The News Biz

Election  nights, I usually spend some time guesting with one of the electronic media, then visiting a couple of campaign offices before sashaying into the office to fire [Continue]

I’ve never been big on funeral coverage. It seems like an intrusion to me. When the departed has been a prominent part of the community, it’s difficult not to [Continue]

Well, that was quite a weekend. The B.C. Yukon Community Newspapers Association held its annual Ma Murray Awards gala at the River Rock in Richmond on the weekend, and it was [Continue]

“I loved it,” said one caller. “You had me going until I got to the part about Pat Wallace piloting the plane,” said another. “Best one [Continue]

I was shocked, and very  much saddened, to sit down at my email this morning and read a message that Vancouver lawyer Barry Gibson died of a heart attack yesterday. He was [Continue]

We had a group of school kids in for a tour today, a not unusual occurrence at a newspaper. One of the questions they often ask is, “How do you get the news?” We [Continue]