Newsroom life observations

8/31/09 6:57 PM

I have been working around journalists and journalism students for a few years now and I can't help but notice the many things we have in common. 1. We are all interested in current events and writing the news but we also all share a love for Post-it notes and the way they make a pretty yellow frame around our iMac monitors. 2. We like to curse. It's true, if you hang out with the Foghorn staff on a press night you will know what I am talking about. We do it so much that we tend to ignore or not even realize when there's a kid in the room.  If we are ever observed in our natural element, the most common words to come out of our mouths will be the four-letter-word variety kind. 3. Today, we have so many tools that help us get through a deadline, meeting someone for an interview and...

First the King of Pop, now "The Lion of the Senate"

8/26/09 12:24 PM

Last night I was up late as usual, but while looking through my Twitter page CNN had breaking news. Sen. Ted Kennedy died late Tuesday night, he was 77. I realized that the end of an era was here. I kept watching CNN last night until I finally fell asleep and when I woke up this morning his 1980 presidential campaign speech was on. "For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." On my way to school I kept thinking about Kennedy's visit to DMC in 2008 to encourage locals and mostly the youth to vote for Obama. Kennedy opened his speech in Spanish, (good spanish) something I personally appreciated (those who know me know exactly...