More than once, I've found myself in tears when looking at rough layout of an entry for the first... When I run entries on areas of serious conflict, I try to make it as balanced as is possible, som... The success and visibility of the blog has brought a great number of people into my life I would ... There are of course, the spoilsports, the trolls of every flavor, and, the blog comment spammers ... When I say the work is fulfilling, it's not just because it makes me feel good when I hit "publis... For instance, when I ran an entry about Ramadan, I got many heartfelt emails from Muslims living ... When I feel like I can do some good, to be helpful, that's the most worthwhile. I'm happy to announce the launch of a new project of mine, one that lives not on my own domain, b... It's called The Big Picture , a news photo blog inspired by publications like Life Magazine (of o... The Big Picture is intended to highlight high-quality, amazing imagery - with a focus on current ... Each entry will be made up of anywhere from 6-18 photographs, tied together through some common n... My first experiences with serious online photojournalism came back when I was a developer at msnb... That's where I first met Brian Storm and his team, and was really struck by their commitment to q... The photography on The Big Picture comes from many sources, largely wire feeds of AP, Reuters, Ge... Every time I listen to an episode of This American Life, I am moved - I wonder what my fellow com... Every time I listen to an episode of Radio Lab, I learn something I never knew before, and I lear... Both shows are tightly produced, well put-together, and thoroughly engrossing. They both inspire me to do the same thing - to tell stories that move, that inform, that engross.... Thanks to those of you (writers, bloggers, artists, daydreamers, performers, journalists, and mor... Here's wishing you well in 2008, may this year smile on us all. 1.10.2008 X@X 12:26 AM |
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