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Sam Diaz

Helping voters understand the issues by applying a basic journalism skill

Years 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…

4 min readOct 22, 2020

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Helping voters understand the issues by applying a basic journalism skill

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Sam Diaz

Why we can’t look past the Go Back tweet

Is 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?

4 min readJul 21, 2019

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Sam Diaz

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…

4 min readNov 2, 2017

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Silicon Valley should be able to keep Russia out of U.S. elections. Why isn’t it?

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Sam Diaz

The War against the Media is a fake war that can’t be won

You’ve probably heard by now about the war against the media, the President’s battle against the perceived “Fake News.” And you probably…

4 min readJul 3, 2017

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The War against the Media is a fake war that can’t be won

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Sam Diaz

Inside Journalism: Use of anonymous sources is hardly Fake News

Back 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…

4 min readJun 19, 2017

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Inside Journalism: Use of anonymous sources is hardly Fake News

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Sam Diaz

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…

4 min readJun 8, 2017

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Making History: Comey hearing is just one piece of a bigger, still untold story.

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Sam Diaz

Laid off: My time to pause and reboot

I was laid off last week, the casualty of a workforce reduction.

5 min readFeb 15, 2017

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Laid off: My time to pause and reboot

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Sam Diaz

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.

5 min readJan 31, 2017

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Trump’s new America: It’s only been 10 days!

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Sam Diaz

Trump’s war with the press may save journalism

Thanks, Trump.

4 min readJan 19, 2017

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Sam Diaz

Sam Diaz

Longtime journalist who now helps companies to tell their own stories. This is my personal writing outlet. Opinions here are my own.

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