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Stiltjack, a new site for writers

I was happily surprised when Martin Cooper of Stiltjack contacted me and asked if I’d like to send in some of my writing for his project, Broadsheet Stories. I think his idea is a terrific one, and I’m pleased to be a part of it. I asked Martin to write me a guest post telling us, in his own words, what he’s doing and where his idea came from. His explanation follows.

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Should You Go to J-School? A Newspaper Editor’s Thoughts

Guest blog with Robb Grindstaff, newspaper editor!

What are the benefit of a j-school advanced degree in today’s media world? What is today’s media world? What about tomorrow? Is spending $40-$50,000 on a j-school master’s program worth it anymore?

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Some more news…

Those of you who followed Servicing the Pole are probably wondering what I’m going to do now that the last chapter from that manuscript has been broadcast.

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Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, And Rent Boys

I’ve just received word that Hos will be on the cover of this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review. As the editor, David Henry Sterry, reminded us: “200,000 books will be published this year. 52 of them will end up on the cover of the Sunday New York Times book review.”

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Question for my regular readers

Please speak your minds and let me know what you would like to see on this site. I am always open to suggestions.

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Ain’t that a kick in the head?

Embedded video from CNN Video I found this especially amusing because chapter forty-four of Servicing the Pole (not yet posted) features a nearly identical story. Stay tuned for it in a few weeks.

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