The conversations about the newest WikiLeaks release are focusing on the wrong thing.
Author: Sean Lahman
Analyzing Data is the Future for Journalists
The father of the Internet says that reporters should be hunting for stories in datasets.
NFL Shows the Line Between Clean and Dirty
League releases video to illustrate the difference between a tough, physical brand of football and blatant cheap shots.
Breathless
Roger Ebert alerts me to this: Jean Luc Goddard’s 1960 classic film “Breathless” is available for viewing online – free and legal.
The Future of the Net, As Seen in 1995
Worst. Predictions. Ever.
Writing is Hard
Thoughts from two great sportswriters on the challenge of writing.
Becoming a Watchdog
Announcing a new Watchdog Blog, featuring me and my colleagues at the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
A Video History of Every Book Ever Written
Fun video from the Wall Street Journal.
Sunshine
“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” — Louis Brandeis
Investigative Journalism
Filmmaker Errol Morris offers his thoughts in a commencement address at UC Berkeley.