Death and journalism have always maintained a delicate and sometimes weird relationship. During my days as a news writer for the old United Press International, my first lesson on the subject involved events with death tolls. Any time the death
by Scott Hogenson8 Jul 2010, 7:55 AM PST0
Washington Post writer David Weigel has resigned his job reporting on the conservative movement and the Republican Party and the newspaper is well rid of him. Having only been hired in the spring of 2010, it took little time for
by Scott Hogenson26 Jun 2010, 12:35 PM PST0
A New Jersey court decision has determined that a writer in Washington State named Shellee Hale is not protected by New Jersey’s shield law protecting journalists from being forced to reveal their sources because… wait for it… the court says
by Scott Hogenson29 Apr 2010, 12:43 PM PST0
President Obama this week announced that his administration would ease-up on the long moratorium on offshore drilling for oil and natural gas. Congress may not have made up its collective mind on the issue but some in the American media
by Scott Hogenson4 Apr 2010, 1:20 PM PST0
Headline writing has always been an art. From my earliest days as print newsman, finding the right words to tell a story and fit the allotted space was a routine challenge that often sparked some of the liveliest debates in
by Scott Hogenson18 Mar 2010, 12:19 PM PST0
The stage is being set for another round of media examinations of “military culture” thanks to the ever weirder and more sordid saga of former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY). For the uninitiated or those awakening from a deep coma, Massa
by Scott Hogenson17 Mar 2010, 3:21 PM PST0