Diversity of choice in the Google Age

What if the Internet is providing us not with seemingly limitless choices of news sources and a diversity of viewpoints, but with about as many as we got in the early days of cable and everyone watched TV news on...

Flooding in Knoxville

Just seven days ago, Knoxville was flooded by historic rainfall, more than five inches on in a day on top of 10 days of continuous rainy days. Here is what it looked like just outside my subdivision.

Reports from the front lines on the war journalists

I participated in a panel Tuesday called “I’m right, you’re wrong–you stupid jerk” or incivility towards journalists on social media. The panel was part of UT’s Social Media Week. Others on the panel discussion were Knoxville sports radio personality Heather...

We're scattered

Cool map (or data visualization) from 23andMe of where my relatives are located.

A flyover of Gay Street

I'm experimenting with Google Earth Studio, the new web-based animation tool for Google Earth. I suspect it replaces the aging Google Earth Pro desktop program. It certainly appears more powerful.

What issues are important to Tennessee voters

This is an interactive chart that will update. Click on a county to get county level trends. (Sorry, this embed doesn’t seem to work anymore because it’s not AMP compliant. I’ve substituted a static image.)

Chromebooks just got a lot more interesting

My desk with the Pixelbook connected to a KVM switcher with a PC mouse, keyboard and 26 inch monitor. I can switch from a Windows 10 desktop to the Pixelbook.

Google Tools training for journalists coming to Knoxville

Don’t miss an upcoming free training opportunity in Knoxville for journalists. The East Tennessee chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is bringing SPJ’s Google Tools training to town on Saturday, June 2.