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White House Tweetup live blog
I was invited to attend the holiday edition White House Tweetup on Monday. In the morning we will ask questions of many administration officials including CTO Aneesh Chopra, economic adviser Brian Deese, first lady chief of staff Tina Tchen, director … Continue reading
My career v3.0: Writing and teaching mobile, social media for Poynter
A little over a year ago I blogged here about starting version 2.0 of my journalism career for an ambitious local online news startup in Washington, D.C. TBD.com has been an incredible experience, with some bumps along the way but … Continue reading
The TBD community shows what it’s about
I felt like I needed to write something about today’s announced changes at TBD, which consist of widespread layoffs of the news staff. Rather than talk about the changes themselves, which you can read about many places and will take … Continue reading
2010 in review: Top blog posts and tweets
As we all do when a year comes to a close, I’m taking a look back at 2010. Below are my most-read posts from this blog and my most-retweeted posts from Twitter for the year. Most-read posts My career v2.0 … Continue reading
Amy on TV again
My wife Amy was interviewed on local TV news in Winchester for the local MDA lockup she organized. As always, a great performance. Continue reading
My first TBD TV appearance
Talking about Halloween trends from our user survey.
Find me at Digital Capital Week (#DCweek)
Digital Capital Week kicks off with a big party tonight at and around Long View Gallery in NW. There are a ton of great events (including one hosted by TBD) over the following week for the DC area digital/tech community.
My Career v2.0 (beta)
I’m excited to announce today that I am joining the Washington, D.C., digital news startup led by Jim Brady and Allbritton Communications. I’ll be working as Senior Community Host on Steve Buttry‘s community engagement team, developing ways to work with … Continue reading
Awards for great journalism
The Pennsylvania Newspaper Association released today its Keystone Awards for the best journalism of 2009. My Times-Tribune news reporters cleaned up first place in our division for all the major reporting categories — investigative, spot news and series. The total … Continue reading
Social networking recognition
I’m taking a moment to brag about a great accomplishment at our newspaper. The Times-Tribune won the Best Application of Social Networking Tools in the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association’s 2010 Newspaper Excellence in Cyberspace awards. Here is the judges’ statement: “Great … Continue reading
