For a decade, I've been a journalist who relies on the phone, meetings, tips, the public and some pit bull instincts for my coverage. This year, the newspaper purchased a video camera, a laptop, and an internet card to do some mojo journalism. Since then, I have found it incredibly difficult to do it as a county government reporter. I don't think newspapers should ever stop covering meetings, because that's how we watch decision making of local officials. I work in a county where it is growing f… Continue

It's Monday. I don't like Mondays, even if I had them off. I don't think I would even like Mondays if I lived in Paris where they get 1-hour lunches with naps, cheese and wine. OK, I've never been to Paris, so maybe that's not fair.

I finished my fourth multimedia project for the newspaper last week. You can read and watch it here.

I have to say I am not a fan of how the Web site presents the mate… Continue

I spent a quarter of my day today trying to roam Spotsylvania County, Va, as a roaming journalist. I was promised a video camera, a still camera, and I already have my mobile laptop.

After 10 years in this industry, I've never enjoyed doing man on the streets, but this sort of forces you to approach people who you normally wouldn't approach unless you were writing a news story that directly affected them. Believe it or not, it's intimidating a bit. Do I walk up to every person I see an… Continue