Write More Listicles
As journalists, we need to write for our readers. By this, I don’t mean that you should pander. Good reporting should challenge its readers. We are in the business of reporting things exciting, interesting, [...]
Find The Hard Interview
Interviews are the heart of what we do as journalists, but some people are harder to find than others. Despite our best intentions this can slant our stories in favor of the businesses and [...]
Stories From A Shithole
People aren't props. I had planned to post a different story today, but the news has caught up with me. Writing about tax collectors will have to wait. We need to talk about shithole countries. [...]
Travel Bans and Super Bowls
By now readers will know about President Donald Trump's travel ban and its follow-up. This executive order barred refugees from entering the country for three months and kept out immigrants for 120 days from the following [...]
The Tourism Trap
In the wake of thawing U.S.-Cuban relations a lot of ink has spilled about tourism on the streets of Havana. The chatter has only grown following Fidel Castro’s death, as more and more people expect Cuba to return [...]
Did We Fail?
Like many journalists, I am having a crisis of the soul. In the days since November 8's election a form of self reflection has become very popular among newsrooms of every stripe. Writing for the New York Times, columnist [...]