Elon alumnus took grunt work, worked his way into Baseball America
Marlena Chertock March 11, 2011 Nathan Rode was willing to do grunt work to get where he wanted. He took a position […]
Tag: journalism
Writing to Explain, to Understand: Reaction to Chapter 5 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’
Chapter 5: Explanatory Journalism and Business Writing MARCH 10, 2011 Explanatory journalism is when a reporter writes to explain a topic, issue […]
Informing the public of crime, the courts and abuses of power: Reaction to Chapter 4 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’
Chapter 4: Crime and Courts MARCH 4, 2011 The fourth chapter of “America’s Best Newspaper Writing” offers an understanding of how to […]
Working the beat: Reaction to Chapter 2 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’
Chapter 2: Local Reporting and Beats The second chapter of “America’s Best Newspaper Writing” offers a nice introduction to local reporting and […]
Giving the underrepresented a voice
Student starts up homeless newspaper in Greensboro by Marlena Chertock, December 8, 2010 The first edition of The New Greensboro Voice. Photo courtesy […]
Listening Intently: Transcribing 3 African journalists’ interviews for IWMF
The IWMF asked me to transcribe three videos that IWMF Deputy Director Kathleen Currie had taken earlier this year in Africa. She […]
Lawyer updates Sunshine Day attendees on N.C. open government policy
An attorney with Brooks Pierce updated Sunshine Day attendees on government transparency, saying that threats to openness in government in North Carolina […]
OPINION: Consequences of interference
Questioning the heart of journalistic altruism by Marlena Chertock, February 2, 2010 A journalist covering a story about an insane asylum witnesses […]
The heart behind the lens
by Marlena Chertock, December 1, 2009 Do we have the power to create good in this world? Photojournalist Dave Labelle believes so. […]
The media’s trustbusters
Partisanship, scandal run perception aground by Marlena Chertock, September 22, 2009 The Pew Research Center has found the public’s trust in the accuracy […]