I like to write.
You have to give credit where credit is due, and that’s why you have to thank Sarah Koenig for podcasts. If it weren’t for the popularity of “Serial,” no one would really be drawn to this form of storytelling. Even though one of the podcasts on my list has poked so many holes in the … Read more
Have you ever seen a movie, thought, “Hmm. Good movie,” and moved on with your life, then watched it again and found that it had a much deeper impact the second time around? The first time I saw “Gravity,” to be fair, it was with my mother-in-law, which is to say it was accented with … Read more
I wrote what’s below back in July — Alton Sterling, the police officers shot in New Orleans, Philandro Castille. I wrote it because it was really bugging me. I wrote it and put it away. It was more like therapy and I felt just fine after I hit “save.” Then Colin Kaepernick. Last weekend, I … Read more
Recently, our newsroom was eligible for various Poynter Institute training that mostly served as a updated road map to digital and social media tools in this new journalism age. Most of it was really useful. But there was one that blew my mind, not only regarding the presenter (OK, look. You don’t ever use the … Read more
Most journalists I know, especially those currently in the game, are multi-taskers, to say the least. I can’t think of anyone I know in a newsroom with only one job. Many people feel stretched thin and yet, they love the job so much that they find it difficult to walk away. Most of us have … Read more
I’ve been in Lakeland for nearly a year now, and this place is unlike any other place I’ve lived. Right now, I’m renting a house that’s next door to a farm. On the other side of that farm is a six-lane highway. On a given morning, I can hear cows lowing, the hum of traffic … Read more
Like everyone else in the world, I got caught up in “Serial” when it debuted in late 2014 and quickly disappeared down the rabbit hole of the Adnan Syed case. When “Serial” was over, I was thinking there had to be more, that there had to be more to know. And there was — if … Read more
There has been some light chatter lately about the casting for the upcoming biopic about Nina Simone. OK, no. People are legit mad about this. It surrounds the fact that Zoe Saldana in no way resembles the singer/activist. This is a concept that is rather unprecedented in Hollywood, right? Hiring an actor who doesn’t look … Read more
Yes, yes. Once again, the Oscars took on the ‘I have a black friend’ approach and came off as awkward as ever. Chris Rock’s opening was masterful, but wow, did the lack of diversity get poured on thick for the hour I watched. Finally, I crossed my fingers for Leonardo DiCaprio and watched The Big … Read more