Today my Mike Tyson feature/essay was published in Sports On Earth. When I had the pleasure of interviewing "Iron" Mike two years ago, it was for the sole purpose of writing a chapter on him for my yet to be finished book, The History of New Jersey Boxing by The History Press. So as teaching … Continue reading Mike Tyson Story Goes Live Today
For those of you that feel awful about yourselves due to your lavish Thanksgiving Day dinner, then here is one more for you to do so. While we all scoffed and tossed out all the extra food because we just had to have a piece of every dish, we often forget about how that food … Continue reading The Harvest Of Shame, 55 Years Later
While Dan Rather is probably one of the most influential journalists in recent history, I have a hard time putting him in my list of my all time greats. In fact, to me, he’s not near the top of the list at all. Maybe it all started when Walter Cronkite clearly didn’t endorse Dan. Not … Continue reading Robert Redford and the ‘Truth’ About Dan Rather
The moment you write the word "I" in your story, your relationship with your reader changes. Because now you are a character just like everyone else. Your observations have to become even more prevalent. Your opinions now have to be known. You have to ask yourself - is my involvement important enough to be in … Continue reading Immersion Journalism
So maybe you like the world of TMZ or the absurdity of political pundits being the most recognized journalists in the world. But for those "in the know," we are fully aware that some of the most recognizable, and sadly profitable forms of journalism, is not really journalism at all. Good journalism costs. It's takes … Continue reading Good Investigate Journalism Co$ts
