Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
I’ve started a temporary position at St. Louis Public Radio, which means sometimes I write things for them. Here’s what I wrote this week. Legal roundtable: Are Missouri’s proposed amendments necessary? “Alex’s Wake” author shares story of ill-fated MS St. Louis 24 things to do in St. Louis this summer Meow! Want to watch cat… Continue reading My stories: Week ending July 18
Live-tweeting is one way to tell a story in real time. I’m teaching at Media Now STL this week. Here’s the presentation from my first session, all about live-tweeting. Watch for camp updates on Twitter: Follow hashtag #MNstl14.
Storms swept through the St. Louis area Saturday night, prompting severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings. This is some Stay Puft skies right here #stlwx pic.twitter.com/tG8B1NqHMW — Greg Jonsson (@Jonssonville) June 22, 2014 Watching the storm roll in #mowx #stlwx #unionmo pic.twitter.com/RmrsK0Laa8 — gwenn (@gwennwright) June 22, 2014
I’m joining Media Now STL next week to help teach high school journalists about mobile reporting. Gary Hairlson and I will be hitting the highlights (and some of the lowlights), including live-tweeting, videos and photos. The event hashtag is #MNstl14 if you want to follow us (and the kids) on Twitter. Camp starts Sunday in… Continue reading I’m heading to camp
When St. Louis trumpet player Sarah Gamblin-Luig needed a Bugles Across America uniform, she turned to friends, family and strangers. Gamblin-Luig set up her fundraiser on June 5; five days later, she hit her $550 goal. My goal has been met! Once again, thank you to everyone who helped me along the way!… http://t.co/1S1auDkpOI —… Continue reading Bugler crowdfunds uniform to play at veterans’ funerals