cnn, failure, learning, losing, tedturner
Lead, follow or get out o' the way
Ted Turner has been a longtime hero of mine — It was an article he wrote about the media business that was the last push to leave a safe, lucrative publishing job to start a local media business.
I just stumbled on a nice CNN interview with him.
For me, this was the money-shot: Read the rest of this entry »
Switching it over to AM, searching for a truer sound. Can’t recall the call letters. Steel guitar and settle down, catching an all-night station somewhere in Louisiana — It sounds like 1963, but for now it sounds like heaven.
— Jay Farrar
May the wind take your troubles away. May the wind take your troubles away. Both feet on the floor, two hands on the wheel, may the wind take your troubles away.
How “Yes, and…” at Dallas Comedy House turns ten strangers into a big ball of funny
We quickly learn that support is the name of the game -- this particular philosophy of improv, the same that has spawned countless Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central stars, is all based on the concept of "Yes, and..." While much drama is based on conflict, good improv is based on agreement and amplification.
Banjo, The Best Dog Ever™
There’s an old saying that “I wish I could be half the man my dog thinks I am.” That’s a good one. But someday, I also hope to become half the man my dog was.
The Wedding Toast
I encounter far too many people in this world who are dead behind the eyes — Houston isn’t one of them. He is a real man in the greatest sense, and his powers of perception and his constant search for what is real and genuine in a fast-food world will continue to enrich both your lives.
Why I think the economy is even scarier than I thought
Pegasus News: "Square Pegs" 10/9/08
Peter is at the door. He's broke and pissed and Paul is off on one last exotic resort junket before he goes into court-ordered rehab.
Multimedia: Ferguson Road Initiative celebrates ten years of changing neighborhoods for the better
Pegasus News: 10/2/08
For me, the history of Pegasus News will always be intertwined with the Ferguson Road Initiative (FRI).
Search, data and the responsibilities of news orgs
Pegasus News: "Square Pegs" 6/16/08
Technology is allowing us do things that seemed a pipedream three years ago. Along the way, we need to reflect on the downsides of the upside.
Why I love local
Pegasus News: "Square Pegs" 1/27/08
...if local is a sentence, lock me up and throw away the key
The State of Journalism
Duke Magazine 9/10/07
[Kevin] Sack might be surprised to see our database of every candidate, official, and contributor in our region-something the newspaper does not provide. He might be appalled to learn that mere citizens reported on elections in towns that journalists eschew. When we cover mundane things, we get hundreds of responses and thousands of eyeballs-partly because of technologies Sack fears, delivering unique and wanted information to each individual.
Mud starts flying in Dallas District 9 Council race
Pegasus News 4/21/07
When we put up our political database, we certainly hoped to generate thoughtful discussion and debate about local elections. We didn't expect to become a battlefield of leaked information, mis-information and confusing whodunits.
Lessons from the launch Online Journalism Review 1/17/07 ...we launched a prototype entertainment site; won an EPpy award; nearly fell to pieces; and made more mistakes than we can count -- But we’ve learned some invaluable lessons about local digital media along the way. Here’s a sampling of some of the things that we think we know now.
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