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Covering city council race
As a journalist, one of the most frustrating things about the job can be getting out-scooped. In a city the size of Columbia, with so many media outlets, it unfortunately happens more than I’d like. S… more →
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Runaway to Sea?
worldslaziestjournalist wrote 3 days ago: We’ve run some tips for folks who want to find a hippie commune, but what about tips for peopl … more →
Covering city council race
Chelsea Arnold wrote 3 weeks ago: As a journalist, one of the most frustrating things about the job can be getting out-scooped. In a c … more →
Two-time challenger John Clark on Hindman's retirement
Elliot Njus wrote 2 months ago: John Clark John Clark, a two-time challenger to Mayor Darwin Hindman, said he would still like to se … more →
Watkins Talks Downtown Development with Public Lifers
Kathleen Pointer wrote 4 months ago: City Manager Bill Watkins is concerned that downtown is becoming an area of just “government buildin … more →
Richland Road Redux
barkerj wrote 4 months ago: After a somewhat contentious Planning and Zoning Commission hearing on an application to annex and r … more →
City Council retreat -- worth the money?
barkerj wrote 5 months ago: One of the issues that bounced around the national media a couple of months ago was public anger ove … more →
Some context on the KOMU layoffs
Andrew Van Dam wrote 6 months ago: An editor brought to my attention that, in my April 29 story about layoffs at MU’s KOMU-TV, I … more →
Reporter's Notebook on Davao Death Squad
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Arvin Antonio Ortiz wrote 7 months ago: As days passed by, more and more media outfits are looking into the Davao Death Squad phenomenon in … more →
From a reporter's notebook (in Sacramento)
worldslaziestjournalist wrote 8 months ago: Photos for the dog-off will be posted later. The Sacramento Roller Derby team will have try-outs on … more →
Time to buy new supplies for the mobile office
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jenniferlarsonwrites wrote 8 months ago: A couple of days ago, I realized that I no longer had a pen and notepad within easy reach inside my … more →
Reporter's Notebook Stumps Two Out Of Three Retailers
tomthejourno wrote 9 months ago: Shopping sometimes makes me so angry. Today I was out buying notebooks to help me note things dow … more →
What can we do better?
Jewels Phraner wrote 9 months ago: After an early morning meeting about blogging today, Watchword readers can expect to see some change … more →
Terrific Drama
Mr. Brannan wrote 10 months ago: In which a game goes down to the wire. My high school basketball reporting experience this year has … more →
Reporter's Notebook
Mr. Brannan wrote 11 months ago: A few notes, anecdotes, and thoughts from my travels across central Indiana covering high school spo … more →
A Pictorial Retelling of the Ryland Story
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Molly Harbarger wrote 11 months ago: After writing this article about two historic houses moving the the Boone Junction History Village, … more →
New Season
Mr. Brannan wrote 1 year ago: The high school girls basketball season has started here in Indiana, and I got to cover my first gam … more →
History, in the Newsroom
Mary Elise DeCoursey wrote 1 year ago: Well, Watchword faithful, you’ve stuck with us through all 16 hours of blogging today. Our new … more →
Holograms on television, who knew?
Holly Jackson wrote 1 year ago: The newsroom imploded with sound as CNN projected its second hologram interview of the evening. Then … more →
Planning for anything
Holly Jackson wrote 1 year ago: As Missourian page designer Alex McGuffie plans for tomorrow’s front page, she has to keep an … more →
