Just returned from covering PhotoExpo 2005 in New York CIty. A great convention, with surprisingly easily navigable and accessible displays, given the size of the event ... Im planning a new product story concentrating on consumer-level cameras and equipment, and a holiday gift guide for shutterbugs. Doing some extra research at the Times Square Brewery... … Continue reading PhotoExpo 2005
There is another … Writing Tips from a Fellow Blogger
I usually don't like steadfast rules for writing or editing, but my fellow scribe wrote this suggestion for editing your own work on his blog, Write Now. The entry, Don't Be a Yoda, offers a few Jedi mind tricks to keep your writing concise. I tried them, and now I'm using the anti-Yoda all the … Continue reading There is another … Writing Tips from a Fellow Blogger
Journalism’s Cool Factor #2: Free Food
After shooting this massive antipasto for a story on holiday event planning,I got to take this platter plus a slew of homemade cookies back to the office with me. Journalism's Cool Factor #2: Free Food, and awesome food at that from The Federal (ww After shooting this massive antipasto for a story on holiday event … Continue reading Journalism’s Cool Factor #2: Free Food
Don’t Let the Baggage Get you Down
Make Mine a Guinness... photo copyright JCS 2005 Just returned from a press trip to Ireland and France, seeing the sights by train and ferry. Whirlwind tour doesn't even begin to describe this experience, but in travel writing you also learn some necessary tid bits about schlepping your schlock all over a continent. I've always … Continue reading Don’t Let the Baggage Get you Down
Journalism Cool Factor #1 – meeting niche celebrities
The best thing about being a journalist is you get to learn little bits and pieces about a million different things within a given time period -- I call it becoming a dinner-table expert on a topic. You glean just enough information to be engaging and/or interesting for as long as it takes to finish … Continue reading Journalism Cool Factor #1 – meeting niche celebrities
