The importance of media literacy
My letter advocating for media literacy appeared in the Oct. 4 print edition of the Minneapolis StarTribune. I wrote it …
Tag Archives: journalism
What will you do with that English degree?
School started this week at MSU-Mankato; as always, the first week went by quickly. The week was filled with reconnecting …
Photojournalism by one of the best in the business
Some photographers are splashy and flashy. They may use a lot of effects and create magnificent works of art. But …
What’s making me happy this week (July 29)
My favorite reads from the past week: “You Just Got Out of Prison: Now What?” New York Times magazine. So …
Book review: THE BROTHERS
My review of THE BROTHERS: THE ROAD TO AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
3 things making me happy this week (March 27)
This week: Writing, photography, and a king.
The hidden face of death: Part I
For a media culture that’s saturated with violence and death, we are reluctant to post images of real-life violence and …
Little adults: The end of an era?
A woman at the Carlyle book club last week posed a good question. In my book, I write about a …
Throwback Thursday: Grandma with camera, c. 1976
On Christmas, my sister and I were talking about Grandma Zimny’s camera. Oddly enough, I had come across this picture …
Famous residents, living and dead (but mostly, dead)
In 2003 I went to a writing conference at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. For a workshop assignment, …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 