"What do you do?" It's the age-old question that is always lurking, waiting to be asked at the next industry conference, cocktail party, and/or random encounter on an airplane. In one way, the question is innocent and a genuine attempt to understand more about you. On...
2014: The Year in Place
Place impacts people in a deep way. It creates culture, which explains why I am forever fascinated with the things that make up place—things like geography, local customs, food and beverage, music, art and so on. Here’s a run down of the places (other than home) where...
Media Literacy 101: Be Sold, But Not Fooled
I met Faris Yakob of Genius Steals at a conference hosted by Henry Jenkins at MIT a number of years ago. I recall being pleased that he was familiar with AdPulp. And it was fun to rap with someone I'd only known from afar at the time. This morning, I learned that...
In Stormy Waters, More Journalists Jump Ship (With No Shore In Sight)
Journalists are under siege today. In many countries around the world, journalists risk and sometimes lose their lives in the line of duty. Here at home, the threat isn't violence against their person, but a failure of the business model that for decades supported...
On The Frontier, Justice Was Bought And Paid For
"People love to talk. They love to slander you if you have any substance." -Mattie Ross Mike Kline, my friend since freshman year at F&M, was in Portland with his family last August. Over Italian food and later over coffee at Albina Press, we spoke of President...