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With North Meck diploma in hand, Emma’s on to Smith

June 21, 2015

Emma graduated from North Meck High on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at UNC Charlotte’s Halton Arena. … More With North Meck diploma in hand, Emma’s on to Smith

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Farewell, that’s all the news for now

June 21, 2015

Here’s my final column for DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net, published on those sites May 29, 2015. … More Farewell, that’s all the news for now

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Fascinating discussion at #KMF20 about the role of journalists and the importance of speaking truth to power with #Univision anchor and journalist Jorge Ramos, and Kara Swisher, co-founder of Recode and New York Times contributor. Ramos says it's imperative for journalists to call out lies in a climate where lies are a political tool, even if journalists face a backlash. "Journalists have an obligation to confront power," he says. Swisher plans to use this in an upcoming episode of her podcast "Recode Decode." #journalism #media #contrapoder

Alberto Ibarguen of the Knight Foundation opened Tuesday's Knight Media Forum with a look at how the news business has changed over the 13 years since Knight began these annual meetings. Troubling stat: 25% of the U.S. newspapers existing in 2008 have now closed. It's not about the loss of newspapers, but the loss of local reporting, which is critical to our democracy, he said. What's needed are new models for news and community information sharing. In the face of a diminishing local press, Ibarguen said, "We need to build a broad coalition of Americans who give a damn about our democracy. ... This is not a spectator sport." If you're an American who cares, you need to participate. #futureofjournalism #kmf20 #supportlocalnews

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Fascinating discussion at #KMF20 about the role of journalists and the importance of speaking truth to power with #Univision anchor and journalist Jorge Ramos, and Kara Swisher, co-founder of Recode and New York Times contributor. Ramos says it's imperative for journalists to call out lies in a climate where lies are a political tool, even if journalists face a backlash. "Journalists have an obligation to confront power," he says. Swisher plans to use this in an upcoming episode of her podcast "Recode Decode." #journalism #media #contrapoder

Alberto Ibarguen of the Knight Foundation opened Tuesday's Knight Media Forum with a look at how the news business has changed over the 13 years since Knight began these annual meetings. Troubling stat: 25% of the U.S. newspapers existing in 2008 have now closed. It's not about the loss of newspapers, but the loss of local reporting, which is critical to our democracy, he said. What's needed are new models for news and community information sharing. In the face of a diminishing local press, Ibarguen said, "We need to build a broad coalition of Americans who give a damn about our democracy. ... This is not a spectator sport." If you're an American who cares, you need to participate. #futureofjournalism #kmf20 #supportlocalnews

Beautiful #sunrise in downtown Miami this morning. Had a run along the water just before it came up, then watched from my room.

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