Posts tagged “Blogging”
It was a moment in time
Last week my Web site was hacked. That may seem like bad news, but it provided a moment of clarity. It was time for a change. The Journalism Iconoclast is no more. That’s not who I am anymore. More on that later. My new blog is Endemic. It’s a blog on being. On being a [...]
Beware of that crazy Internet (and bad advice from professors)
“When I was in college, a professor said, ‘Beware of the Internet.’ Everyone and anyone is a ‘journalist’ or ‘writer’ because of it. Six years later, I owe the Internet a big hug, because before my memoir Rattled! there was Storked! on glamour.com. But I do consider myself a real writer, and my stories are [...]
It’s not what you know — it’s who you know (from your blog)
We’ve all heard this cliche, but it’s true. Connections matter and networking is the name of the game. It’s not that unfair either. Think about it from the position of a prospective employer: Would you rather hire someone you are familiar with and know a bit about their work or take a chance on a [...]