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Figuring Out What a 21st Century Book Can Be

When an author’s insistence on publishing under a Creative Commons license met resistance from book publishers, he decided to self-publish his book with Lulu.
December 15, 2010

Gay Talese: On What Endures in Sports Writing Amid Change

Early in October Gay Talese came to the Boston Athenaeum to celebrate publication of “The Silent Season of a Hero: The Sports Writing of Gay Talese.” In this collection of…
December 15, 2010

Geographic Fortunes—and Misfortunes—Define This New Midwest Beat

‘Although the challenges facing this Midwest region are primarily economic, Changing Gears’ mandate is more than to just tell business stories.’
December 15, 2010

It’s a Brand-New Ballgame—For Sports Reporters

‘This is why the advice is simple: Don’t look down from that tightrope; your safety net is gone, likely forever.’
December 15, 2010

Red Smith: He Made Words Dance

Of the many memorable phrases sportswriter Red Smith bestowed on the English language, the most enduring may be his description to a group of New York Herald Tribune advertising salesmen…
December 15, 2010

The Sports Tweet: New Routines on an Old Beat

‘As much as possible, I adhere to the same reporting rules with social media when it comes to breaking news. Do I have a reliable source? Is this information on…
December 15, 2010

The Sportswriter as Fan: Me and My Blog

‘Our blog made no bones about its utter subjectivity, but we were seen as more objective than those for whom objectivity was a commandment.’
December 15, 2010

Unforgettable Characters Encountered in Covering the Civil Rights Movement

‘Looking back on these people who are larger than life, I wonder: In fiction, who would believe them?’
December 15, 2010

When Local Eyes Were Watching Their Lawmakers

‘As beat writers know, it’s in doing these routine stories that they sniff out situations worthy of deeper digging.’
December 15, 2010

A Changing of the Guard in Washington, D.C. News Bureaus

It was on a hunch that Marcus Stern, a reporter in the Washington, D.C. bureau of the Copley News Service, launched the investigation that brought down California Congressman Randy “Duke”…
December 15, 2010