What stories we tell each other tells us who we are. When we are moved by the humanity around us, when we are touched by the dramas we see and hear and sense everyday, this is what brings a newspaper alive. And this is when a newspaper that talks to a community connects. I was [...]
Written by Stephen on July 19, 2009
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Written by admin on July 15, 2009
They no longer wait behind. Now, they are arriving like never before. Some come with husbands, but increasingly they come without. They arrive fleeing poverty and wars and religious and racial prejudice. They race here hoping new doors will open. But the doors still remain shut or difficult to open for many. They are the [...]
Written by admin on July 13, 2009
I’ve been thinking about his lately. About how newspapers can seem boring and lifeless without any innovation or feeling for what intrigues us. I couldn’t put the words together and then I ran into this essay – pure serendipity – and that’s what I was thinking. Here is an excerpt from an essay in Nieman [...]
Written by Stephen on July 4, 2009
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