Baltimore riots get reporters up close and personal It’s been quite a while since Baghdad Bob stood on a rooftop offering commentary and visuals of an assault on a city. He became an instant sensation among news watchers. Now, many years later, reporters are becoming even more involved in the events they are supposed to […]

The third season of “House of Cards,” premiered last week. Well, premiere may not be the right term – the whole season downloaded in one fell swoop. I’m a fan of “binge watching” – you know, get a few friends together and watch Frank Underwood give a few asides, then you want to see more. […]

I love spell check. I readily admit it. As a 4-decade-old professional writer, I miss the heft and fun factor of Webster’s dictionary – taking it off the shelf, flipping through hundreds of pages and, bam, there’s your word. I probably learned a better vocabulary by gazing at words adjacent to the one I was […]

Many times we turn to email because it’s really efficient, and most professionals read it. That cannot be said about letters and voicemail today. Email is a hot communication tool – according to one source, executives receive an average of 152 emails a day. Thank God for spam filters! However, a global survey in CIO […]

For almost two decades, I taught at a Big Ten university. It was a wonderful experience. I taught advanced writing classes in a school of journalism, and I was often amazed by some of the creative and fresh approaches to old subjects exhibited by the students. Many times, however, I was disappointed with the quality […]