Allow me to correct you…

It’s one of the worst things that can show up in my inbox. My heart sinks every single time I see it.

RE: IMPORTANT CORRECTION (URGENT.)

I sigh. I’m frustrated. I didn’t do my job the best I could and something must have slipped. I kick myself for thinking that I might have missed something important or misspelled a name. Even in the era of fantastic spell-checking, that still happens. All that happens before I … Continue Reading

URLs are the new Deep Throat

Remember the golden age of journalism when getting a scoop required a rendezvous in a parking garage with a shady character named after a porno? Well those days are over, my friends. The journalists of today rely on the Interwebs to find their stories, and few sources are more generous than the URL.

Yesterday, for example, the New York Times briefly posted an article about the launch of Facebook Deals and then hastily removed the … Continue Reading

VentureBeat's policy on embargoes: We'll take 'em

Remember the golden age of journalism when getting a scoop required a rendezvous in a parking garage with a shady character named after a porno? Well those days are over, my friends. The journalists of today rely on the Interwebs to find their stories, and few sources are more generous than the URL.

Yesterday, for example, the New York Times briefly posted an article about the launch of Facebook Deals and then hastily removed the … Continue Reading