Helping voters understand the issues by applying a basic journalism skillYears ago, when I was just a cub newspaper reporter, one of my editors taught me a valuable journalism skill — how to cut through the crap…Oct 22, 2020Oct 22, 2020
Why we can’t look past the Go Back tweetIs it more than just “a stupid tweet” when it morphs into a chant, carries hateful racial undertones and gives others the OK to repeat it?Jul 21, 2019Jul 21, 2019
Silicon Valley should be able to keep Russia out of U.S. elections. Why isn’t it?There’s this song that I sing to my wife every time we hear it in the car, a fun and catchy tune that expresses my love and lifelong…Nov 2, 20172Nov 2, 20172
The War against the Media is a fake war that can’t be wonYou’ve probably heard by now about the war against the media, the President’s battle against the perceived “Fake News.” And you probably…Jul 3, 2017Jul 3, 2017
Inside Journalism: Use of anonymous sources is hardly Fake NewsBack in the 1970s, four journalists at The Fresno Bee newspaper were jailed for refusing to give up the name of a source — a so-called…Jun 19, 2017Jun 19, 2017
Making History: Comey hearing is just one piece of a bigger, still untold story.If you’ve ever read a textbook version of U.S. History — which I’ve done more than a few times during my kids’ high school years — you know…Jun 8, 2017Jun 8, 2017
Laid off: My time to pause and rebootI was laid off last week, the casualty of a workforce reduction.Feb 15, 20171Feb 15, 20171
Trump’s new America: It’s only been 10 days!It’s hard to believe that we’ve only been through 10 days of this.Jan 31, 2017Jan 31, 2017