilawill

That’s how Rachel McAdams, playing morning-everything-TV show producer Becky Fuller, portrays combining news and entertainment in the cute new movie “Morning Glory,” which we saw tonight. McAdams is like a buzz saw in the lead role, with an always terrific … Continue reading →

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Addendum to “Journalism” post

Posted on October 24, 2010 by sheilawill

I referred to the famous line from “Network” in my Oct. 17 “Journalism” post. Apparently, Carl Paladino, or Crazy Carl, the nutty N.Y. Republican nominee for governor, has co-opted “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this … Continue reading →

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Citizen Journalism?

Posted on August 14, 2010 by sheilawill

There’s no such thing. Citizen bloggers, OK, I can live with that. Don’t we have enough media mishmash already? No one is objective, not even we journalists, not even social studies teachers or historians. But good journalists are aware. Who … Continue reading →

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