The important journalism question I avoided for too long
LIKE A GOURMET meal, the best journalism depends on having the right ingredients. Gifted cooks can make macaroni cheese taste pretty good, but they can’t produce…
Dress codes and determination
I ONCE VISITED a church in Eastern Europe where the custom held that anyone who preached had to wear a jacket. The rationale: when Peter recognized…
Desert island disciples
ONE OF MY favorite jokes is about the man found after spending years shipwrecked alone on a desert island. As his rescuers sail away with him,…
The prophet’s guide to good journalism
THE OLD TESTAMENT prophet Habakkuk didn’t set out to write a reporter’s primer, but he offers some great advice in his short book. Good journalism can…
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