UT journalism professor writes that he has a new book out, “The Writing Wright: Notes, Essays, & Advice on Writing, & Ponderings on Writers & the Writing Life”. There’s a blog for the book. Here is a slide show of...

In one of the cathedrals of Southern college football, only two of the journalists “regulars” who attend press briefings are women.  Hmmm… and they never noticed?

… A fake Twitter profile.

It’s not often I find two gems of quotes in one blog post, but I did in this one, pointed out to me by one of my Scripps peeps. WSJ: Newspapers are suffering as advertising moves online. You are a...

Gannett Co., New York Times Co. and E.W. Scripps Co. may post steeper revenue declines than expected through 2009, with cost cuts failing to mitigate the drop, Wachovia Capital Markets analyst John Janedis said. Newspaper industry revenue may fall 14.1%...

There’s a myth that entrepreneurs have special traits that distinguish them from other people. But research shows no unique characteristics. There’s a myth that entrepreneurs are risk takers. But research has shown that they try to manage risk. They outsource...

I switched to the Mid-Century template from Jim Ramsey, the lead designer for Movable Type at Six Apart. I was thinking this site was due for a change. I hope you like it.

Wow, Andy Baio explains how he used Amazon’s Mechanical Turk program to transcribe an an audio interview. The interview was transcribed in less than three hours for $15.40. He also gives a step-by-step description of how he posted his work...

[What The FK is Social Media?](https://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan/what-the-fk-social-media?type=powerpoint “What The FK is Social Media?”)