Resurrecting a draft, and a month of reporting, to finish out what will be a really fun story.

Resurrecting a draft, and a month of reporting, to finish out what will be a really fun story.

The Advocate vs. the Times-Picayune

Would normally stay away from posting industry news, but apparent Times-Picayune business model is about as troubling as it is laughable.

On assignment for the NYT. A rural photo shoot.

On assignment for the NYT. A rural photo shoot.

Scene from a weather story.

Scene from a weather story.

Aside from the pressure of writing a feature obituary, the chance to explore the newsroom library is always a welcome one.

Aside from the pressure of writing a feature obituary, the chance to explore the newsroom library is always a welcome one.

Old art hanging in a cranny of the newsroom; truth.

Old art hanging in a cranny of the newsroom; truth.

You can chuckle at a Rolodex, but if it’s on a veteran reporter’s desk, you’d better believe it’s better than the Internet.

You can chuckle at a Rolodex, but if it’s on a veteran reporter’s desk, you’d better believe it’s better than the Internet.

Found items in The New York Times newsroom. (Part 2)

Found items in The New York Times newsroom. (Part 2)

Found items in The New York Times newsroom. (Part 1)

Found items in The New York Times newsroom. (Part 1)

Another departing line

“If you are not asking yourself every couple of years how to once more scare yourself to death, then you are living something of the coward’s life. Ain’t no room for cowards in journalism at this moment in time.”

- Joe Sexton, of The New York Times