Tag: journalism
NYT food journalist Kim Severson recalls tracking down Sarah Palin in Alaska
Kim Severson discusses softball, culture shock, and why she hates mayo.
6 reasons the New York Times story on Atlanta restaurants gave me cultural indigestion
The headline of the piece was “Atlanta Pulls a Chair to the Table for Culinary Greats,” but after reading it, perhaps a more accurate one would have been “Bless Their Hearts.”
CNN and Georgia Tech are exploring ways to use drones in journalism
It’s not a bird or a plane or a man in cape or even a UFO.
The Red & Black returns to normalcy
The student staff at the University of Georgia’s Red & Black newspaper infamously walked out and created a rival publication after the board of directors attempted to exert more influence over editorial content. That was a year ago this week.
Tweets of the Week (Plus a Tumblr and a Meme): Emory 3/5 Edition
Wagner's piece in the Winter 2013 edition of Emory's alumni magazine used the Constitution's notorious Three-Fifths Compromise, which counts all non-free people (aka, slaves) as only three-fifths of a person, as an example of compromise at its finest.
Corrupt Cops! Voter Fraud! Hookers at Fort Stewart!
In the 1960s, as Atlanta and its boosters jostled with other cities for attention, staffs of the rival Journal and Constitution hustled for scoops.
Requiem for a Reporter: Kathy Scruggs
In her heyday, Kathy Scruggs was a hard-drinking, tough-talking police reporter who wasn't afraid of anything. Her raucous sense of humor was what I loved most about her.
Atlanta at 35: A rollicking, outrageous, loving history of the magazine
Written for our 35th anniversary in 1996: In the beginning was Townsend. He hit Atlanta like a force of nature; ebullient, cherub face, buzz-cut hair, and calling everyone "Dear Heart."
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