Troops Shoot Caracas Protesters

This story sounds way too familiar to me – it was almost exactly 20 years ago that I went to Caracas, Venezuela, to become a wire editor, and later managing editor of the Caracas Daily Journal.  I arrived just in time to witness Venezuela’s economy...

Journalist = Soccer Hooligan?

Saw this little bit over at Buzzmachine – Alan Rusbridger of the Guardian, an outfit that I have quite a lot of respect for, was opining on the changing media landscape.  Yeah, I know, anyone even remotely connected to the media is spending a lot of time...

Perched in isolation

Perched in isolation Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. …or if I like this photo better this way, where because of their smaller size in the frame, they look more like a couple of birds perched on teh back of the bench, watching the traffic pass by. This...