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Safety Net: Seven New Year's Resolutions for Journalists Adrift
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A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Saturday, January 16, 2010. Seven New Year's Resolutions for Journalists Adrift. I spent my 20s searching for a vocation. When I landed in journalism, I knew I'd found my calling. But after two decades, my calling left me when my newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, closed last March. I did three months ago confirmed this. 160;I miss the newsroom almost daily - that lively, eccentric mishmash of talented colleagues who made up the P-I&...
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Safety Net: June 2009
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A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Thursday, June 25, 2009. Getting Naturalized: Nothing Like the Movies. What did I expect at my naturalization ceremony a couple weeks ago? Some sort of solemn ritual recognizing the significance of turning in our green cards for Old Glory. After all, patriotism is a big part of the American psyche. It could be that I've seen too many news stories about those Fourth of July naturalization. I looked down my row at other citizens-to-be, from yo...
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Safety Net: September 2009
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A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Sunday, September 27, 2009. SpotUs: The future of investigative journalism? A creative, trendy experiment in citizen journalism called . 160;grabbed headlines last week. The latest buzz came from the Knight Foundation's decision to lavish $340,000 on the Bay-area start-up to help it expand to L. A. in partnership with. USC-Annenberg's School of Journalism. When I worked as an investigative reporter at the Seattle P-I, we shelled out $1333-pl...
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Safety Net: When does Hyperlocal News = Hyper-Nosy?
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A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Sunday, February 21, 2010. When does Hyperlocal News = Hyper-Nosy? I'm a fan of my neighborhood news blog. It tells me when new restaurants open, tracks coyote sightings and reports what caused the latest traffic jam on the bridge. If you live in the 'hood, that stuff matters. The down side of hyperlocal news is that having a public platform can turn some folks into proverbial neighborhood busybodies of the worst sort. Stories also had to me...
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Safety Net: One Year Ago: Shutting Down the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Tuesday, March 16, 2010. One Year Ago: Shutting Down the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. My phone rang as I walked into the empty newsroom before 9 am on March 16, 2009. It was a New York Times reporter fishing for confirmation - about something he wouldn't reveal. That is never good news. 160;Reporters from other news outlets gathered in our lobby, clamoring for comment. A TV reporter couldn't resist asking, "Are you scared? Damn right I was sc...
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Safety Net: January 2010
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A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Saturday, January 16, 2010. Seven New Year's Resolutions for Journalists Adrift. I spent my 20s searching for a vocation. When I landed in journalism, I knew I'd found my calling. But after two decades, my calling left me when my newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, closed last March. I did three months ago confirmed this. 160;I miss the newsroom almost daily - that lively, eccentric mishmash of talented colleagues who made up the P-I&...
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Safety Net: December 2009
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A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Friday, December 18, 2009. Don't be Scrooges: Renew the COBRA subsidy. Before I lost my job as a journalist, I specialized in writing about social policy. I would have spent this year writing about the Great Recession of 2009 if the Seattle Post-Intelligencer hadn't closed in March. Instead, I experienced the economic meltdown firsthand. Now it's about to run out. Meanwhile, Congress is debating whether to extend it. What is there to debate?
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Safety Net: August 2009
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A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Saturday, August 8, 2009. Bad Boys of Ballard. Every neighborhood has its bad boys. The ones who crank up their music until the wee hours or toss trash on your lawn as they cruise by. And then there's the really wild stuff. Take a look," he said, pointing to his green, asphalt-tiled roof. "Over there by the chimney, and over there. A bunch of tiles are missing.". That's odd," I said. "It hasn't even been windy lately.". Bad Boys of Ballard.
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Safety Net: March 2010
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A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Tuesday, March 16, 2010. One Year Ago: Shutting Down the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. My phone rang as I walked into the empty newsroom before 9 am on March 16, 2009. It was a New York Times reporter fishing for confirmation - about something he wouldn't reveal. That is never good news. 160;Reporters from other news outlets gathered in our lobby, clamoring for comment. A TV reporter couldn't resist asking, "Are you scared? Damn right I was sc...
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Safety Net: Don't be Scrooges: Renew the COBRA subsidy
http://safetynetseattle.blogspot.com/2009/12/dont-be-scrooges-renew-cobra-subsidy.html
A Northwest blog about social change, journalism and community. Friday, December 18, 2009. Don't be Scrooges: Renew the COBRA subsidy. Before I lost my job as a journalist, I specialized in writing about social policy. I would have spent this year writing about the Great Recession of 2009 if the Seattle Post-Intelligencer hadn't closed in March. Instead, I experienced the economic meltdown firsthand. Now it's about to run out. Meanwhile, Congress is debating whether to extend it. What is there to debate?
