by Jim Pumarlo | Jul 21, 2021 | Recent Writing
Are you telling your own stories? I circulated a column celebrating community newspapers earlier this year in recognition of Sunshine Week. Its publication prompted a few comments. One reader, who hailed from a Minneapolis suburb, read the column in his local paper....
by Jim Pumarlo | Jun 23, 2021 | Recent Writing
Special projects energize staff, community I fondly characterize newsrooms as organized chaos. That definition has aptly described operations for the past 18 months with the impact of COVID-19. The story has demanded constant attention, and there are likely fewer...
by Jim Pumarlo | May 25, 2021 | Recent Writing
Sharpen your editing with these press releases The hyper partisanship in today’s political landscape was on full display with passage of the American Rescue Plan. It passed on a straight party-line vote. A Minnesota congressman joined in the chorus of his fellow...
by Jim Pumarlo | May 1, 2021 | Recent Writing
Start benchmarking performance of politicians It’s customary to rate the president’s performance after the first hundred days in office. The stark contrast in personalities and policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden provides plenty of observations and commentary....
by Jim Pumarlo | Apr 1, 2021 | Recent Writing
A salute to those who wave the editorial banner Last summer’s Grassroots Editor still sits in my stack of journalism publications. The edition announced the Golden Quill winners in annual competition sponsored by the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors....
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