The 'newspapers' Tag Archive

Below you'll find all my writing tagged with the word newspapers. The posts are listed in chronological order. Click the post title to read more.

December 28th, 2009

Things that can go the way of the dodo in 2010, part 1

I’m not one to make predictions being that I have such an abysmal record. For instance, “Nobody will ever stop reading the actual newspaper and get their news on the Internet.” Or, “Who wants a phone/calendar/PDA all in one, that’s dumb.” Jodi, the great prognosticator. It’s my penchant for picking the exact opposite of what [...]

January 15th, 2009

This is why I try to avoid making predictions

It was the spring of 1994. I’m pretty sure it was Jan Larson’s Magazine class (I can’t remember if it was editing or writing or just magazines in general). It might have been advanced reporting. There were a dozen or so of us seated around a large wooden table and Ms. Larson was trying to [...]

July 29th, 2003

i’m always the last to know

when i saw the City Pages: The Next Battle in the Newspaper Wars, i made a mental note to go back and read the story. i am fascinated by the newspaper wars, and the fact that the twin cities are still a two paper town. of course, this fascination make perfect sense, since i’m the [...]