Journalism, Technology, History

Back in the day when type was hot

I agree with Julie Starr; these old newspaper videos from the 1950s are great. She has some others on in her blog post. Give them a look. Somehow I don’t believe the “push this button” system we have today would...

Spelling Bee: Cee Pee Em

Mark Potts said it at Block by Block, but I’ve heard it before: “Small, local business owners can’t even spell ‘CPM.’”

Arbiters of our future

An effort I’m involved with at E.W. Scripps to have editors and online directors redefine the company’s strategies and to hire 40 paid interns across the company to help free us a bit from the day-to-day demands so we will...

Random evolution: We split the gene pool

After 1,665 entries over more than five years, I’ve decided to split this blog in two, with this one renamed to reflect the domain name, jacklail.com, and a new Random Mumblings blog at www.randommumblings.com. This will remain my professional presence...
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