This was the first live chat I’ve helped plan and participated in. Although I got bumped from my afternoon slot to the end of the night by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, I did succeed in getting him to comment on my review of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Here was the chat line [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Washington DC’
A Rally Without Reason
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Activism, Congress, Humor, Journalists, Politics, Video, Washington DC on November 1, 2010 |
In case it’s not clear in my review of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, I did enjoy it. The event’s crowd control was nonexistent and the AV was inadequate, so my group opted to watch it from the cozy confines of Elephant & Castle on nearby Pennsylvania Avenue. The pub had all of [...]
Clowning Around in Government
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Art, Brazil, Humor, Politics, Theater, Video, Washington DC on October 6, 2010 |
I was originally just going to note on my blog how prescient my talk with Selena turn out to be, but I ran it by my editor at MIL and she was interested in seeing a polished write up. Below is what I threw together. Really, I never cease to be amazed by the dark, absurd comedy [...]
Sounds of ‘The Suburbs’
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Arcade Fire, Minnesota, Music, Spoon, Washington DC on August 11, 2010 |
My blogroll-ed friend Ted Reinert badgered me into going to this show and I’m glad he did. I had seen the Arcade Fire and their awesome openers Spoon twice each and didn’t expect much from either this time around. Both bands put on better shows than I thought were possible. UPDATE: After many, many posts [...]
Writers Talk About Working the Hyper-Local Beat
Posted in PBS MediaShift, tagged Journalists, Media, Music, Pay, Washington DC on July 23, 2010 |
This is my second piece for PBS MediaShift, which is again looking at new opportunities for journalists. Although the quotes I got were much less explosive than in the previous piece, I still managed to work in a great anecdote about dropping inappropriate Sarah Palin references into blog posts to drive traffic. In my first [...]
The Odd Case of the Newseum
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Media, Washington DC on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I hope this wasn’t lost in my critique: I really did enjoy the Newseum. But more as Disneyland for news junkies than as a museum. I do recommend it, with the caveats listed in the More Intelligent Life article. One of Washington, DC’s most popular attractions is also its most unwittingly moribund Walking up historic [...]
The American Prospect: Don’t Ignore Inequality
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged Congress, Health Care, Inequality, New York City, Taxes, Washington DC, Wealth on April 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
For The American Prospect‘s excellent (and highly competitive) fellowship program I had to submit two article critiques and a critique of their group blog TAPPED, among much else. This article critique was assigned, the second critique is of an article I selected for myself. I’m still waiting–with fingers crossed–to hear back from the Prospect. To [...]
Inside EPA: Coal States vs. the GAO
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged Environmental, Washington DC on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This was a wonky writing sample I did after my fourth interview with Inside EPA, a subscription investigative newsletter put out by the Inside Washington Publishers group. In the end, I was disappointed when the publishers decided they wanted someone with more newsroom experience, but I am still proud of the writing I submitted. States [...]
The New Republic: Politics Critique of the Feburary 18, 2009 Issue
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged China, Finance, Politics, Recession, Republicans, Russia, Washington DC on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This was written as a part of my application for TNR‘s once sought-after reporter-researcher position while I was wrapping up my web internship at The Nation. In the past, the year-long position has been an important career springboard for many accomplished journalists. Now I’ve heard TNR, the venerable Washington institution, can only afford to pay [...]
