Tag: truth

Look, We’ve Got a Problem It was 2007, and I was a wet-behind-the-ears reporter at the Burlington Gazette. My editor, a grizzled veteran named Marcus (not his real name, but let’s call him that), pulled...

Look, I’m gonna say it We all know it. The news cycle is a hot mess. A completeley broken, spinning, out-of-control hot mess. I’ve been in this industry for 21 years, and I’m telling you,...

Let's Talk About the Elephant in the Room I've been in this business for 22 years. That's right, 22. I started back when newspapers still had that god-awful smell of ink and paper that would...

Look, I’ve been at this for 22 years Let me tell you something, folks. I’ve been in this game since Clinton was president. Back then, we had deadlines, not algorithms. We had editors, not engagement...

Look, We've Got a Problem It was about three months ago, at a conference in Austin, that I heard Marcus—let's call him that, because his real name doesn't matter—say something that stuck with me. "We're...