Today is my birthday. Please, there’s no need to sing. All I really want is for you to help Overheard in the Newsroom win Mashable’s Open Web Award in the “best site for journalists” category. That’s not too much, is it? Overheard in the Newsroom is a project my friend Kevin started almost a year [...]

I’m guest-editing over at Overheard in the Newsroom on Saturday and Sunday! If you’re not already familiar with the site, take a look — it’s all of the crazy things you hear in a newsroom. My first pick: Reporter: “There’s something wrong when I see ‘Newspaper reporter killed’ in a headline and my first thought [...]

A couple of friends have launched new blogs. You should check them out. Up first: Christopher Ave. You know his work from the “Gimme the Truth,” the Politifact song (video at left). He’s also the political editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. His other job is Music for Media, which creates music for all sorts [...]