Episode 3 of the We the Voters podcast asks big questions about journalism and the media. I walk you through the history of journalism in the United States before asking a big question: where should the future lead for news? I look at the issue from two sides: (A) the Read more…
Last week at this time, I was sitting at a kitchen table in a warm, cozy kitchen in Oklahoma. There were fading family photos taped to dark wood cabinets, coffee brewing on the counter, and a flurry of chatter as people came in and out of the open screen door. Read more…
In the past 13 weeks on the road, I have made a concerted effort to stay current on what’s happening in the world — both on a micro, communities-I-visit level and a macro, both national and international level. It’s easy enough to slip into a pattern of skimming the news Read more…
On September 11, 2001, I was just barely 8 years old. As hard as I try, I can’t tell you much from that day. I can remember sitting in the back seat of my mom’s Honda Accord next to my brother, legs and back pressed up against the scratchy, mystery Read more…